Job title: School Business Manager - Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Salary: Grade PO3/PO4 £42,839 - £49,282
Hours: 37 per week, All Year Round
Contract: Permanent Post - Starting January 2026
Closing date and time: Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 9:00am
Our school is a happy school, where relationships are positive, respect is prevalent, and expectations are high. We challenge all members of our school community to “be kind, try your best and follow the rules” – our students are our greatest asset and never fail to inspire and impress staff and visitors.
Staff have high expectations of all students, whatever their starting point; students have the drive and ambition to meet these expectations. Our GCSE results were once again amongst the highest in Leeds and we were ranked in the top fifty 11-16 schools in the country in the Sunday Times League Tables. In Spring 2023 Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ and in April 2025 the school was awarded Outstanding by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate, which is testament to the way the whole school community have worked together to create a positive, caring environment.
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced and highly motivated professional to lead all aspects of school business management, including finance, HR, premises, ICT, administration, and marketing. The successful candidate will work closely with the headteacher, governors, and senior leaders to ensure the best use of resources in support of our mission to educate the whole person in a Catholic Christian context.
This is an exciting time to join our happy, oversubscribed school and be part of a dynamic team who contribute to our school community. If you can offer vision, drive and a commitment to supporting our Catholic school, and will share our commitment to improving the life chances of young people regardless of background, we would like to hear from you.
Willingness to support the Catholic ethos of the school is essential.
Further details and our Catholic Education Service application form is available from the school website.
We strongly encourage visits to the school. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@cardinalhenan.com
Please note that covering letters are not required and will not be used as part of the shortlisting or selection process. There is a section of the application form where candidates can offer further information to support their application. This can take the form of a letter of no more than two sides of A4.
Closing date: Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 9:00am
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, for the successful applicant.
We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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