School Operations Manager
MEA Central
Manchester
- £34,728 - £38,890 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC grade 8
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as pre-employment checks are completed
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2021
Job overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a School Operations Manager to join our fantastic school, MEA Central. This is a permanent post.
In this role, you will be the key operational lead, coordinating with Trust central services, and managing school support staff to facilitate the smooth management of school operations. You will also work collaboratively with staff and parents to support pupil well-being and ensure pupil outcomes.
Through high academic aspirations, an impressive culture and wide ranging extra-curricular opportunities, our School develops students into articulate, active and respectful citizens, ready to go out and do good in the world.
Our vision of a fantastic future for all our students is easy to understand but complex to achieve as the future evolves so rapidly around us. Our students have to adapt in order to build themselves a secure and resilient future. Our vision underpins all we do, and our starting point is excellent academic results. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in working at a school with a phenomenal culture that is achieved through commitment and hard work.
This role provides the opportunity to excel in a supportive environment, and the right candidate will be willing to be vulnerable, open to development and believe that ‘feedback is a gift’.
Our school is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Prospere Learning Trust was formed in September 2017 through the merger of two multi academy trusts. We currently employ over 850 staff and are passionate about providing exceptional education for children from any background so that they become happy, confident adults with excellent academic knowledge and qualifications. We believe that our staff play a vital role in achieving our vision. Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.
The Trust currently comprises of 9 schools, including 5 mainstream high schools and 4 special needs schools (both primary and secondary). We are a growing Trust, currently working in the South Manchester area but with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester.
Our values shape our culture and define the character of our Trust. We live the core values through our individual behaviours.
• High quality educational provision is an entitlement of all young people
• Our schools and academies will deliver high standards of academic achievement and personal development
• We will recruit, train and retain the very best staff driven by a strong culture of professional development and mutual support in the pursuit of highly effective teaching and the highest levels of student progress
• We will be forward thinking and highly aspirational, grounding our strategy and development in the latest educational research
• Our academies will be truly comprehensive and inclusive, and rooted within their local community
• We will enable all of our students to succeed promoting and providing equal opportunities and equity of provision
• We will champion the Cooperative values of Self-help, Self-responsibility, Democracy, Equality, Equity and Solidarity
• We will operate our organisation with the ethical values of Openness, Honesty, Social Responsibility and Caring for others
You will be joining a dynamic and forward thinking Trust that works in partnership to ensure outstanding achievement of all children. As an employee of our Trust you will be supported to grow and develop; we are committed to your own professional development. Your contribution will be recognised and valued but your time will be respect and supported; your wellbeing is important to us. You will have access to materials which support the development of personal health and wellbeing.
• All of our employees have access to support through Occupational Health, and counselling, financial, legal and personal advice is provided through Bupa Level 1 and our Employee Assistance Programme, provides free 24 hour support
• You will be enrolled into a Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (TPS or LGPS)
• As a Trust we recognise the benefits of positive relationships with Trade Unions
• We are committed to ensuring equality across the Trust, and that all staff are treated fairly, in line with Trust policies
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
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About MEA Central
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MEA Central is a thriving 11-16 mixed secondary serving South Manchester, defined by our mission, ‘A fantastic future for all.' We work tirelessly to remove any barriers that might prevent our young people from achieving their potential and living successful, happy lives. Our culture combines high expectations, warmth and encouragement with a focus on excellent academic outcomes to create informed citizens who will go out into the world and do what is right. Our values of Citizenship, Achievement and Participation and our belief in the power of language and the importance of the spoken word will develop confident young adults with a strong sense of social responsibility.
We deliver a challenging, knowledge-rich curriculum to prepare students not only for the GCSE assessment regime but also further education and life beyond. We expect our students to meet our high expectations in terms of commitment and work ethic, but we also seek to ignite their intellectual passions and curiosities so that they become autonomous, fulfilled learners during their time with us.
There is so much more to MEA Central than what happens inside our classrooms, however! Our scholars benefit from a level of pastoral care and attention second to none, and our co-curriculum, which includes our extensive extra-curricular programme, ensures every child can gain valuable cultural capital and experience success in areas such as sport, music, drama and community activities.
We are making a difference. In 2022, we were:
- Top 7% of schools in the country for progress
- Top 2% of schools in the country for progress of disadvantaged students
- Only three school in the country have a smaller gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students.
MEA Central was graded as 'Good' by Ofsted following the 2022 inspection.
"Pupils at Manchester Enterprise Academy Central are incredibly proud and happy to be a part of a diverse and respectful community. Everyone can be themselves. Pupils are considerate of one another. They do their best to model the school's core values. They strive to work hard, be kind and take part" Ofsted 2022.
You are welcome you to get in touch if there is anything more you would like to know about us. We look forward to seeing you here soon!
Prospere Learning Trust
MEA Central is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust, which believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. The Trust currently comprises of 8 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 4 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. Find out more about Prospere Learning Trust in the candidate brochure.
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