School Business Manager - Full-time

Marlborough School, Sidcup

• Ref:KCC303-7002-34L
• Posted:10/10/2025
• Pay:Bexley 14 (1-4)
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:10/11/2025 at 08:00
• Interviews:14/11/2025

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An exciting opportunity to help shape the future of our school.

Marlborough School is a vibrant and inclusive secondary special school at the heart of the community. We believe that ‘every moment is a learning opportunity’ and our values of HEART permeate throughout everything we do. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, skilled, and forward-thinking School Business Manager to join our dedicated Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

This is a crucial role within our school. The successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic management of all non-teaching operations, ensuring our resources are expertly managed to provide the best possible outcomes for our students.

As a key member of the SLT, you will be responsible for:

• Financial Management
• Human Resources
• Facilities & Premises Management
• Health & Safety
• Administration
• IT & GDPR

This role would be suitable for someone with excellent organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and proven experience in financial management, budget preparation, and strategic planning, ideally within an educational setting. You will have strong leadership and people management skills, the ability to inspire and motivate teams, and an unwavering commitment to our school's values with a genuine desire to make a positive impact on the lives of our students.

Information about the school

Marlborough is a successful community special school for students aged 11 – 19 with complex learning needs including ASD, SLD and students with PMLD. We are committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for all our learners and we achieve this through creative curriculum and personalised intervention strategies to ensure each individual students’ needs, interests and abilities are fully met. We focus on the development of communication and independence skills whilst ensuring that our students are empowered and enjoy positive wellbeing. For further information about the school, please visit www.marlborough.bexley.sch.uk.

We offer: • Local government pension scheme • Automatic Incremental Progression (performance dependant) • Christmas Concessionary Day (pro-rata for part-time) • Employee Assistance Programme • Effective CPD opportunities • We have a wellbeing room and an active wellbeing staff committee

Job Contact Information

• Name:Kristian Saunders
• Address:Marlborough School, Marlborough Park Avenue, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 9DP
• Telephone: 0208 300 6896
• Email: recruitment@marlborough.bexley.sch.uk

Fax: 0208 300 6896

Documents

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• Person Specification
• Information Pack
• Job Description