Operations Manager

Job title: Operations Manager (Ark Blake Academy)

Location: East Croydon – Ten-minute walk from East Croydon station

Working Pattern: Full time

Contract: Permanent      

Salary: Ark Outer London Support Scale 11: Pay Points 34 - 41: £42,489 - £49,583

Closing date: 22 May 2023

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis and the advert may close early depending on the level of response.

Opportunity for an exceptional candidate to be Operations Manager, shaping a new Ark secondary school in East Croydon.

Ark Blake Academy welcomed its first year 7 cohort in September 2020 and currently provides children in East Croydon with a first-class academic education, based on our strongly held values.

We aspire to become one of the best schools in the country, providing all our pupils with an excellent education that empowers them to seize greatness. With KS3 complete, we are now growing into KS4 with our first Year 10 cohort starting in September 2023.

At Ark Blake, we seek to transform lives through education. We believe that each of our pupils is born with unique potential for greatness and can take responsibility to achieve this. We believe that by aiming high, working hard and living according to Ark Blake’s Values, our pupils can seize greatness, lead lives that bring fulfilment and strengthen their communities.

A spirit of ‘always learning’ have helped us to create a culture where greatness is the expectation. The successful candidate will share our relentless drive to provide excellent learning experiences for every pupil, both in and out of the classroom. They will share our vision for a school where pupils take responsibility to ‘seize greatness’, achieve academic excellence and flourish as knowledgeable, confident, articulate responsible citizens, who live according to Ark Blake Values. 

The role

We are seeking an exceptional candidate as Operations Manager to provide the overall strategic and operational leadership and management for all aspects of Health and Safety, HR, ICT, community usage, catering, administration and operations support in the academy.

You will develop, lead and manage operational staff ensuring that the resources and systems of the academy are deployed effectively and efficiently to achieve the educational aims of the academy.

You will work with Ark Central and other academies in the Ark network, to develop high quality systems and services throughout the network, offering support where required.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow with the school and be supported in their career development through in-house and network training. 

In addition to professional support all employees are eligible for Ark Rewards, a scheme that offers discounts at many retailers and other benefits such as Cycle to Work and the Employee Assistance Programme.

You will:

·      Have an unwavering determination to deliver an excellent operations service for all our pupils, parents and stakeholders

·      Share the Ark Blake beliefs, vision and mission and be aligned with the Ark six pillars underpinning it

·      Display courtesy and tact and present a positive image in a busy reception environment

·      Be reflective about the Academy and committed to securing its continued development

·      Value and support practices driving continual progress across the network of Ark Schools

·      Have the drive, skills and resilient character required to help build a growing school

For further information refer to the full job description and person specification.

Ark Blake Academy is part of Ark, one of the UK’s most successful school groups, with a network of 39 schools in 4 locations across the country.

How to apply:

Please go to https://arkblake.org/jobs/vacancies

For more information about our school, please visit: www.arkblake.org.

To arrange a confidential conversation with the Principal or Operations Manager about this role, please contact: hr@arkblake.org.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.