Chief Operating Officer
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Culford School
Suffolk
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 March 2021
Job overview
Culford School is regarded amongst the best boarding schools in the country. Its Pre-Prep and Nursery, Prep and Senior School combine to offer a high quality, through school experience for 700 boys and girls aged 1 to 18. As a Christian school with a Methodist tradition, Culford sees education as a transformational process, guiding pupils towards academic success, giving them clear moral values and developing their leadership qualities in readiness for the adult world.
The post of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Culford is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop a first class support services function for a dynamic and highly successful school. Reporting to the Headmaster, the appointee will provide strong strategic, financial, and operational leadership, playing a critical role in positioning Culford for the future.
The successful candidate will offer substantial generalist leadership and management experience gained in complex, multi-stakeholder settings. He or she will evidence outstanding relationship-building and communication skills, as well as the strategic abilities and entrepreneurial instincts to drive the commercial development of Culford. Working closely with the Headmaster and Governors, the new COO will possess a personal ethos of service and a commitment to developing people. Existing school experience is not a pre-requisite. Applications are encouraged from candidates with commercial, charitable, private-sector and public-sector backgrounds.
Completed applications should be uploaded at: https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/ quoting reference number 5047. The closing date for applications is 08:30 GMT on Thursday 25
March 2021.
Culford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Culford School
Established in 1881, Culford School is a co-educational, all-through, independent school in the town of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Offering places to around 700 pupils aged 1-18, the selective school sits on a large plot of rural land and boasts a mix of 18th-century buildings and modern teaching facilities.
Although the majority of Culford’s children are day pupils, the school offers boarding facilities for prep and senior pupils. Prospective students are expected to pass examinations across a broad range of subjects. The precise nature of the admissions procedure differs depending on the age of the child applying for entry.
Head
Claire Bentley
Values and vision
Culford School was originally founded in the Methodist tradition and as a result takes pride in the cultural and spiritual development of its pupils. Students are instilled with a strong moral code and encouraged to value themselves and the work they produce, as well as to always have respect for their fellow pupils and staff members.
ISI report
“The quality of pupils’ personal development throughout the school is excellent and is supported by strong pastoral care. Pupils have high levels of moral and social awareness, and a clear sense of right and wrong, demonstrating emotional maturity. They treat each other with tolerance and respect and there are excellent relationships between staff and pupils.”
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