Chief Operations Officer for the New Bridge MAT
New Bridge School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PH17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours 40 minutes per week / Full Year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £87,651 - £96,673 per annum
Pay scale
- Chief Officer’s Pay Range
What skills and experience we're looking for
New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust is a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of eight special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. Our settings support a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all.
We are now looking to appoint an experienced and dynamic Chief Operations Officer to provide and lead an outstanding business service which supports the education of our children and young people across the New Bridge Group. Candidates will need to provide evidence of experience in the same or similar role and the ability to formulate and implement strategic plans in agreed timescales.
There is a significant and expanding range of buildings/facilities and estates across the Group and so it is essential that candidates have extensive and expert experience in this area. Candidates also need experience of leading and managing other internal central services i.e. Fleet Management, Health & Safety, ICT and Human Resources.
What the school offers its staff
We offer very competitive terms and conditions including enrolment into the local government pension scheme, occupational sickness scheme, family friendly policies, a healthcare scheme and the ability to accrue additional leave. The Trust is a forward-thinking organisation and embraces flexible working to ensure all our staff have a positive work/life balance. Please see the candidate pack for further details of our full range of benefits.
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.
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About New Bridge School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 644 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- New Bridge School website
- Email address
- Clare.john@newbridgegroup.org
New Bridge Multi Academy Trust (MAT) presently comprises New Bridge School, New Bridge Learning Centre, Spring Brook Academy, Hollinwood Academy (all situated in Oldham) Hawthorns School and Thomas Ashton School (situated in Hyde), Samuel Laycock School (situated in Ashton-Under-Lyne) Our new Oldham AP free school, Spring Board Project, opened in September 2019.
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