Chief Operating Officer
Respect Collaboration Trust, Derby, DE1 3LB18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £63,008-£70,175
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Chief Operating Officer (COO) will be our first appointed to Respect Collaboration Trust! Having only been created in 2025, as COO you will have the opportunity to establish yourself within our team, where we collectively drive our vision for the Trust forward everyday.
The COO will be an integral member of our team and will be imperative to our long-term success. In our Trust, you will be Empowered to be brave, think outside the box and with an entrepreneurial mindset, Great Today Better Tomorrow!
The successful candidate will have Responsibility for a variety of well-established teams across the Trust; you must enhance these teams to ensure we have a Consistent approach to all we do within the new frameworks we work within as an Academy Trust.
Respect Collaboration Trust has a strong track record of successful outcomes for children. As the Trust evolves and grows, you will be key to ensuring that new members of the Trust; schools, children and colleagues have a sense of belonging.
Creating a new Academy Trust should not be underestimated, and you will require a personalised approach, Respect is like no other! We Never Give Up! You will need to possess the skills of both Tolerance and Empathy (and probably patience) along with many others to be successful.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Clearly defined responsibilities, expectations and opportunities to progress and develop
- Regular professional dialogue and 1:1 opportunity
- Part of a professional and welcoming team
- Flexible working relationships with a dedicated work space and equipment on site
- Worklife balance protocols in place to protect homelife and private life
- Dedicated Holidays and Leave
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Respect Collaboration Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- a.ruane@respectschools.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 477164
Arranging a visit to Respect Collaboration Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.ruane@respectschools.co.uk.
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