Overview
and Responsibilities
School Business Manager – Aurora Chaldon School
Location: Redhill, Surrey
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: Full-time, hours per week
Salary: Up to £, dependant on experience
Closing Date: Wednesday 3rd December at 5pm
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. As part of our growth strategy, we’re pleased to have recently opened our brand-new school, Aurora Chaldon School in September 5.
Our school caters to young people aged - who require support with social communication, emotional regulation and sensory processing, typically associated with Autism. All our students have access to a broad and exciting curriculum, allied to the national curriculum, personalised to meet their needs, interests and passions. With a model of small classes, high levels of classroom support and a supernumerary multi-disciplinary intervention team we are able to give students “every opportunity to achieve”
We are looking for a School Business Manager to join us as early as possible. The SBM will be part of the Senior Leadership Team with the responsibility of ensuring the smooth, efficient and economical running of each of the support departments (including Finance, Administration, HR, Facilities and Site Maintenance, Health and Safety, Housekeeping and Catering) to keep our school is safe, compliant, financially sound and delivering great outcomes for our young people within our budget.
The Role
There is an expectation of the post holder to act with a high degree of autonomy including responsibility and accountability for managing delegated budgets and resources.
The role also involves creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development plans aimed at bringing about continual improvement in these areas.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the team when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations and standards for education
2. Knowledge of current inspection frameworks used by regulatory and statutory bodies.
3. Safeguarding and legislative procedures when working with children and young people
4. Management and knowledge of EBITDA, financial systems, processes and budget preparation.
5. Excellent communication skills with a range of internal and external people, verbally and in writing
6. Knowledge and experience of recruitment, human resources and employee relations
7. Ability to form and promote positive relationships with and between young people, employees, parents and representatives of outside agencies
8. Ability to define high, appropriate and attainable standards, and achieve them
9. Effective team leadership and management
10. Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively and take decisions
11. Previous School Business Manager experience preferred
12. A keen willingness to learn and an enthusiasm to be involved in all aspects of school life.
13. A supportive, approachable, flexible and solution focused mindset.
14. 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.
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on Offer at Aurora?
We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you:
Grow with Us – Training & Development
Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals.
Save Money on Everyday Essentials
With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further:
15. Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more
16. Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme
Competitive Pay & Reward
We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy:
17. Enhanced Annual Leave
18. Company Sick Pay
19. Enhanced Pension
20. Life Assurance
/7 GP Access – For You & Your Household
Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household.
UK Health Cash Plan
Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too!
Employee Assistance Programme
Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including:
21. Freephone counselling (available /7)
22. Online tools and resources
️ Refer a Friend – Earn £1,!
Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded!
(*Terms apply)
How to apply:
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Kirsty in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at>
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 4 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.