Deputy Operations Manager
Winterstoke Hundred Academy, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 8EEThis job expired on 18 January 2026 – see similar jobs
Job start date
23 February 2026
Closing date
18 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,954 - £34,860
Deputy Operations Manager job summary
Job Title: Deputy Operations Manager
Actual Annual Salary: £31,954 - £34,860 (CLF Grade D)
Contract Type: Permanent, All Year Round
Hours: Full-Time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Provisional Start Date: 23 February 2026
A rare opportunity to assist in leading and supporting a busy administrative team and its operations:
Due to internal promotion, Winterstoke Hundred are looking for a Deputy Operations Manager (DOM) who will be responsible for supporting an experienced Senior Operations Manager in the delivery of all operations and administrative activities of a large Academy – which is split across two sites in Weston super Mare. Working with the Senior Operations Manager, Senior Leadership Team and relevant cluster and central CLF colleagues, the DOM will support the Academy administrative team in the delivery of robust administrative, compliance and operations systems, processes and procedures.
About you:
You will -
- Have a passion for working with and supporting children and young people.
- Be hard working and enthusiastic.
- Have a keen interest in working within an education-based environment and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.
- Provide evidence of effective leadership and line-management of staff including a team.
- Have experience of undertaking and developing a range of administrative tasks to a high standard.
- Be able to work with and influence colleagues in a variety of roles from across an organisation.
- Manage and prioritise a varied and busy workload as work to deadlines.
- Be knowledgeable in using BromCom or other bespoke Management Information system.
- Show experience of working on confidential matters.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Winterstoke Hundred Academy:
Winterstoke Hundred Academy is named after the historic parish of Weston-super-Mare and launched as a new 11-19 Academy in September 2020, admitting pupils for the first time in that year into Year 7 and Year 12. The academy is growing year by year, and we have been very pleased that our incoming cohorts in Year 7 have been oversubscribed in consecutive years, while our post-16 applications also show significant growth. We recently opened a state-of-the-art, net-zero building at Locking Parklands for Years 7-11, with post-16 education continuing at the original Beaufighter Road site, just a five-minute drive away.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 18th January 2026 @11.59pm
Short-listing: 19th January 2026
Interviews: 29th January 2026
If you would like to discuss this opportunity prior to the closing date, please contact our recruitment team who will arrange a suitable time.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
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.
About Winterstoke Hundred Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 829 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Winterstoke Hundred Academy website
Winterstoke Hundred Academy (WHA) is named after the historic parish of Weston-super-Mare. We are a smaller scaler 11-19 academy, offering a curriculum which celebrates prior learning whilst preparing learners for the challenges of the future. We work closely with our family of partner schools in the Trust, and believe strongly in the importance and benefits of collaboration. Winterstoke Hundred has benefited from funding which has enabled an entirely bespoke and brand new additional site to be built less than a mile away, in Locking Parklands. This will open between 2023 and 2024, and will enable the strengths of each site to be enjoyed by all students. This is a particularly exciting time for WHA - as a new academy, in new buildings, and with new students, we are seizing the opportunity to shape the landscape for our learners, to deliver an exceptional educational experience, and to enable them to fulfil their potential.
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