Head of Business Operations
Fairfield High School
Bristol, City of
- £50,000 - £55,000 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2021
- Apply by:
- 21 June 2021
Job overview
The Job
This is a new and exciting role at Excalibur Academies Trust for an inspirational, solution-focused individual to lead our strategic business operations including; estate and facilities management, procurement, IT, pay & conditions, governance, health and safety and GDPR. You will be instrumental in ensuring we meet one of our key aims – to ensure sustainability as we grow – by championing sustainability across the organisation, proactively seeking funding opportunities and managing projects to reduce energy use. You will play a pivotal role in developing the Trust’s long term goal of net zero.
As important as your experience and track record of success in these areas is your ambition and potential to grow and develop to meet the challenges of a growing organisation. A newly created position gives us the flexibility to match the specific requirements of the role to your career aspirations.
Location - based at any of our schools with remote working.
Us
Founded in 2012, Excalibur Academies Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 14 schools in 5 local authorities stretching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high quality education to over 6000 children from age 2 to age 18. With an exemplary track record of raising the achievement of disadvantaged pupils across the trust, we are committed to promoting social mobility and personal fulfilment through the transformative power of education.
What makes us special is our relentless pursuit of excellence and our culture and values of collaboration, promotion of wellbeing, diversity and respect, and our aspiration for every member of the Excalibur family to celebrate and develop their individuality with no limits to their achievement. We encourage our children to believe they can change the world, and we give them an education to help them do it.
You
A progressive, positive and inclusive individual you are ambitious with the ability to engage and communicate effectively at all levels.
With experience of leading teams and operational management you are comfortable with a matrix management structure and have worked in process orientated environments successfully delivering against targets.
A problem solver you have successfully led transformational change and can evidence translation of vison into operational plans and achievable objectives.
Find out more
For detailed information about the role please download our application pack.
Apply
For an informal discussion contact our CFO Karen Davis: karen.davis@excalibur.org.uk
Applications will only be accepted through the TES, CVs cannot be accepted. The portal requires your application letter to be submitted prior to completing the application form.
Excalibur Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
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About Fairfield High School
At Fairfield, every individual is encouraged to challenge themselves, work creatively in collaboration with others and most importantly, achieve the sense of joy that comes from the determined effort to succeed in learning.
You will join a friendly, supportive and successful staff team who provide our students with an inspiring curriculum in a school that excels in the career development of its staff. Fairfield supports employees in continuous professional development where required and expects everyone to participate in the performance management scheme. The aim is to raise the skills levels of staff to create a highly motivated and skilled workforce.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
· Competitive salary
· Pension scheme for teachers and support staff
· Relevant learning and development opportunities
· Opportunities to teach A level at V6 Centre
· Cycle to work scheme
· Free parking in our staff car park
Every student at our school has the opportunity to flourish and succeed. We have high aspirations for our young people and support them so they can achieve excellence. We are committed to the highest possible standards in everything we do. Staff, parents and students work together to create a strong, harmonious organisation where learners can gain the skills, knowledge, values and qualifications they need to become active global citizens.
Fairfield High School provides outstanding opportunities for learning across the curriculum. We also have a resource base for vision impaired and hearing impaired students.
Fairfield High School is part of the Excalibur Academies Trust and works closely with its partner schools to develop opportunities for staff and students, while remaining very much an individual school. The Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 15 schools in four local authorities stretching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high quality education to almost 4000 children from age 2 to 18.
Careers Development:
The school supports employees in continuous professional development (CPD) and expects everyone to participate in the appraisal scheme once probation is passed. The aim is to raise the skills levels of staff to create a happy motivated and skilled workforce.
Teaching in Bristol:
Bristol Learning City has developed a website which contains short films of current Bristol teachers speaking about their positive experience to give an insight into teachers considering the area.
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