training and education
Safeguarding & Prevent
Salary: £38,480.00 - £41,192.00 (Grade 11, Point 33-36)
Hours: 37 hours per week (7:00 am start)
Contract: Term time plus 2 weeks
Closing Date: Monday, 1st June 2026 at 9:00 am
The Opportunity
We are seeking an exceptional and innovative Operations Manager to join our dynamic 11-16 comprehensive school. As a key member of the leadership support structure, you will provide day-to-day leadership for all support functions, ensuring our school operates efficiently and safely to provide the best possible environment for student learning.
The Role
This is a diverse and impactful role responsible for the management and supervision of several core teams. Your main areas of responsibility will include:
Leadership & Management: Line managing the Office Manager, Site Manager, Reprographics Technician, and Catering Manager.
Administration: Designing and maintaining streamlined administrative systems that deliver exceptional outcomes
Facility Management: Overseeing the school estates function, ensuring all building improvements, repairs, and security operations are carried out to a high standard.
Daily Operations: Managing the daily cover for absent teachers, including allocating work and updating management systems by 7:45 am daily.
Health & Safety: Acting as the school's Health & Safety Co-ordinator and Fire Officer to ensure full compliance with statutory regulations.
Catering & Resources: Monitoring onsite canteen contracts and overseeing reprographics and library systems.
Educational Visits: Serving as the Educational Visits Coordinator to approve and monitor school trips.
About You
The successful candidate will be a calm and professional leader who can meet strict deadlines under pressure. We are looking for:
Experience: Proven experience in managing people, budgets, and Health & Safety. Experience within an educational environment is desirable.
Skills: Excellent communication and IT skills, with the ability to lead diverse teams and influence strategic decision-making.
Qualities: A hard-working and reliable individual who is committed to inclusion and treats others with respect and courtesy.
Qualifications: Evidence of continuing professional development is essential. A management or business degree (or equivalent) is highly desirable.
How to Apply
To express your interest or to ask for more infrmation, please send your Cv to Paul Hirchfield at Randstad, paul.hirchfield@randstad.co.uk or call 01293 527416 and ask for Paul.
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