Trust Operations & Sustainability Coordinator

Watergrove Trust, Rochdale, OL11 2YW

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: This is a full time position of 36.25 hours per week, working All Year Round. We are open to discussing flexible working options to best suit your needs and promote a healthy work-life integration #happytotalkflex.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,121 - £34,812

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Trust Operations and Sustainability Coordinator to join our Central Team. This is a unique opportunity to take a leading role in streamlining our operational excellence and driving our commitment to a greener future. If you are passionate about organisational efficiency and environmental impact, we want you to help shape a sustainable legacy for our employees, students, and the wider community.

As our Trust Operations and Sustainability Coordinator, you will be a vital pillar of the Central Team, providing high-level operational support to the Head of Risk, Estates, and Compliance. This role is essential to the seamless delivery of Trust-wide services, offering an exciting focus on innovative projects and strategic estate development.

You will be instrumental in ensuring our schools are not only secure and compliant but also optimised to enhance the learning environment for our students and the wider community. By supporting statutory compliance, driving sustainability initiatives, and providing rigorous project monitoring, you will help maintain a safe, high-quality, and future-proofed educational landscape across all Trust sites.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• The opportunity to make a significant contribution to our Trust’s mission.
• Hybrid working opportunity promoting excellent work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.

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.

Join a Trust that values its people and its purpose. If you’re ready to inspire and engage through effective communication, we encourage you to apply!

How to Apply:

Please complete our online application form by the following date and time:

Closing date: Monday, 29 June 2026 at 23.59 pm

Interviews will be held: Tuesday, 07 July 2026

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we only reach out to successfully shortlisted candidates. Therefore, if you haven’t heard from us by the interview date, you should assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background checks and usual satisfactory pre-employment clearances.

The Watergrove Trust values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Trust Operations & Sustainability Coordinator - JD_PS.pdf - 287 KB (opens in new tab)

About Watergrove Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Watergrove Trust website
• Email address: people@watergrovetrust.co.uk
• Phone number: 01706 436350
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watergrove-trust

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