Academy Operations Manager

St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 3UE

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual Salary £31,537 to £34,434 per annum. Pro Rata Salary £27,126 to £29,617 Term Time Only.
• Additional allowances:

  Actual Salary £31,537 to £34,434 per annum. Pro Rata Salary £27,126 to £29,617 Term Time Only.

Academy Operations Manager job summary

Academy Operations Manager

St Chad’s Catholic Primary School

Grade 7 - 37 hours, all year round

Term Time Only

Actual Salary £31,537 to £34,434 per annum
Pro Rata Salary £27,126 to £29,617

Required as soon as possible

St Chad’s Catholic Primary school is seeking to appoint an Academy Operations Manager to oversee and develop current administrative functions.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding administrator to lead a highly successful team of staff. The successful candidate will be organised, personable and work to the highest standards whilst motivating and leading others.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced school administrator to develop in all areas of the school operations. A variety of elements form this role including oversight of the estate, policy and administrative systems and procedures.

Experience of working in a senior administrative position and schools would be beneficial.

Closing date for applications: Friday 31st October 2025 (12 Noon)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Chad's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 247 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Chad's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-chad-s-catholic-primary-school-dudley

St Chad’s Catholic Primary Schools (Dudley) is:

Voluntary Catholic Academy that is part of the St John Bosco Catholic Academy together with, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Sedgley, Bishop Milner Catholic College in Dudley, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Wednesbury, St Bernadette’s Walsall and Stuart Bathurst Catholic Secondary School Wednesbury.

-The school is popular and over-subscribed and has a friendly and caring atmosphere.
-The school is a one form entry Catholic school with Nursery.
-St Chad’s provides a happy and safe environment where everyone, children and adults alike, is given the chance to flourish.

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