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Job Title: School Business Manager 

Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes 

Salary Range: £47,274.43  to £62,106.04 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Full time/Part Time: Full Time 

Term Time only post: No 

Advert Closing Date: 27/10/2025 

Job Overview

Les Quennevais school are seeking a School Business Manager to join our supportive leadership team and help shape the future of our school.

 

 

The Role

As School Business Manager, you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, responsible for the strategic and operational management of the school’s business functions. This includes:
 
  • Finance: Budget planning, financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with local and national regulations.
  • HR: Overseeing recruitment, payroll and contracts
  • Premises & Health and Safety: Managing facilities (including lettings) , maintenance, and  leading the site team to ensure a safe learning and working environment. 
  • Compliance & Governance: Supporting the Headteacher and Governors with statutory reporting and audits.
  • Marketing: Managing the school website, promotional literature, social media and organising whole school high profile events

 

What We’re Looking For
 
We welcome applications from candidates who have:
 
  • Experience in financial and operational management, ideally within an educational setting.
  • Skills in leadership, communication, and strategic planning.
  • Proficiency  in Microsoft Office and confident with data analysis.
  • Commitment to the values of education and community service.
  • The ability to  work collaboratively with staff, governors, and external partners.
  • Confidence  with decision-making and strategic thinking.
  • An eye for detail and strive for excellence.
  • A desire to get involved in whole school activities and events

 

If you would like to become part of our supportive and welcoming school community and make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people, we would welcome your application. For further information and an informal discussion please contact Helen Frost on h.frost@lqs.sch.je 

 

Job Purpose

 

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Jersey Public Service Careers

 

Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.

 

To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.

 

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