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School Operations Manager

Job details
Posting date: 11 April 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 24 April 2025
Location: Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2NT
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6fce8d2a-2df8-4347-a5ae-340744edfc8c

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

EXPERIENCE

▪ School Business Manager Qualification - DSBM or equivalent.

▪ Management of budgets, financial reporting.

▪ Management at senior management level.

▪ Experience of facilities and premises management including health and safety requirements and legislation.

▪ IOSH qualification or willingness to train.

SKILLS

▪ Highly competent at using ICT across platforms, skilled and regular user of IT.

▪ Be able to think on your feet, react quickly and effectively in sensitive situations.

▪ Use your initiative on a continuous basis to communicate confidently and effectively with all stakeholders.

▪ Ability to multitask, work under pressure and handle a diverse workload. ▪ Experience of all aspects of people management including; recruitment, induction, development, performance, attendance and conduct management

▪ Ability to manage, train and develop staff.

▪ Ability to form good working relationships with service users and work colleagues and work as part of a team.

▪ Ability to work in an organised and methodical way, excellent attention to detail and able to complete documentation in line with the duties of the post.

▪ Confident and effective when communicating at all levels and facilitating discussions with individuals and groups with patience and diplomacy

▪ Proactive and positive approach to finding solutions. Resilient in face of challenges

What the school offers its staff

In return, we offer:

• Membership of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF)
• Funded CPD for nationally recognised qualifications
• An optional package of health benefits from Simply Health which includes; GP appointments, money back for eye tests, prescriptions and more.
• Free use of brand new gym facilities
• Staff activities, including a Wellbeing Café
• Free staff car parking

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.