Operations Lead
Uffculme Primary School, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3AY13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
2 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks (40 weeks pa)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Starting Salary £26,743 (£29,064-£32,061 FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
We are looking for an Operations Lead to provide operational support at Uffculme Primary School to ensure the effective, compliant, and efficient day-to-day running of the school.
Key duties of the role will include responsibility for information management, communication systems, financial and resource administration, coordination with Trust and external services, event organisation, and supporting safeguarding, health and safety, and pupil welfare arrangements. The role requires flexibility to respond to operational needs as they arise, including contributing to pupil supervision and first aid provision when required.
Who we are looking for
The successful candidate will be a highly organised and proactive professional with strong administrative and operational expertise, capable of managing multiple priorities in a busy school environment. They will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, confidence in using IT systems and digital platforms, and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and Trust teams.
Experience within an educational or similarly regulated setting is desirable, along with the adaptability and judgement required to respond effectively to changing demands and ensure statutory and organisational requirements are met.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer
- A supportive and inclusive school community with a strong focus on teamwork and wellbeing
- Access to Trust-wide professional development and training opportunities
- A varied and rewarding role at the heart of the school’s operations
- Clear structures, support, and opportunities to develop skills
- A commitment to staff wellbeing and a positive work-life balance
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Uffculme Primary School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 244 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Uffculme Primary School website
- Email address
- HR@uffculmeschool.bep.ac
School location
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