Chief Operating Officer

Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited, Shefford, SG17 5QS

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2025

• Closing date

  26 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive

Chief Operating Officer job summary

Job Title: Chief Operating Officer - Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST)

Salary: COO1 - COO7 (£95,000 to £113,434 pa)

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust is committed to providing our students with an outstanding education. We are looking for an exceptional Chief Operating Officer to provide strategic leadership and deliver BEST’s ethos and values.

This is an exciting role for a motivated and inspirational leader with a passion for seeking to grow the best in everyone.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in leadership, business management and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication and problem-solving skills to work with the wider Trust team to develop new approaches and accelerate improvement.

The Chief Operating Officer will:

• Establish a prominent level of visibility, credibility and professionalism across our community, leading by example and nurturing BEST’s ethos and values
• Provide strategic leadership of BEST’s Growth Strategy, delivering targets as set in our vision
• Lead on community engagement (including initiatives such as BEST’s Sustainability Strategy), growing BEST’s reputation and nurturing positive relationships with all stakeholders
• Lead on Governance across BEST, supporting, monitoring and improving the practice of Local Committees of the Board (LCBs) and reporting to the Board of Trustees (Board)
• Deliver high quality central services, leading BEST’s Operational Plan
• Ensure BEST possesses highly effective systems to manage risk and ensure compliance

BEST's first eight years have been a true success story, with improved performance at all key stages, all schools rated Good or better by Ofsted, and strong financial health secured.

How to apply…..

To find out more about the role and to express an interest, please visit joinbest.co.uk (Do not apply via My New Term).

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Monday 26th January 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th February 2025.

For an informal, confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Liz Hayden at Satis Education on 07706 333575 or Liz@satiseducation.co.uk

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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