School Business Manager

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 2025. Our school caters to young people aged 11-16 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. You will be based at Aurora Chaldon School with a requirement to work out of our satellite site in Caterham when required. 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 attachment at the bottom of the advert for our full job description. Skills & Qualifications Successfu