School Business Manager
Perseid School, Morden, Surrey, SM4 5LT8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
3 July 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
24 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- ME12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Person Specification for School Business Manager
For the recruitment pack and further details:https://www.eteach.com/job/school-business-manager-1494154
Education and Qualifications
1. A relevant professional management qualification / Diploma in SBM or equivalent (D)
2. Degree or equivalent (D)
3. Professional Accounting qualification (D)
4. Further relevant educational/professional qualification (D)
Knowledge and Experience
5. Successful experience of running an administrative department and/or section (E)
6. Successful relevant leadership experience (E)
7. Successful strategic experience (E)
8. Successful experience of budgetary management and control in an organization (E)
9. Successful experience of motivating and leading staff (E)
10.Successful experience of working effectively with a wide range of external partners (E)
11.Successful experience in bid-writing and securing funding (D)
12.Knowledge and experience of a variety of financial management systems, processes and procedures (E)
13.Working knowledge of facilities management and Health and Safety legislation (E)
14.Understanding of procurement, contracts, risk assessment and traded services (E)
15.Understanding of school leadership and the role of the Governing Board (D)
16.Awareness and understanding of school/public sector finance/resources management information systems, e.g. Bromcom (D)
Skills and Abilities
17.Excellent planning and organizational skills, including meeting deadlines (E)
18.Excellent written and verbal communication skills (E)
19.Highly developed interpersonal skills (E)
20.Ability to analyse data and evidence of strong IT skills (E)
21.Ability to use initiative and prioritise work effectively (E)
22.Accuracy and good organization in approach to work (E)
23.Ability to lead by example (E)
24.Ability to consult and share in decision making processes with the senior team (E)
25.Ability to follow instruction (E)
26.Ability to interpret legislation and regulations (E)
27.Skills and confidence to coach and mentor staff and tackle underperformance (E)
Personal Qualities
28.Commitment to high educational, professional and personal standards (E)
29.Respect for young people and their needs (E)
30.Commitment to equity and to challenging prejudice (E)
31.A relentless drive for excellence (E)
32.Ability to keep calm under pressure (E)
33.A strong awareness of professionalism and the need for confidentiality (E)
34.Ability to work well within teams, as well as the ability to lead others
Other requirements
35.Excellent record of attendance and punctuality (E) 36.Compliance with safer recruitment checks including DBS (E)
What the school offers its staff
What Can a Career at Perseid School Offer You?
We offer a gold star range of unique benefits and expectations, designed to enhance and support the working lives of all staff.
A career at Perseid gives a rewarding future, and we invest in those that invest in us.
These include, but are not limited to:
• Career development and progression possibilities for staff at all levels.
• A highly skilled, supportive and approachable network of colleagues.
• Relationships between staff that are based on mutual respect and developmental feedback
• Positive engagement with networks, professionals and families. Ofsted highlight that our outstanding collaboration with parents promotes the excellent well-being and achievement of our pupils, and we are passionate about maintaining this.
• Well-being programme; an expert provider of employee support services available through the London Borough of Merton.
• Free childcare for children over five years of age for staff members when undertaking training days or when the child’s schools have training days.
Further details about the role
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 are not accepted.
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About Perseid School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 156 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Perseid School website
- Email address
- rhiannon.yarranton@perseid.merton.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086489737
Perseid School offers pupils an outstanding educational provision and a caring environment in which to reach their potential. We work with young people, aged 3-19 who have severe and complex learning difficulties and learners with an additional diagnosis of autism and/or physical/sensory difficulties.
Arranging a visit to Perseid School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rhiannon.yarranton@perseid.merton.sch.uk.
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