School Operations Manager

School Operations Manager

Salary: Pt35-Pt40 (£44,711-£49,764)  

Responsible to: Director of Finance & Support Services   

Contract: Permanent. 37 hours per week, 52 weeks

Responsible for: Finance, Facilities and HR Teams

Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place to work. Over the last four years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a much improved Progress 8 score, as well as now being over-subscribed. Never complacent, we are now on our next stage of development and seek high-quality staff to enable this. 

This is a new role and is part of our succession planning for the Human Resource Manager and Director of Operations and Finance roles. The post-holder will spend time working alongside the Finance, Operations and HR Teams and it is envisaged that following successful tenure in this role the post-holder would be well placed to apply for the Director of Finance and Support Services role were it to be vacant – this is the most senior non-teaching role in the organisation.

You could be an individual with experience in general school business management and operations; finance and/or human resources. It is important you currently specialise in one of these areas and have a willingness to gain experience and relevant qualifications in the other areas through this role. We will provide you with informal and formal training in a supportive and friendly environment to enable this.

The person appointed will have:

•A passion for ensuring the best outcomes for our school.

•A commitment to effective service delivery.  

•Excellent knowledge in their current area of expertise. 

•Relentlessly high standards and expectations of all students and staff. 

•A commitment to continuous improvement of their own practice, irrelevant of job role, career stage or position. 

Staff at Murray Park School benefit from: 

•Flexible working for all staff. 

•A Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches. 

•A whole-school CPD package which includes the sharing of recent research and best-practice. 

How to Apply

An application pack can be downloaded from the school website at

http://murraypark.derby.sch.uk/key-information/vacancies or apply via TES Online. 

We welcome informal conversations and visits with our HR Manager and Director of Finance and Support Services.  

Murray Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointment to this post is subject to a criminal record and background check and references