School Business Manager

Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School

School Business Manager

To start March / April 2026

Salary: £49,197 - £51,279 FTE

Term Time only plus 2 weeks 35 hours per week

Grade 11

Welcome to Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School, Greenford.

We are seeking to appoint a School Business Manager with experience of finance and HR to join our small and happy office team and support in our transition to join our Local Catholic Academy Trust.

Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary school is a nurturing and inclusive environment that puts children at the heart of everything we do.

Our Lady of the Visitation is a thriving two form entry school serving a diverse community in the heart of Greenford, Ealing. Through our school Mission Statement, "We Learn, Love and Grow through Christ" we encourage all our children to develop their talents and skills to become confident life-long learners and good citizens.

The successful applicant will:

• Be willing to support the Catholic ethos of our school.

• Put our pupils’ welfare and progress at the heart of everything they do.

• Ensure the strategic and financial management of our school, alongside the management of HR, staffing personnel matters and facilities.

• Be skilled at building up positive and respectful relationships with children, parents & colleagues.

• Be an enthusiastic team player who is willing and able to share ideas and expertise.
  
  

We can offer the successful candidate:

·         a warm and caring environment which is inspired by our strong Catholic ethos with close links to our local parish

·         a friendly and hard-working team of staff who are dedicated to make a difference to the children in our diverse community

·         enthusiastic, highly motivated and well behaved pupils who have a thirst for learning and achieving the best they can

·         a supportive parent body who work with the school to achieve the best for their children

·         support for your own professional development.

How to apply:

For an application pack and to arrange a visit please contact Emma Pink (School Administrator) on 020 8575 5344 or via email: admin@olovrc.com

Application packs can also be downloaded from the school website under https://www.visitation.ealing.sch.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=137‘. Completed application forms should be submitted to the Headteacher or to the School Administrator via email to admin@olovrc.com, marked for the attention of the Headteacher. Please note the school will only accept the Catholic Education Services Application Form.

Our Lady of the Visitation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share that commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful candidate in accordance with Safeguarding and Safer recruitment in education legislation

Closing date for applications:                     12pm on Monday 2nd February 2026

Shortlisting of applications:                        Wednesday 4th February 2026

Interviews to be held in school:                Tuesday 10th February 2026

References will be taken up for all shortlisted candidates prior to interview and the successful candidate will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service (CES) contract.

The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process.

If you would like to come and take a look around and meet our friendly pupils and staff, please call the school to arrange a visit. We look forward to welcoming you.

I look forward to receiving your application. In the meantime, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to give me a call.

Thank you for showing an interest in our school.