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Director of Operations

St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Rotherham, S60 2EN

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
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• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 Hours with expectation to work outside of standard hours as required.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £66,285 - £70,785
• Pay scale: NJC 52 - 55

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are delighted that you are considering applying for the Director of Operations role at St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary school, Rotherham, within the St Francis Catholic MAT. This is a truly exciting time to be joining St Francis as a new catholic trust of 14 schools, growing to 24 schools in line with the Bishop of Hallam’s vision for education.

As Director of Operations for St Francis CMAT, you will provide strategic leadership and management of all non-academic operational functions, with a focus on the Trust’s Estates. Reporting to the Executive Team, you will ensure that the Trust and its schools are safe, efficient, and fully compliant with statutory regulations. Your leadership will ensure that schools remain open and provide environments conducive to excellence, allowing Headteachers and Senior Leaders to focus their expertise on teaching and learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key advisor to the Trust’s Executive Leadership Team, shaping the strategic direction for all Operational including Estates functions.
• Lead the design and delivery of a robust Trust-wide Estates strategy that aligns with GEM’s and the Trust’s long-term educational goals.
• Manage & improve a proactive Health and Safety processes in line with statutory and regulatory requirements throughout the CMAT.
• Report to the DfE with statutory returns in line with your responsibilities.
• Manage the Trust contract registers and lead on procurement

For further information on the skills and experience required please view the recruitment pack.

What the school offers its staff

The trust offers a wide range of employee benefits, wellbeing support and professional development.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Closing date is 9am on Friday 24th April with interviews expected to take place week commencing Tuesday 5th May.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

St Francis Recruitment Pack Director of Operations.pdf - 523 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: r.elder@stfranciscmat.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-francis-catholic-multi-academy-trust

St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2022 as part of the Bishop of Hallam’s vision for education. Today the St Francis family embraces 14 schools, 12 Primary Schools and 2 High School across the Local Authorities of Doncaster, Nottinghamshire and Rotherham. We are set to grow to 24 schools at capacity. We are so proud of each and every school in our Trust and are passionate about protecting our schools’ individuality, character and unique communities. Rooted in our Gospel Teachings, our ethos is one of sharing excellence and providing platforms for schools to come together, learn from each other and develop to be as good as the best. In this way, we believe that our staff get the most inspiring professional development, our children get the highest standard of provision and our community thrives.

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