School Business Manager 

About Us

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking and enthusiastic School Business Manager to join our friendly little school. Would you enjoy working in a busy school environment, ensuring that children have the resources needed to make a strong start to their educational journey? Do you have high expectations of yourself and the team that you work within? Are you highly organised and able to manage your time carefully? Then we want to hear from you!

We are a two-form entry, oversubscribed infant school at the heart of Copthorne Village and can offer you a new and exciting challenge in our happy school within our genuinely supportive team.

As School Business Manager you will play a pivotal role in our leadership team. You will take lead responsibility for finance, health and safety compliance and human resources as well as leading our office administrative team and overseeing the work of our premises officer.

Job Details

Salary: Grade 9, points 25-28, £33,945 to £36,648 (pro rata)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full or part time (minimum 3 days) will be considered (term time plus 2 weeks in school holidays)

Location: Fairway Infant School, Copthorne, West Sussex

Closing Date: Friday 26th June, at 12 noon (should suitable applications be received, we reserve the right to close the advert sooner)

Interviews: 30th June  2026

What You Need to Succeed

To be successful in this role you will need to have:

• Excellent administrative skills and previous financial experience
• Competence in budgeting, accounts management, reporting and staff pay
• An ability to work in a busy environment, meet deadlines and use own initiative
• Relevant IT skills supportive of the wide range of the role
• A friendly, open and positive disposition
• Wide ranging organisational and people skills including efficiency, flexibility and confidentiality
• Experience of working in a school environment (desirable but not essential)

This is an ideal opportunity for you to play an important part in the life of this friendly and caring village school and to make a positive impact on the education of our young children.

Further Information

Fairway Infant School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

Our Headteacher will be delighted to meet applicants and discuss the post further. Please email us at office@fairwayinfant.co.uk or contact us on 01342 713691.

To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.

Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).

Once complete please return this to office@fairwayinfant.co.uk

The reference number for this role is SCHO02639.