Regional Operations Manager

Thames Valley Primary and Secondary schools – Base location will be Oakbank Academy, with travel to Thames Valley primary schools as required (1 day per week at Abbey Woods Academy, 1 day per fortnight based at All Saints Junior School)

Are you a self-motivated, highly adaptable individual who can lead and support the operational teams across Anthem Thames Valley schools?

Anthem is multi-academy trust serving 8,000 children and young people in 16 schools across the East Midlands, London and the Thames Valley. We are a values-based organisation bound together by a commitment to three strongly held values: integrity, collaboration and excellence, and to our core purpose: creating ambitious and successful schools where everyone thrives.

This is a pivotal role that will be influential in the successful coordination and delivery of the operational requirements of Anthems’ Thames Valley schools, bridging implementation and support from Anthem’s national team, who deliver the central functions of the organisation.

The postholder will deliver the responsibilities for all Anthem Primary and Secondary schools in the Thames Valley area, ensuring consistency of processes and enabling efficiencies wherever possible.

We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager who can:

provide operational support to the school’s senior leadership teams for the Primary and Secondary schools in the Thames Valley region, and will be responsible for the efficient and robust delivery of the operational and administrative functions including HR, finance and facilities thus, ensuring the smooth running of the schools within the region.

We are looking for the right individual who:

·        is proactive and adaptable, with the skills to successfully prioritise and adapt to changing priorities and requirements

·        a team player who can manage people effectively and work closely with colleagues and other stakeholders to support Anthems schools to meet the highest standards.

This broad role will require a strong and dynamic individual with an extensive skill set, responsibilities will include:

·        The coordination and implementation of Anthem’s policy and procedures in relation to Employee life cycle, relations and payroll management.

·        Oversight and implementation of compliance activity including oversight of the schools Critical Incident Plan and implementation of health and safety regulations.

·        Acting as the School Data Protection Lead within schools, supporting the Trust’s Data Protection Officer.

·        Working with Headteachers and wider teams to manage admissions, the schools’ risk registers, and the maintenance of policies in line with the direction of the organisation.

·        Manage systems within the allocated schools to work within organisational systems for finance, procurement and premises.

If you become part of Anthem’s National Team, we can offer you:

·        Opportunities for personal development and training.

·        A strong network and continuous support from a national team.

·        Membership of local government pension scheme 21.6% employer contributions.

·        Access to Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential support on a range of issues such as work, wellbeing, money, health, and legal advice.

·        Cycle to work scheme.

·        Access to Health Shield Health Cash Plan.

We are seeking an individual who has a passion and commitment for effective management of regulatory and compliance structures, alongside excellent people skills to effectively work with a variety of people, if this is resonates with you, we want to hear form you?

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a ‘regulated activity’. The position advertised is a ‘regulated activity’.

Anthem will undertake a basic online check for all shortlisted candidates.