HR Operations Manager
Ashton-on-Mersey School, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5BP10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
12 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 44,075.00 - 47,181.00
HR Operations Manager job summary
Join Our People Team
The Dean Trust is seeking an experienced and proactive HR Operations Manager to play a key role in delivering a high-quality, efficient and compliant HR service across our growing family of schools.
Reporting to the HR Director, you will lead the Trust's HR operations function, ensuring excellent service delivery, effective HR systems and processes, robust compliance, and a positive employee experience. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about continuous improvement and people-focused service delivery.
About the Role
As HR Operations Manager, you will:
· Lead and develop the Trust's transactional HR service across multiple schools.
· Provide expert HR advice and guidance to leaders and colleagues across the Trust.
· Ensure compliance with employment legislation, safeguarding requirements and HR best practice.
· Manage and enhance HR systems, data reporting and operational processes.
· Support the delivery of the Trust's People Strategy through operational excellence and HR improvement projects.
· Line manage and develop HR Assistants and HR Administrators, fostering a high-performing HR team.Line manage and develop HR Assistants and HR Administrators, fostering a high-performing HR team.
About You
We are looking for someone who has:
· CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent).
· Significant experience in a HR generalist role with responsibility for HR operations.
· Strong knowledge of employment law, recruitment, payroll processes and HR systems.
· Experience of leading, supporting or developing team members.
· A proactive, solution-focused approach with the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships.
Why Join The Dean Trust?
The Dean Trust is an educational charity established in April 2012, that currently comprises of 11 academies, 6 secondary, 4 primaries and 1 through school, operating in 3 hubs covering Trafford, Manchester, Knowsley and Wigan local authority areas, including some of the most deprived areas of the country. The Trust has seen steady growth since incorporation and aspires to grow further in the future.
At The Dean Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating a positive and supportive working environment where colleagues can thrive professionally and personally. You'll join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering excellent outcomes for our schools, staff and students.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact us 0161 973 1179 or email katiehurst@thedeantrust.co.uk
APPLICATION CLOSE DATE: 9AM MONDAY 22ND JUNE 2026
We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.
The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Ashton-on-Mersey School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1600 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ashton-on-Mersey School website
Founded in 1981, following the amalgamation of separate Boys’ and Girls’ schools, Ashton on Mersey School is the founding school of The Dean Trust which is a multi-academy trust comprising seven secondary schools and four primary schools across four local authorities.
Ashton on Mersey School is one of the most popular and oversubscribed schools in the region with a reputation for aspiration, endeavour and excellence. As Headteacher, I am proud to lead a team of teachers and support staff who truly believe that every pupil should achieve or exceed their potential.
The school has an established ethos of setting high academic standards by carefully crafting a pupil-centered approach where individual needs are matched with a broad, ambitious and exciting curriculum. In addition, the school is passionate about providing rich and diverse opportunities in an environment designed to nurture lifelong learners and citizens who can thrive regionally, nationally and globally.
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