Operations Manager
Kingfisher Primary Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4PY13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday 6 January 2025
Closing date
18 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 October 2024
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
- £31,364.00 - £36,018.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata annual salary: £29,096 - £33,414
Operations Manager job summary
Kingfisher Primaryhave an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our motivated, supportive team. We are looking for somebody with commitment, energy and expertise to work closely with staff to ensure that our children achieve their very best.
About us:
Kingfisher Primary, is a larger than average primary school based in Doncaster, easily accessible from the M18/A1 motorway network. We serve pupils with an age range of 3-11 years in an increasingly diverse community. Kingfisher Primary place children and their wellbeing at the heart of its work.
We are on a journey of improvement - attendance is improving, the proportion of pupils making expected and greater than expected progress in reading, writing and maths is improving and we are looking for creative and inspirational staff to join us.
We are a two-form entry primary serving an increasingly diverse local community.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, dynamic, up for a challenge, determined and wants to have a positive impact on the lives of children. You will be organised, able to use your initiative, work with a range of stakeholders, including our families, and get on well with everyone!
This role will support the invaluable work delivered by the team at Kingfisher Primary and is directly linked to the priorities of the school for the children and families we serve. It is a crucial role in providing high quality business support administration to ensure the smooth running of the school.
Our ideal candidate:
- Has experience of providing administrative support in a busy office environment and line managing a team.
- Has excellent IT skills, with the confidence to use Microsoft programmes such as Excel and learn new school systems and processes.
- Passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs.
- Can work autonomously, prioritise conflicting demands whilst managing a broad and demanding workload.
- Is highly organised, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a wide range of contacts effectively and professionally.
- Is proactive and flexible and approaches challenges pragmatically to ensure the best outcome for children, families, and the wider academy team.
- Can pay attention to detail and utilise systems and data to find the best way to successfully support projects and tasks, whilst working in conjunction with the Senior Leaders of the school and Astrea Regional Operations Manager.
In return we offer:
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- A strong caring ethos and supportive team
- The opportunity to make a real difference
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- An induction package
- A school focused wellbeing approach which prioritises staff wellbeing
- Networking opportunities across the wider Astrea Academy Trust team.
- A warm and professional learning environment
- Children who are friendly and polite
- Supportive parents
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. Posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks. For further details on the recruitment process, please review our Recruitment Pack. This can be found attached to this vacancy
If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact a number of entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.
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 Kingfisher Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Kingfisher Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
Kingfisher is a fantastic academy that places great importance on the success of its pupils. Children are assessed regularly and effective support ensures children make progress. An innovative curriculum has been designed to ensure that children take part in exciting lessons and that they play an active part in their own learning. A number of extra curricular clubs ensure that children have access to a range of enriching activities.
As an academy we love working with parents and have an increasing army of volunteer helpers who support us during the school day. We value the opinions of children in school and they have their own council. The council has regular meetings and discuss a wide range of issues.
Kingfisher is a two form entry academy (420 places) with a 52 place nursery.
The only true way to find out about this academy is to walk through the door and experience the positive atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you into our academy community!
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find any information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the academy direct and speak to Mrs Flint with any queries you may have and she will be able to direct you to the most suitable person to deal with your question
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