Assistant Operations Manager
Worle Community School, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 8XX13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
28 April 2025
Closing date
27 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: All Year Round Full time - 37 Hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term contract until 18 January 2026, or until the return of the post holder - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- TPLTSS7 £34,314 - £37,035 (actual salary)
What skills and experience we're looking for
What you will need to succeed;
- Previous line management experience.
- A proactive, solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
- Proven experience in operations management, preferably within an educational environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including staff, students, and external agencies.
- Knowledge and understanding of ISBL professional standards.
- The ability to wear many “hats” and be agile in removing them to pick up another “hat”.
What the school offers its staff
At the Priory Learning Trust, we offer an incredible, comprehensive employee benefits package. This includes..
- The PLaTform -Access to our dedicated wellbeing centre & exclusive shopping discounts.
- Healthshield -Funded Healthcare Scheme for employees and all dependents, which provides services such as a 24/7 GP Line & Healthcare cashback.
- Discounted nursery feesfor parents AND grandparents at our Academy pre schools.
- Contributory pension schemeoffering generous employer contribution rates.
- CPD opportunitiesboth internally & externally.
- A very friendly school communitywith dedicated, supportive & inspiring colleagues.
- Health & Fitness offers, including incredible discounts on @Worle Sports Centre and Nuffield Health.
- A Cycle to Work scheme.
- Free on-site parking.
- Flu vaccinations on site, during the working day, free of charge.
Flexible working opportunities
We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer and strive to accommodate a variety of working arrangements, so we encourage you to apply. At our school, we take staff workload seriously and prioritise creating a supportive environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. As part of a local Trust, our staff also benefit from collaborative opportunities and resources that come with being part of a wider community.
Further details about the role
The Priory Learning Trust (Somerset Business Award winner for Employer of the Year) is looking to recruit an Assistant Operations Manager to work at Worle Community School – An Academy site in Weston-super-Mare, a five minute drive from the M5 junction, 2.9 miles from the beach, with strong public transport links.
The post holder will assist in facilitating the delivery of the school’s operational priorities under the leadership of the Academy Operations Manager (AOM), supporting the school to achieve excellence. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to work well under pressure and at pace, supporting a wide range of operational aspects within the school. Areas of focus include finance, HR, estates and compliance, school trips, sustainability, administration, and Health & Safety.
What you will do to be successful here;
- Demonstrate excellent time management and effective organisation skills, strong communication skills, and be highly motivated.
- Be adaptable and able to work under pressure, with multiple priorities to manage.
- Support the AOM with the operational responsibility for Finance, Main Office, IT, HR, Estates and Health and Safety.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Worle Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1357 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- hr@theplt.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01934 529357
About Worle Community School:
WCSA is a community school at heart - we focus on developing children and young people into well rounded individuals, who leave school not only with good grades, but also valuable life experiences and an aspirational mindset, with high expectations of, and for, themselves.
At Worle Community School Academy, WCSA, we look after our colleagues. We are a supportive, dynamic and diverse workplace, highly supported by a hands-on team in all areas, from support, to teaching, to senior leadership.
Arranging a visit to Worle Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theplt.org.uk.
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