Operations Manager
Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
beginning of May 2025
Closing date
23 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 March 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
- £38,270.00 - £42,075.00 Annually (FTE) Scale Points 28-32
Operations Manager job summary
Cottenham Village College and The Centre School have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager. The Operations Manager is a senior member of the team who will lead and have full oversight of all non-educational operational aspects of the schools.
The role combines the leadership of associate staff in the delivery of key support services and activities, whilst acting as a professional lead in the school for the support of the Principals in all aspects of academy business operations, particularly relating to:
- Leadership of operational processes within the school
- Oversight of main offices/reception areas and their primary functions, including ensuring every visitor to the schools have the true academy experience
- Oversight of the academy catering and close working with the head chef
- Oversight of the policies to ensure all are up to date and compliant
- To act as the DPO (Data Protection Officer)
- To act as the EVC (Educational Visits Coordinator)
You will be a confident individual with experience working within a similar role and should have the necessary experience or qualifications within a certain relevant trade. You will have strong ICT and organisational skills with great written and verbal communication skills.
About Us
Cottenham Village College is a successful school, situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge, where you will find dedicated, well-behaved pupils and friendly, supportive staff who are committed to comprehensive education. We believe that truly great evidence-informed teaching, delivering an ambitious curriculum for all, is key to improving students’ outcomes.
The Centre School is an SEMH Special School. We provide education for approximately 130 students from across Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas. We share a site with Cottenham Village College and are significantly over subscribed. We work tirelessly as a team to support the young people on our roll ensuring that the vast majority are able to become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens.
Astrea Academy Trust are fully committed to being diverse and inclusive workforce where together we can embrace each other’s unique individuality, background and heritage. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.
We believe that by reflecting and representing the communities and people we serve, we will better and further the life chances of our pupils.
In return, we can offer you:
- Generous Annual Leave entitlement
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Continued professional development and training opportunities
- Free on-site parking
Interested in applying?
If this is something you’re interested in take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role to apply.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks. All queries should be directed via email to headspa@astreaacademytrust.org
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 are not accepted.
About Cottenham Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 877 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cottenham Village College website
Welcome to Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a highly-successful 11-16 mixed academy situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge; here you will find hard-working, well-behaved students and friendly, dedicated staff who are committed to a fully inclusive, comprehensive education.
The college was established in 1963, one of several village colleges in the region that were the inspiration of educational pioneer Henry Morris, who believed that the school should be at the heart of its community and that education should be a lifelong process. This vision of a school that serves and involves its whole community, that fosters high aspirations and inspires a love of learning is as central to our ethos today as it was when it opened.
Through a highly-ambitious curriculum at CVC, we aim to foster students’ curiosity, unlock their potential and raise their aspirations, as well as ensure that students achieve high levels of attainment that will open doors for their future. A stimulating and broad curriculum also places students in a strong position to question and debate the world around them, making them intellectually resilient and prepares them for citizenship in a democratic society. We believe this is a right of all students and one which is liberating and empowering.
We are equally proud of the wider curricular provision at CVC, both in formal lessons and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including sports, music, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and residential trips, help to give all students a fully-rounded education and creates opportunity for their personal, as well as their academic, growth.
Cottenham Village College is a friendly, positive and exciting place to work and to learn and we take great pride in the high standards our students consistently achieve. We have very high expectations of all members of the College community and provide an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone can thrive and achieve. Students leave as happy, well-qualified and well-motivated individuals who go on to excel in local sixth forms, colleges, universities and the wider world.
I hope you find the information on the school’s website useful. If there is anything you cannot find, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to visit the school to see it for yourself, please contact the school and we would be delighted to show you around.
Zoe Andrews, Principal
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