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School Business Manager
Primary School | Watford | September Start
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced School Business Manager to join a welcoming primary school in Watford.
Working closely with the Headteacher, you'll play a key role in the strategic and operational management of the school.
Responsibilities include:
• Managing school finances and budgets.
• Overseeing HR and recruitment processes.
• Leading procurement and contract management.
• Managing administrative and premises teams.
• Supporting compliance and statutory requirements.
The successful candidate will have:
• Strong financial and organisational skills.
• Leadership experience.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Previous school business management experience is desirable but applications from experienced operations managers are welcome.
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a supportive leadership team.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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Start Date: September 2026
Contract: Full-time, Permanent (Shift-Pattern Framework)
Salary: Paid to scale (Support Staff Framework)
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The successful candidate will work as part of a structured team operating on a rotating shift pattern to cover the opening and closing parameters of the school site. Primary responsibilities include executing general building maintenance tasks (such as minor carpentry, basic plumbing, painting, and glazing repairs), conducting routine statutory safety monitoring (including water temperature testing, fire door checks, and playground safety logs), and keeping the campus clean and hazard-free. You will also assist with event setups, manage incoming site deliveries, monitor cleaning supply inventories, and respond efficiently to reactive maintenance requests logged via the school's internal digital tracking database.
You will support seamless communication with the Site Manager, teaching staff, and external community groups utilizing the school’s facilities out of hours, requiring absolute reliability, discretion, and a professional approach at all times. Strong time-management skills are necessary, as you will balance physical fabric repairs across a large campus with real-time compliance logging and porterage requests.
School Information This is an 11 to 18 well-established Secondary School in Colchester with a strong commitment to literacy integration, academic progress, and student wellbeing. The school serves an engaged regional community and features modern, dedicated humanities blocks, practical departments, and a highly cohesive support staff faculty.
Students are respectful, motivated, and appreciative of their learning environments, creating a purposeful, calm atmosphere across the site. The premises and caretaking team are highly respected members of the school family, and senior leaders actively prioritize balanced workloads, clear communication, and funded pathways for continuous technical training and safety certifications (such as working at heights, manual handling, or basic health and safety modules).
Requirements • Previous experience in building maintenance, caretaking, porterage, or a relevant practical trade discipline
• Strong practical skills in general maintenance operations (DIY, painting, minor carpentry/plumbing fixes)
• Good understanding of basic health and safety protocols and safe manual handling frameworks
• Basic IT literacy, with the ability to check email registers and update maintenance tickets on digital dashboards
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly across a rotating shift pattern (including early mornings and evening lockups)
Application To apply, please send your comprehensive CV as soon as possible.
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