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School Business Manager - Rood End Primary
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Rood End Primary School (SIPS)
Ready, Respectful, Safe
‘Nurturing Hope and Ambition to Achieve and Succeed’
About the Role
Governors and Senior Leaders at our friendly and inclusive school are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, experienced, and committed School Business Manager, who firmly believes that every child, regardless of their circumstances, can achieve excellent outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
The right candidate will have the ability to keep ahead of funding and legislative changes that apply to the education sector. They will also have management responsibility for effective whole school administration and organisational systems ensuring the adequate provision of resources throughout the school. The Team at Rood End are passionate about their work and support each other in their aim to ‘Nurture Hope and Ambition to Achieve and Succeed.’
Required Qualifications and Experience
We are looking for someone who:
- Has sound experience of financial management and budgetary planning and control.
- Has a proven record of financial and project management and demonstrates skills and abilities at implementing strategic change.
- Has experience of successful funding bids.
- Is confident in accepting responsibility and working independently as well as collaboratively with other staff.
- Has the ability to work under pressure, to deadlines and to prioritise effectively.
- Has the ability to line manage and delegate efficiently and effectively.
- Is committed to working in line with the school ethos and mission.
What We Offer
We can offer you:
- A dedicated Senior Leadership Team.
- Highly motivated staff who are friendly and committed to raising standards for all children.
- A supportive Governing Body with a clear vision for the future of the school.
- Enthusiastic, well-behaved children with a love of learning.
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Application Process
The successful candidate will share our passion and dedication; someone who is a motivated, dynamic professional with a passion for accuracy and improvement. Someone who can also demonstrate excellence and uphold our vision– Nurturing Hope and Ambition to Achieve and Succeed.
We hope that you will be able to visit our school to get a taste of all we have to offer. Please contact vacancies@roodend.sandwell.sch.uk or 0121 5521866 to arrange an appointment.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check.
Important Information
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.
- Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.
- Previous applicants need not apply.
- Further information relating to our school, including our policies, can be found on our website Rood End Primary School - Home.
- CV’s will not be accepted.
- If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.
- Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
- We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
- We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.
- If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.
- This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
- An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
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Application Details
Applications forms are available below and should be returned to: vacancies@roodend.sandwell.sch.uk
- Hours: 37 hours per week, term time + 2 weeks (hours - 7.30 – 4 (4 days – 1 hr lunch), 7.30 – 3.30 (1 day- 1 hr lunch))
- Grade: Grade G SCP 32-37 (£42,839 - £48,226 per annum, actual salary £39,543 - £45,443 pro-rata per annum)
- Location: Rood End Primary School, Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ
- Closing Date and Shortlisting: Tuesday 8th September 2026
- Observations and Interviews: Friday 11th September 2026
- Start Date: September 2026 (subject to satisfactory clearances)
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