Trust Business Manager

Trust Business Manager

The Liverpool Diocesan School’s Trust are excited to be growing our family with this Trust Business Manager role. The successful candidate will be instrumental in fulfilling our vision - to provide an innovative and ambitious, high-quality education build on distinctly Christian values, so that all learners make excellent progress and fulfil their potential. We are unique in our values of difference, local community, collaboration and inclusion and we are looking for a committed individual with business or office management experience to embody these values.

This is a central Trust role to provide business management support to schools within the Trust as directed. You may be deployed to any of schools within the Trust as part of your role. You may also work from the Trust office in Maghull. The Trust has embraced a flexible working model and therefore you may be able to work from home, on occasion and when appropriate, however, it is anticipated most of the time will be spent in schools.

This role will be initially deployed at St Philips CE Primary School, Westbrook, Warrington WA5 8UG

LDST Office: 11, Damfield Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 6DB

Job title: Trust Business Manager

Grade: NJC 30-35

Hours: 36 Hours per week / Full-time

Salary: Full Time Equivalent salary: £40,777.00 - £46,142.00 per annum

Main Purpose of the Role:

• • Enabling successful teaching and learning across the schools through supporting the Headteacher and staff team by:

  • Ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the schools’ office and of the schools’ administration, personnel, premises, business, IT, and support services.

  • Contributing towards the caring, inclusive, and child-centred ethos of the schools.

  • Meeting with the Headteacher, SLT governing body and any other relevant members of the Leadership team as appropriate, on a regular basis, to provide an overview of key issues relating to administration, premises, business, and support service matters including identifying priorities and contributing to strategic planning in line with the ethos of the schools and the Schools’ Development Plans.

  • Managing all administration and site management staff.

  • Attending governors meeting when required,

  • Ensuring GDPR compliance.

The closing date for applications is 1st July 2026 at 9am.

Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and, expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to 2 satisfactory references and verification of qualifications. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate with a children’s barred list check. You will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure form if you are short-listed for the post.