Vacancies
Post Title: School Business Manager – Permanent, Term Time only + 2 inset days + 5 additional days
Salary: Band H £35,412 - £38,220 pro rata (pay award pending)
Post Summary: We, the Board of Governors, are delighted that you are considering a career at Broom Valley Community School. This is a very special learning community with a talented team, supportive families and fabulous children at its heart. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and committed School Business Manager, who firmly believes that every child, regardless of their circumstances, can achieve excellent outcomes. We are seeking a strong, experienced School Business Manager to join our team at an exciting time on our development journey. The right candidate will have the ability to keep ahead of funding and legislative changes that apply to the education sector. They will also have management responsibility for effective whole school administration and organisational systems ensuring the adequate provision of resources needed throughout the school. The Team at Broom Valley are passionate about their work and support each other in their aim to provide the best for every child, every day. All enjoy their work and participate, wholeheartedly, in the professional culture that pervades.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has sound experience of financial management and budgetary planning and control.
- Has a proven record of financial and project management and demonstrates skills and abilities at implementing strategic change.
- Is confident in accepting responsibility and working independently as well as collaboratively with other staff.
- Has ability to work under pressure, to deadlines and to prioritise effectively.
- Has the ability to line manage and delegate efficiently and effectively.
- Is committed to working in line with the school ethos and mission.
We can offer you:
- A dedicated Senior Leadership Team.
- Highly motivated staff who are friendly and committed to raising standards for all children.
- An active and supportive Governing Board with a clear vision for the future of the school.
- Enthusiastic, well-behaved children with a love of learning.
The successful candidate will share our passion and dedication for the Broom Valley Community; someone who is a motivated, dynamic professional with a passion for accuracy and improvement. Someone who can also demonstrate excellence and uphold our vision– We Dare to Dream Big.
We hope that you will be able to visit our school to get a taste of all we have to offer. Please contact Angela Maltby, Headteacher at Broom Valley Community School on 01709 828636 to arrange an appointment. We appreciate that it can be difficult to visit due to work commitments and distance. If the times we offer are inconvenient, please let us know and we will try and make alternative arrangements. If you would like to discuss the role over the telephone, please contact school as above.
At Broom Valley Community School, we are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children, working closely in partnership with parents/carers and external agencies.
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure and barring scheme check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
We have the following dates & times available for looking round our school:
Thursday 14th May 1:30 pm & 4:00pm
Monday 18th May 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm
Monday 1st June 1.30pm & 4:00pm
Closing date: Thursday 4th June 2026 noon
Shortlisting: Thursday 4th June 2026 pm
Interviews: Thursday 11th June 2026 pm
Our Ideal School Culture
We would welcome the chance to work in a school characterised by laughter; where relationships with staff, pupils and their families are authentic, supportive and respectful. We would like to go to school each day knowing that risk taking is encouraged; comforted in the knowledge that there is a team there to catch us if we should stumble. We would like to work in a school where success is valued and celebrated; one where we are empowered to challenge each other to succeed. We would like this school to be a place of work that embodies fun and where collegiality prevails. We would like to work in a school that listens to concerns and then acts, whilst not losing sight of maintaining its high expectations. We would like to be part of a team that examines, questions and reflects. We would like to go to work each day knowing that diversity is encouraged and celebrated. We would like to work in a school where everyone genuinely wants to be there; a school that is filled with those who choose to be there because of the difference they could make to themselves and others.
Talent Pool
As more people have come to discover the Broom Valley Way, we have received an increasing number of enquiries from people who would like to become part of Team BVCS. Whilst we are unable to accept application forms in advance, we have set up a talent pool where you can register your interest. By doing so, you are not guaranteed an interview, but you will be notified should a vacancy arise.
Please complete the form below.
(Please note - this is an active opt in facility. Every 6 months you will receive an email to check if you wish to remain registered, and having registered you will receive an email with details of how to return and change your alert preferences or, if you wish, remove yourself altogether.)
