Academy Business Manager

Christ The King Catholic Academy, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7FG

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  26 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £35,412.00 Annually (FTE)

Academy Business Manager job summary

Thank you very much for your interest in the business manager role at Christ the King. We hope that this position offers a great opportunity for office or finance assistants currently in a school, or those wishing to come into education from industry or business.

Our school has successfully developed and operated under the leadership of a single executive leadership team for the last ten years, working in a unique and truly special partnership with St Cuthbert’s. We have held a strong connection over this time as a “family of two schools living and learning in faith”.

As the Trust has grown, the Directors and the Diocese now believe that each school would benefit from its own dedicated head and deputy. As the Executive Headteacher, I will return to CTK in September 2026 and will be supported by a newly appointed Deputy Headteacher, while St Cuthbert's will appoint its own Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. This represents an important development and opportunity for both of our schools.

The role involves admin support (processing and managing the recording of staff absence, dealing with recruitment and retention, supporting confidential governor meeting preparation, maintaining the school’s single central record) alongside line managing office and site staff whilst undertaking the finance administration. Of course there would be some operational tasks too such as welcoming parents and pupils into the school in the morning, taking phone calls about absence and sharing confidential messages with staff.

The role is a significant one and we believe will make a huge difference to the lives of our staff and pupils. The successful candidate would work incredibly closely with the senior leadership team as well as receiving support and guidance from our trust central team. The trust has appointed similar roles in the past and recommended this structure for our schools.

We use a variety of systems such as Bromcom for MIS and parental communication, Edupay for Human Resources and payroll in addition to Access for Finance transactional processes and budgeting. Our parents use an application called “My child at school” (MCAS) to pay for services we provide. These systems would be used to support the candidate’s role in co-ordinating our admissions policy and streamlining our induction processes and parental billing.

Please refer to the application pack for the person specification, job description and further details.

BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All posts are subject to:
DBS
Medical clearance
Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number.
Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children.
A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, online search be carried out.
For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out.
For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed.

Closing date for applications: Friday 26th June 2026 - midday
Interview date: Tuesday 30th June 2026

Post Details:
Grade: NJC pay Grade F - scale points range 19 - 24
Salary: £32,061.00 to £35,412.00 (pro-rata, pay award pending)
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only plus 10 days
Hours: 20 per week
Start Date: 1st September 2026

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

BEBCMAT is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors.

All posts are subject to:
● DBS
● Medical clearance
● Verification of qualifications and National Insurance number.
● Two references including a judgement about suitability to work with children.
● A member of the interview panel will be trained in implementing Child Protection procedures.
● In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, online search be carried out.
For teaching positions, barred list checks and prohibition from teaching checks will be carried out.
For leadership positions, section 128 checks will be performed.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Christ The King Catholic Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 243 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Christ The King Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/christ-the-king-catholic-academy

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