School Business Manager

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School & Nursery

School Business Manager

Scale: PO4 - 5 dependent on qualification and experience

Salary: £44,407 - £49,839 (£51,228-£57,495 FTE)

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm (Term Time Only including inset days)

Start Date: June /July 2026

Our Family at St Joseph's Learns, Loves and Grows with God at the centre

We are a highly regarded school in the local community, based in a vibrant location in North London close to parkland with excellent transport links. Our school is recognised as an Ofsted Outstanding (November 2023) and Diocesan Outstanding (November 2019) Catholic School under the trusteeship of the Passionist Order.

The Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding, highly motivated, and proactive School Business Manager with excellent interpersonal skills to join our dedicated leadership team.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to become part of a dynamic, professional and friendly team.
• Great opportunities for professional development.
• A high-quality working environment.
• A commitment to support staff wellbeing
• An extremely well-resourced school.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is willing to support the strong Catholic ethos of our school.
• Will work collaboratively as a member of the Senior Leadership Team to contribute to the strategic direction and development of the school
• Will take overall responsibility for the effective management of the school's business function, including financial management, health and safety, human resources, compliance, marketing and administration.
• Can lead strategic marketing, advertising and community engagement to promote the school and maintain strong, flourishing pupil numbers across all key phases, including the 2-year-old provision and nursery.
• Has experience of successfully leading and line managing a team.
• Will advise on and implement the day-to-day support that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows other members of the leadership team to focus on teaching and learning
• Will build and maintain positive and professional working relationships with staff, Governors, parents, and external stakeholders
• Has excellent organisation skills and can communicate well orally and in writing.
• Is a team player who has a good sense of humour.
• Has a strong commitment to continuing professional development.

Please note that visits are welcome; to book a school tour please contact the school office on or email

Application timeline
Applications will be reviewed on receipt and interviews may be conducted before the closing date. Midnight, Sunday 26th April 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications from which to make an appointment.

Safeguarding In line with KCSIE 2025 and safer recruitment practices, St Joseph's will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates' suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS with barred list check is required for all successful applicants. This post may be subject to the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to determine whether they are disqualified under these regulations.