Business & Operations Manager

Paulet High School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9RT

17 days remaining to apply

Job start date
15 June 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 March 2026

Job details

Job role: Other leadership roles
Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, whole year
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £55,609 - £60,047

What skills and experience we're looking for

Paulet High School & 6th Form College, an oversubscribed secondary academy in Burton upon Trent is looking for an experienced school business leader to add strategic leadership capability to our School Senior Leadership Team.

The successful candidate will champion a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous development across all business and operational functions. Modelling professionalism and integrity, we expect you to build strong and trusted relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, championing the school and the Trust.

You will lead and develop the support staff, so teams feel valued, motivated and empowered to deliver high‑quality services that enable excellent teaching and learning. Compliance is key, and you will have the organisational and communication skills to ensure systems and processes are aligned with the school’s strategic aims and encourage the sharing of best practice. We’re looking for a school business professional who is proactive and solutions‑focused, looking to shape a positive working environment that is inclusive and aspirational where both staff and students thrive.

If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do.

We would like the successful applicant to take up the post 15th June 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter, to allow for a quality induction and handover from our existing School Business Leader.

Visits to school are encouraged and can be arranged via email to headteacherpa@phs.jtmat.co.uk or via our phone number 01283247900.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for more information about this key role for our school.

What the school offers its staff

Please refer to our Trust recruitment pack which can be viewed on our recruitment website: Careers – John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust

https://jtmat.co.uk/vacancies/

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure and barring service check is a requirement of any post. A copy of the Trust’s ‘Safeguarding Policy’ is available to view by visiting the website: www.jtmat.co.uk