Trust Operations Manager (Estates)

Wellspring Academy Trust, Barnsley, S70 2JW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  31 March 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  19 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £44,593.00 - £54,885.00 Annually (FTE) Working Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week (52 weeks per year)

Trust Operations Manager (Estates) job summary

Purpose of the post

The Trust Operations Manager for Estates Services, will lead the strategic and operational management of the Trust’s estate, ensuring that all buildings and sites are safe, compliant, well-maintained and support high-quality learning environments.

The role is responsible for developing and implementing estates strategies that align with the Trust’s vision and ensuring best value across all estates-related activities.

Working collaboratively with academies and the central team, the Trust Operations Manager will provide professional leadership, guidance, and assurance in all matters relating to property and facilities management.

Examples of the type of work the postholder will lead:

• Develop and maintain positive, solutions-focused relationships with peers and School leaders, incorporating the needs of the School, the Estate and the Estates team
• To be the lead Estates advocate for continuous improvement in both the quality of the assets within their portfolio and the quality of the service provided to schools and the Trust at large.
• Ensure risk assessments, or develop alternative working methods, support the service as required and highlight appropriate solutions.
• Advise on security risks and issues, ensuring that necessary responsive arrangements are developed, planned and implemented to achieve comprehensive, safe and secure access at all times.
• Undertake property surveys and audits, supporting the development of maintenance plans that determine and respond to priorities within planned financial constraints.
• Support other Service Area Leads with emergency cleaning and basic maintenance to make safe, repair or maintain the fabric of the building, facilities or equipment for our pupils and staff.
• To lead a team which efficiently plans, orders and arranges the delivery and storage of materials and equipment and provides a flexible, responsive and user focused porterage service.
• Ensure all necessary recording and reporting is both timely and accurate to guarantee correct charging, compliance with service or maintenance schedules and performance monitoring.
• Identify, highlight and respond to major areas of concern or variance and instigate the necessary intervention and reporting to achieve service objectives within allocated funding.
• Provide leadership of the Estates Service across the regions.
• Organise and manage sickness absence including arranging cover, carrying out return to work interviews and with the support of HR managing absence in line with the Trust Absence Management Policy.

Health and Safety

Health and Safety in partnership with the Director of Operations, Head of Services, Service Area Leads, Head of Capital, Project Managers and Academy Leaders.

• Lead and promote a strong Health and Safety culture across the Trust.
• Aid in the development and delivery of the health and safety strategy to identify effective practices and behaviours, creating a positive culture in this critical area of operation.
• Drive continuous improvement across health, safety and environmental performance.

The successful candidate would be working within an experienced and supportive management team within the wider Operations function.

Wellspring is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are keen to hear from applicants from underrepresented backgrounds and those with identified protected characteristics.

For informal enquiries, please contact Sarah Greenley on 07709 721302 or email s.greenley@wellspringacademies.org.uk

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offense to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

If you are currently living overseas or have in the last 5 years be aware that further checks will be required, if you are the preferred candidate.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wellspring Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Wellspring Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wellspring-academy-trust

Wellspring is an established and growing Multi-Academy Trust with a difference. We operate Primary, Secondary, Special and Alternative Academies across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the Humber. We are committed to making a difference to the lives and life chances of the young people and the communities we serve.

As the Trust continues to grow our roles offer pathways for ambitious and dynamic individuals who are determined to make a difference. We value our people; collegial working at all levels is central to our culture. High quality induction training and ongoing professional development support are guaranteed. There will be a broad range of opportunities for you to realise your professional vision and ambitions within the Trust.

We are interested in hearing from people who:

● Are creative, imaginative, committed and passionate about learning
● Can lead and inspire others
● Have a commitment to working with children and young people with challenging behaviour.

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