Business and Operations Manager
Netherthorpe School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3PUDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours, 52 weeks per year, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £45,718 and £49,764
Pay scale
- NJC Grade 9, point 36-40
What skills and experience we're looking for
Post: Hub Business and Operations Manager
Location: Netherthorpe School (Base) with leadership of the Derbyshire group of schools
Pay scale: NJC Grade 9, Points 36-40: £45,718 to £49,764 gross per annum (pay award pending)
Contract: Full time, Permanent (37 hours x 52 weeks)
Start date: As soon as possible
Minerva Learning Trust is a growing multi-academy trust committed to providing an outstanding
education for students from a wide variety of backgrounds across Sheffield and Derbyshire. Foundedin 2014, Minerva Learning Trust has expanded from an outstanding single academy to a thrivingfamily of schools, including primary, secondary, sixth form, and a unique post-16 provision. Wehave a strong track record of school improvement, successfully transforming schools from Ofstedratings of RI and Inadequate to GOOD.
We are looking to recruit a Hub Business and Operations Manager to support our Derbyshire schools including Netherthorpe School, Barrow Hill Primary Academy, Dunston Primary and Nursery Academy and Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with the skills, knowledge and experience to work under the direction of the Trust Director of Operations and make a difference across a group of schools, embedding systems, driving our change agenda and supporting colleagues to deliver high quality business services.
You will need experience of leading operations activities, project oversight and policy and procedure implementation and monitoring. The successful candidate must be committed to providing an exceptional service to our family of schools.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a proactive and driven self-starter who can lead and motivate our support staff in the schools.
- Holds a School Business Leadership or other business qualification or equivalent.
- Who has previous experience managing operational activities and has knowledge and understanding of the range of operational areas to ensure compliance.
- Can monitor and oversee projects as directed by the Operations Director to ensure appropriate feedback and quality assurance is undertaken.
- Can effectively contribute to the Trust’s business services service plan delivery ensuring our schools have the best support possible.
- Can contribute to reports in liaison with your line manager to inform the executive of performance against the action plan.
- Can actively engage with school Support Services Officers to ensure schools receive the best possible business services locally.
- Can lead with confidence across the hub and ensure that business and operations teams are operating effectively.
- Will effectively contribute to the operations team, showing a flexible and supportive approach.
In return the successful candidate will:
- Receive access to a range of professional development opportunities and appropriate apprenticeship levy funded programmes
- Have access to the local government pension scheme and terms and conditions aligned to the National Joint Council for Local Government Services
- Have access to support through our staff wellbeing charter and employee assistance programme
The closing date is at 9am on Monday 19th May 2025 with interviews scheduled to take place on Friday 23rd May 2025.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school or have an informal discussion about the role with Adele France, Chief Finance and Operations Officer. Arrangements for this can be made telephone to the central office 01142 838 438.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.
The application form and information pack is available on the school website. Please ensure that you do not fill in a Local Authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.
What the school offers its staff
Please see attached Recruitment Information Pack
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@netherthorpe.derbyshire.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Netherthorpe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1100 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Netherthorpe School website
- Email address
- vacancies@netherthorpe.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01246 472220
Netherthorpe is a thriving 11 - 18 school with a large Sixth Form and a commitment to raising the level of achievement of all its students. The school has a traditional ethos and enjoys an excellent reputation within the area.
Arranging a visit to Netherthorpe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@netherthorpe.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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