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School Business Manager

• Location: Redhill, Surrey
• Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
• Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Salary: Up to £59,000 dependant on experience

School Staffing Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. As part of their growth strategy, they recently opened our brand-new school in Redhill, Surrey in September 2025 and we are looking for a School Business Manager to join the school.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the Senior Leadership Team in a dynamic and growing school environment. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of support services, driving continual improvement, and delivering excellent outcomes for the students.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership: Take a proactive role in the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the effective operation of key support functions including Finance, HR, Administration, Facilities, Site Maintenance, Health & Safety, Housekeeping, and Catering.
• Budget & Resource Management: Oversee delegated budgets, resources, and financial systems to ensure financial sustainability. Manage budget preparation and financial reporting.
• Compliance & Quality Assurance: Ensure the school’s operations meet all legal, regulatory, and safeguarding requirements. Maintain standards in line with current inspection frameworks.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of action plans aimed at improving service delivery, ensuring the school remains financially sound and compliant.
• Team Management: Lead and manage staff across multiple departments, driving performance through effective supervision, training, and personal development.

About You:

• Knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations and standards for education
• Knowledge of current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.
• Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and young people
• Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation.
• Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing
• Knowledge and experience of recruitment, human resources and employee relations
• Ability to form and promote positive relationships with and between young people, employees, parents and representatives of outside agencies
• Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them
• Effective team leadership and management
• Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions
• Previous School Business Manager experience preferred
• A keen willingness to learn and an enthusiasm to be involved in all aspects of school life.
• A supportive, approachable, flexible and solution focused mindset.
• Previous experience of working in a similar setting is advantageous but not a requirement. You must though be dedicated to understanding and learning about Autism and a range of special education needs.

What's on Offer:

• Training & Development: Grow with us through continuous learning opportunities.
• Employee Benefits: Save on everyday essentials with Perkbox; access to a UK Health Cash Plan and 24/7 GP services for you and your household.
• Wellbeing Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Referral Bonus: Refer a friend and earn up to £1,000!

How to Apply:
To apply for the School Business Manager role, please send your CV to amy@school-staff.co.uk or hit the apply button and I'll be in touch!

School Staffing Solutions are acting as an employment business for this vacancy.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £55,000.00-£59,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Store discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redhill RH1 3DB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have a Management or Professional qualification in related area to role e.g. Management Diploma or Finance qualification?
• Do you have at least 2 years experience in as a SBM?
• Do you have proven management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation?
• Do you have proven knowledge of current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.

Work Location: In person