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Director of Operations/Chief Operations Officer

The Wensum Trust, Norwich, NR6 5SB

This job expired on 20 November 2024 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  20 November 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £65,000.00 - £70,000.00 Annually (Actual)

Director of Operations/Chief Operations Officer job summary

The Wensum Trust is a highly regarded, successful, forward thinking and innovative Trust. Our priority is to develop the whole child both emotionally and academically. To do this we are committed to bringing together highly competent people who all share our qualities to provide a complete and unique educational experience through a relational approach.

The Wensum Trust is seeking to appoint a Director of Operations to join the central services team based in Hellesdon, Norwich.

Working closely as part of the strategic leadership team to deliver the Trusts strategic objectives, the successful candidate will have experience in operational leadership, project management and the management and development of staff. The role requires an excellent communicator who is passionate about operational excellence and efficient service delivery across the Trust and its family of 11 schools.

At the Wensum Trust we practice a relational approach with children, our families and our communities. We are particularly interested in working with people who share our vision: who will work effectively with our established service managers, strategic partners and external stakeholders. Being part of the Wensum Trusts family of schools offers employees unique experiences to work alongside our strategic partners and to collaborate with a wider network of staff. We believe in investing in employees as individuals, by providing training opportunities that help develop both existing and new skill sets, to encourage career progression at all levels.

We offer a competitive reward and benefits package to all employees, which includes a generous annual leave entitlement as well as generous pension and sick pay schemes, commitment to wellbeing through a 24 hour employee assistance programme, free parking at all sites, as well as enhanced family friendly leave entitlements.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation, please contact Jo Watts HR Manager on j.watts@wensumtrust.org.uk

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

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 The Wensum Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Wensum Trust website (opens in new tab)
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The Wensum Trust is a not-for-profit education Trust with 11 non-selective, free to attend, schools arranged into three geographical hubs across Norfolk. It provides a complete education journey from early years to sixteen plus, creating seamless transitions and delivering an ongoing commitment to providing rich, diverse experiences which enable every child to develop, flourish and reach their full potential.

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