Operations Manager

James Brindley School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AF

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  26 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full-time: 36.5 hours/week, all year round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 4: £34,434pa - £41,771pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a Operations Manager to lead the Think Differently Education Trust estate and facilities management services across all Trust sites, ensuring the estate is well maintained, compliance with all Health and Safety requirements, as well as oversight of cleaning, caretaking, and catering. The ideal candidate should have evidence of further training and professional development.

What the school offers its staff

‘Think Differently’ to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.

This is the Vision Statement of Think Differently Education Trust.

• Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!

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.

Interviews to be held: 5th December 2025

Start date: January 2026

For further details please visit our website at:

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If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Commitment to safeguarding

Think Differently Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Operations Manager - Person Specification.pdf - 223 KB (opens in new tab)

Operations Manager - Person Specification.pdf - 223 KB (opens in new tab)

Operations Manager - Job Description .pdf - 251 KB (opens in new tab)

About James Brindley School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 120 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: James Brindley School website
• Email address: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-brindley-school-birmingham

Think Differently Education Trust is a specialist Trust which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.

We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.

James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.

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