School Business Manager

The Aurora Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of education and care for individuals with special needs is seeking a School Business Manager to join their Senior Leadership Team. The role involves managing support services and developing high-quality educational environments for students. Candidates should have a strong background in regulations, financial management, and team leadership.

Benefits

Life assurance

Enhanced pension

Enhanced annual leave

High street discounts via Perkbox

Employee assistance programme

Car lease scheme

Fully funded training

Bike to work scheme

Health cashback plan

Qualifications

• Experience with financial systems and budget management.
• Ability to assess situations and make decisions effectively.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislative procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop support services teams within budget.
• Create and implement development plans for continuous improvement.
• Ensure an efficient and safe environment for students.

Skills

Knowledge of relevant regulations

Knowledge of inspection frameworks

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Problem-solving

Job description

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Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: Full-time, hours per week

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.

Aurora Rowan provides a specialist learning environment for students aged between 5 years old with Autism and Severe learning difficulties, including associated communication and behavioural challenges. The school includes a full therapy team to ensure the best support for our students.

Located on a 6 ½ acre rural site surrounded by ancient woodland but close to transport links, we are looking for a School Business Manager to join us as soon as possible.

The Role

The School Business Manager is part of the Senior Leadership Team, responsible for leading, managing, supervising, and developing support services teams to ensure an efficient, safe, healthy, clean, attractive, and comfortable environment within budget and business objectives. The post holder is expected 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 continuous improvement in these areas.

Please note that duties will vary, and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Rowan School when required. For the full job description, please see the link below:

Skills and Qualifications

Experience:

• 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 internal and external stakeholders, verbally and in writing
• Ability to promote positive relationships with young people, employees, parents, and outside agencies
• Ability to define and achieve high, appropriate, and attainable standards
• Effective team leadership and management
• Ability to assess situations accurately, resolve problems effectively, and make decisions

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension
• Enhanced annual leave
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cashback plan - claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio, and more.

How to Apply:

Please complete an online application form in full, including all employment and education details. For assistance or more information, contact Lizin at the Aurora Group Recruitment Team.