School Operations Manager

Ashbrook Junior School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3HF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  tbc

• Closing date

  24 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,954-£32,541

School Operations Manager job summary

School Operations Manager

Required from as soon as possible

Full time – 37 hours per week

Term time only (43 weeks)

Permanent 

Grade F points 20-24 (£31,586-£34,314 FTE per annum)

£29,954 Actual Salary per annum

 Ashbrook Junior School is seeking to appoint an Operations Manager to manage the school office and provide HR, payroll and other administrative, financial, organisational processes within the school. Working closely with Head Teacher and the Transform Trust central team to ensure school finance and HR processes are completed in an accurate and timely manner

You will contribute to the planning, development and monitoring of support services and/or management of support staff, including delegation of relevant activities. The role will also involve supporting the Senior Management Team by enabling effective strategic decision making.

Ashbrook Junior School is a co-educational school for children between the ages of seven and eleven. It shares a split-level site with the Infant School, off Victoria Avenue in Borrowash, Derby. We are fortunate in having large, spacious teaching accommodation, with areas for small group activities, meetings and quiet reading. Ashbrook Junior School has been extremely fortunate that with the support from fundraising and the support of Transform Trust we have been able to undertake large areas of refurbishments to include the library, The Hive and main areas of the school buildings. We have large playgrounds and extensive grassed areas, including facilities for football, netball and various sports.  

We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team. The role includes contribution to the planning, development and monitoring of support services and management of some support staff, including delegation of relevant activities.

You will:

● have general office or similar experience, ideally in an Educational setting

● experience of managing people

● be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations

● have the ability to interpret data / information and present this to senior staff in an appropriate, understandable fashion

● be accurate and take pride in your work

● work well as part of a team 

● be literate and numerate;

● have excellent communication skills with children and adults

In return we offer:

● A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.

● Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

● Calm and purposeful learning environments

● Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best

● Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community 

● A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

● Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Mrs B Johnstone, Deputy Headteacher at Ashbrook Junior School, Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, Derby. DE72 3HF 

Email: smckie@ashbrook-jun.derbyshire.sch.uk Telephone: 01332 673785

Closing date for applications : Monday 24th March @ 9am

Interviews will be held on: TBC

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 8300 children in 24 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus. 

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Ashbrook Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 173 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ashbrook Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ashbrook-junior-school

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