Operations Manager, Havering Primary Hub
Life Education Trust, Romford, RM1 2RRThis job expired on 10 December 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Jan 2025
Closing date
10 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £47,532.00 - £51,522.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary will pro rate on agreed working hours - 30 to 36 hours a week, 43 weeks a year (term time + 5 weeks)
Operations Manager, Havering Primary Hub job summary
Building Great Learning Communities
Our Mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments, and offer rewarding careers for employees.
To help us with this, we are looking to appoint an Operations Manager for our Havering Primary Hub, to work closely with the Executive Headteacher for Benhurst Primary School and Dame Tipping CofE Primary School, reporting directly to the Chief Finance and Operating Officer.
The Operations Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and efficient daily operations of the schools within the designated hub. by implementing operational best practices and managing resources effectively, in line with the Trust’s Purpose and Priorities.
Key Responsibilities for the role include; Operational Oversight, Operational Cohesion, Financial Management, Human Resources, and Site Management.
The successful candidate will;
- Hold a certificate or diploma in School Business Management or a relevant professional qualification in financial management/HR
- Have experience at Senior Operational Level in a school or education setting or in Financial Management with a track record of delivering strategic goals
- Experience in managing a team
- Have significantly contributed to the implementation of projects or initiatives that made a demonstrable impact.
- Organisational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well with others
- Proficiency in using various IT systems and software Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work with a range of colleagues
- An understanding of and practicing confidentiality and discretion
- Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively in a pressured environment
- Ability to build strong working relationships as part of a team and to work independently Be organised and efficient
- Excellent time management skills and able to manage your own workload
In return we can offer you;
- Supportive and friendly colleagues
- Happy, friendly and well-behaved pupils
- A stimulating and welcoming learning environment in a fantastic school community
- High quality continuous professional development
- An all-inclusive and supportive Senior Leadership Team and Multi-Academy Trust
- Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS) the Trust's employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24 hour a day access to a GP helpline for you and those in your household, a counselling service, stress management and weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to TES Development
- Retail discounts
Appointment Process
Suitable applications will be shortlisted for interview as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to give feedback if you do not get shortlisted.
If you are successful, you will receive either a phone call and/or email inviting you to attend for interview. If you require any assistance in attending for interview, please let us know the nature of that assistance in good time so that we may make appropriate arrangements.
References and DBS Checks
All offers of appointment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory references. LIFE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Inclusion
As a Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach to equality, which supports and encourages all under-represented groups, promotes an inclusive culture, and values diversity. We will ensure that the selection process is fair and without discrimination for or against any candidate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. The person specification sets out the criteria used to assess candidates through the selection process.
Why Choose LIFE Education Trust
For more information on why to choose LIFE, head to the website here.
Commitment to safeguarding
At LIFE Education Trust, we prioritise the safety and welfare of our students. All staff and volunteers are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding children from abuse.
Our schools comply with the 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidelines, which require shortlisted candidates to submit a self-declaration of their criminal record before an interview.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and an enhanced DBS disclosure check is mandatory for the successful applicant.
About Life Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
LIFE Education Trust is a multi-academy trust with 11 schools in Havering and across Essex .
Our mission is to build great learning communities which unleash creativity and champion optimism, in a spirit of compassion.
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