School Business Manager
Torpoint Community College, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2NH24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Negotiable, depending on the successful candidate’s relevant skills and experience.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Torpoint Community College is looking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated School Business Manager to join the College Leadership Team. Working closely with the Headteacher, senior leaders and governors, the successful candidate will provide strategic leadership across the College's business and operational functions and will preferably have business management experience in a secondary school setting.
This wide-ranging role includes leadership of finance, HR, administration, premises, catering, ICT, procurement, compliance, data protection and health and safety. We are seeking a confident and proactive leader with significant experience of budget and financial management, strong organisational and communication skills, and a proven ability to lead teams and manage projects successfully.
Previous applicants need not reapply, as applications received during the earlier recruitment process have already been fully considered.
If you are interested in this role and would like further details before applying, please contact the College on 01752 812511.
What the school offers its staff
Torpoint Community College offers a welcoming and supportive working environment, with friendly and committed colleagues and a strong sense of community.
The successful candidate will join the College Leadership Team and have a genuine opportunity to influence the strategic direction and future development of the College. This is a varied and rewarding role, supported by appropriate induction, ongoing professional development and training.
Employees also benefit from membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Torpoint Community College
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 668 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- jones.jo@torpoint.cornwall.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01752 812511
Torpoint Community College (TCC) is situated in South-East Cornwall and is very much a part of the local community. Due to its proximity, it also enjoys close links with the urban area of Plymouth city. This results in a rich mix of urban and rural, village and city-based students and the College is very much an economic driver for the area.
The majority of students attending the College live in Torpoint or on the Rame Peninsula. It also has students from Plymouth who travel from Plymouth via the chain ferry over the River Tamar. The current number on roll is approximately 720, including 50 in the Sixth Form. The College’s Post 16 provision offers a small, but thriving, learning environment for its students with a wide range of A Level subjects on offer.
Arranging a visit to Torpoint Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jones.jo@torpoint.cornwall.sch.uk.
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