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Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Plymstock School

Plymouth

Salary:
Grade H SCP 30-34 £36,298 - £40,478
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Spring 2023
Apply by:
6 January 2023

Job overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Operations Manager with strong organisational and people management skills. The successful candidate will be efficient at prioritising and managing their own workload and that of their teams. The Operations Manager will be responsible for the Premises Manager, Network Manager, HR Manager, Community Sports Centre Manager, Catering Manager, Office Manager, Administration and Mealtime Assistant Teams. This is a demanding role, which requires a calm and professional manner, whilst promoting the highest standards of business ethos. 

Reporting directly to the Headteacher, the Operations Manager is one of the school's leading support staff professionals, working as part of the Senior Leadership Team to assist the Headteacher in his duty, whilst working with wider Trust colleagues to ensure our alignment with WeST strategy.

The postholder will lead and manage the School's day to day resources, to include its facility, property, health and safety, ICT, catering and other administrative services. They will manage all aspects of the resources in these areas, from the people, diverse projects, preparation of management information and monitoring of performance against targets.

What we are looking for: 

  • Experience of working in a management position (preferably in a school) 
  • Experience in estate/operations management, including ICT and Health & safety 
  • Experience of planning and managing multiple projects, with a clear commitment to review and monitoring, including evaluation strategies 
  • Successful experience of working with a range of stakeholders (e.g trustees, governors) and an appreciation and understanding of their role 
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop successful working relationships and to deal with a range of sensitive and/or contentious situations

Why work at Plymstock School?

Plymstock School is a highly successful school, which over the last three years has achieved one of the strongest Progress 8 scores in the South West, as well as the highest in the city for non-selective schools. We are a very popular choice with parents and are significantly oversubscribed. Plymstock is a suburb of Plymouth and lies approximately three miles to the east of the city. It is within easy access of the A38, and staff commute from Cornwall, Dartmoor and the South Hams.

Plymstock School is part of the Westcountry Schools Trust, a tight knit family of schools based around natural geographical proximity in the South West. Formed in 2017, the WeST family currently consists of 22 schools, of which 7 are secondary and 15 primary. Our mission statement is ‘Stronger together…every child in a great school’. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across a network of likeminded schools – sharing new ideas, expertise and pooling resources. WeST also offers excellent CPD opportunities and significant potential career development opportunities.

Relationships between staff and students are great and a real strength of this school. Our staff are happy, morale is good and staff turnover is low – people want to work here. We have received much recognition of our work.

If you are still interested there are a number of questions we need you to consider next. Are you someone who... 

  • believes in, and is committed to, our ambition to be world-class   
  • sees working with young people as a vocation or calling rather than just a job   
  • believes that improvement is continuous and that we can always learn more   
  • will go the extra mile for our great students   
  • stays positive, committed and won’t give up, even when times are tough   
  • doesn’t have a big ego and is committed to the team   
  • is polite and respectful to others, and understands the importance of strong and supportive working relationships   
  • has an excellent attendance record   
  • brings solutions and ideas, rather than problems   
  • is open to new ideas and will always give something a try


If you can say yes to all of these and want to work in an exciting and dynamic environment, with an amazing group of students and a top-quality team of staff – then Plymstock School is for you and we would warmly welcome your application.

Application forms should be submitted via email to recruitment@plymstockschool.org.uk

Closing date: 9am - Friday 6 January 2023

Plymstock School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance.

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About Plymstock School

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School Information

Plymstock School is a co-educational 11-18 non-selective school of over 1600 students, with 250 in the Sixth Form.  We are a very popular choice with parents and are significantly oversubscribed. Consequently, we are expanding our Year 7 school intake from 260 to 300 students each year.

Plymstock is a suburb of Plymouth and lies approximately three miles to the east of the city. It is within easy access of the A38, and teachers commute from Cornwall, Dartmoor and the South Hams. Most students live in the Plymstock area. 

Visitors are always impressed with the outstanding atmosphere they experience around the school and how courteous and welcoming our students and staff are.  Students take pride in their school and respond positively to the extremely high standards expected of them. All staff promote a can-do attitude amongst students, encouraging them to aspire to attain their highest academic and personal goals.

The atmosphere here is characterised by outstanding behaviour for learning and energetic, innovative teaching.  Learning opportunities nurture creativity and enterprise. Our staff are dedicated to sustaining a school where excellent teaching enables students to develop their abilities to the full. High expectations and a sharp focus on learning and achieving are successfully combined with a pervading sense of care and support for individuals.

A very well-designed curriculum exerts a powerful influence on learning. Students follow a broad and balanced curriculum and most students in KS4 take a GCSE in French or German and a Humanities subject. 

In September 2017, we joined forces with a group of four other secondary schools (Coombe Dean School, Hele’s School, Ivybridge Community College and Callington Community College) and eight primary schools, to form the Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST). Our mission statement is ‘Stronger together…every child in a great school’. We are the largest and highest performing multi-academy trust in the area.

This collaboration brings benefits to staff, which include:

  • Enhanced staff development through increased opportunities to share best practice and professional development programmes; adding real value to the professional learning journey and career progression.
  • Valued wellbeing; ensuring our staff are happy, healthy and safe.
  • Smarter working through shared materials with the aim of reducing workload and minimising bureaucracy.
  • Structured talent pool management with a wider platform for succession planning beyond the single school.
  • Dynamic cross-phase working with a greater awareness and understanding of each sector. 
  • Wider opportunities for career development through intentional design, not by chance.
  • Supportive governance with a clear focus on strategic development. 

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