Operations Coordinator
The King Alfred School an Academy, Highbridge, Somerset, TA9 3EE11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
18 May 2026
Closing date
12 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TPLTSS5 £26,654 - £29,394 (actual salary)
Operations Coordinator job summary
Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31st August 2027, subject to the review of the staffing establishment
FTE/Hours: 37 Hours per week
Working weeks: Term Time Only + INSET days + 3 weeks
Salary: TPLTSS5 £26,654 - £29,394 (actual salary)
Location: The King Alfred School
Closing date: 12th April 2026
Interview dates: 16th April 2026
Proposed start date: 18th May 2026
Are you a highly organised administrative professional looking for a varied and impactful role at the heart of a school? We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Operations Coordinator to join our team. In this key role, you will support to the Operations Manager, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of our core school functions.
The role:
As the Operations Coordinator, you will be the "engine room" of our school’s operations. No two days are the same; you will pivot between finance transactions, coordinating recruitment, overseeing health and safety records, and ensuring our school trips are perfectly planned.
There is an element of supervision within this role & at times may be required to guide staff on operational tasks and provide "hands-on" support to the administration team during peak periods.
Key Responsibilities:
- Finance: Processing transactions, managing parent payment systems (ParentPay), and supporting budget holders with reporting.
- HR Coordination: Leading on recruitment administration, from placing adverts to managing the interview day experience.
- Estates & Compliance: Maintaining H&S logs, conducting DSE assessments, and acting as the lead contact for Educational Visits.
- Administration: Overseeing whole-school communications and ensuring GDPR compliance at an administrative level.
About you:
You are a problem-solver who thrives under pressure and enjoys managing multiple deadlines.
To be successful, you will have:
- At least three years of experience in an administrative function (experience in a school setting is a plus!).
- Five GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above) including Maths and English.
- Excellent ICT skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports and spreadsheets.
- The flexibility to handle "emotive" situations with calm, professional reassurance.
- A commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of children.
About us
Set in the heart of our community, The King Alfred School is an exceptional environment dedicated to providing a first-class education in safe, happy, and purposeful surroundings. We believe that when children feel they BELONG, they gain the confidence to BELIEVE in their true potential and take PRIDE in every achievement.
Our students thrive within a broad, balanced curriculum and a structured atmosphere built on mutual respect. We don’t just teach; we prepare successful 21st-century learners by championing a unique set of core values:
- Trust and Loyalty
- Kindness and Curiosity
- Adaptability and Ambition
- Steadfastness and Resilience
- Achievement and Respect
We empower our students to become motivated individuals ready to make a meaningful contribution to both our local community and the wider global society. Join us in shaping a brighter future.
Why Join Us?
You will be joining a collaborative environment where professional development is encouraged. You will play a vital role in ensuring our staff and students have the operational support they need to succeed every day.
We can offer you:
- The chance to shape something truly special from strong foundations.
- Happy, engaging children who thrive on inspirational leadership.
- A supportive trust and school community.
- A professional culture that is open, honest, fun and focused on doing what is right for children.
- Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations.
- A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development.
- A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day.
- Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements.
- A Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover.
- Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies.
- Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance.
To find out more, please refer to our candidate job description attached.
In order to apply for this role please complete an application form via the link above. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
The trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.
The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).
All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.
Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Priory Learning 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 paid positions which involve working regularly within academies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must declare all convictions (including convictions with Absolute Discharge), cautions or bind-overs you may have, even if they would otherwise be regarded as ‘Spent’ under this Act and where applicable any disqualifications under the Childcare Act.
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 The King Alfred School an Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1294 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The King Alfred School an Academy website
The King Alfred School – an academy and part of the Priory Learning Trust is a thriving 11-18 mixed comprehensive with 1217 students on roll serving the towns of Burnham on Sea and Highbridge.
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