Operations Manager

Atlas Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 3QP

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  26 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,699.00 - £38,502.00 Annually (Actual)

Operations Manager job summary

Operations Manager - Atlas Academy
Location: Doncaster
Contract: 52 weeks
Closing Date: Monday 28th September 2025 (Midnight)

Atlas Academy is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a skilled and enthusiastic Operations Manager to join our friendly and committed team. This pivotal role is ideal for someone with energy, expertise, and a passion for making a difference. You will lead on the academy’s business and administrative functions, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while supporting staff, managing systems, overseeing compliance, and contributing to strategic planning aligned with our school’s priorities.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Organised, proactive, and able to manage a varied workload.
• A confident communicator who builds strong relationships with staff, families, and external partners.
• Experienced in school office administration and familiar with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Passionate about making a difference in children’s lives.
• Able to work independently, prioritise effectively, and maintain attention to detail.
• Flexible and solution-focused, with a positive approach to challenges.

About Atlas Academy:

Atlas Academy is a 3-11 primary school located in central Doncaster and proud to be part of the Astrea Academy Trust since 2017. We are a committed team focused on continuous improvement and delivering the best outcomes for all learners. Our inclusive ethos and strong sense of community make Atlas a welcoming and rewarding place to work.

We encourage visits to the school to experience our ethos, meet our wonderful children and staff, and see what makes Atlas special.

In return, we offer:

• Excellent CPD and induction opportunities
• A caring, supportive team and strong staff wellbeing focus
• The chance to make a real impact in a key leadership role
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Term-time working with additional flexibility
• Networking opportunities across the Astrea Academy Trust

Commitment to Safeguarding and EDI:

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks, including references and enhanced DBS checks. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to promoting a culture that ensures there are no barriers to the recruitment, development, and progression of disabled staff across the trust. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.

Flexible Interview Dates:

Please note that interview dates are flexible, and the academy reserves the right to interview shortlisted candidates during the application window.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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.

About Atlas Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Atlas Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/atlas-academy

A warm welcome to the website of Atlas Academy. We are a vibrant and diverse primary school located in the centre of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, providing education for children from 3 to 11 years. Most pupils speak English as an additional language; many speaking two to three languages, and we are proud of our multi-cultural community. We enjoy learning about each other’s backgrounds and beliefs.

Leaders have created a truly inclusive school. Pupils say that they are ‘united through diversity’. They know the importance of being respectful to each other. Pupils feel safe at school. Teachers are kind and take the time to speak to them if pupils are worried. (Ofsted, 2022)

Whether you are a prospective parent interested in a place for your child or looking to join the team, we are proud to offer:
• A staff team who are committed to raising standards, and providing a high standard of education for all of our pupils;
• Supportive, friendly and professional environment, which is always welcoming;
• A dedicated Pastoral Team with specialist skills to support pupils and families;
• Our own nursery offering both 15 and 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds;
• A calm, safe, inclusive and nurturing learning environment for all pupils;
• An environment that promotes positive behaviour expectations and relationships;
• Exciting learning experiences through a knowledge rich curriculum so that they develop into confident, capable, resilient and independent learners;
• A range of wider curriculum activities and specialist sports;
• Great outdoor spaces with purpose built outdoor climbing equipment;
• And….. the best pupils ever, who are eager to learn and make new friends.

We are part of the Astrea Academy Trust. This means we are part of a family of schools within South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire. Astrea aims to provide every child with a brilliant education by pursuing aspirational standards with tenacity and drive. They aim to never settle for second best and do not tolerate something that does not live up to their standards. They stand to remove performance barriers and develop a scholarly culture of behaviour and learning from students and of pedagogy and curriculum from its staff to ensure our children learn, thrive and lead successful lives.

We hope you enjoy finding out about Atlas Academy. Prospective parents and pupils are welcome to visit the school. We shall be delighted to show you around our school and discuss with you and your children what we are able to offer. Please telephone us to make an appointment or call into the school office.

Paper copies of anything you find on our website are available from the School Office.

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