Operations Manager, Orchard Hill College - Sutton

Salary: PO4 £38,020 - £40,657 (FTE £43,812 - £46,851) per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance

Location: Based within centre (of your choice) at least two days per week, however the post holder will need to work flexibly across all sites (home working also available)

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week, Term Time plus 3 weeks (39 weeks)

Orchard Hill College is an Outstanding Specialist College (Ofsted, November 2019) offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities. We have eight vibrant community based College Centres across London and Surrey where committed, specialist teams deliver a range of programmes to meet the needs of over 400 students.

Students who study with us have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individual and their learning programme is designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community.

Orchard Hill College is a truly unique and rewarding place to work with inspirational students and a dynamic and supportive staff team.

The College is also an Academy sponsor and established Orchard Hill College Academy Trust in 2013 which is home to 15 special schools. Together Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust provide for over 1500 pupils and students with SEN across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. To find out more about Orchard Hill College please visit https://orchardhill.ac.uk/.

This is an exciting opportunity, which will require the successful candidate to manage a small administration team based at several locations providing high quality support to our curriculum staff. You will lead on various projects and initiatives, delivering exceptional levels of customer service across the College. You must have a forward thinking style with a positive personality that would be able engage a large number of colleagues across the College.

This is a hands-on role, with the ability to turn your hand to any task, with the minimum of supervision. You must have excellent communication skills to be able to seek solutions to college-wide operational issues and remove barriers, as well as identifying new ways of working and continuous improvement involving key stakeholders.  

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Orchard Hill College is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Charlotte Evans via email cevans@orchardhill.ac.uk to arrange a time to speak.

 To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing Date:  9am Monday 30th January 2023

Interviews will take place: w/c Monday 6th February 2023

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.