School Operations Manager

Location:        St Thomas More Catholic School, Croftdale Road, NE21 4BQ

Grade:            Grade N, (£49,590 - £52,724 per annum)

Hours:            37 hours per week, Permanent, Full Time

St Thomas More Catholic School is a co-educational Catholic Academy which provides for the education needs of 11-18 year old pupils from the west of Gateshead L.A. We are part of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and have a strong commitment to Catholic Education.

Our school aims to provide a stimulating and encouraging environment within which students can attain the highest standards of which they are capable, and to assist them in taking their place in the world outside school in a useful and fulfilling career, with a firm sense of Christian commitment. We are strongly committed to the education of the whole child and being ‘the principal means of helping parents to fulfil their role in education’ [Canon Law: 796]. 

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest Catholic Education Trust in the North East of England, with a total of 48 schools. St Thomas More is a school that places significant value on collaboration and as such is dedicated to working with our partner schools to improve the quality of education for all students in our care.

We have an exceptional opportunity for a School Operations Manager to join our management team with responsibility for leading and managing our non-academic operations including, estates management, administration, policy, health and safety and HR. Candidates should have experience of working in a fast-paced environment and be able to demonstrate a high level of service delivery and success across a wide operational remit.

We are seeking an individual to:

●      Oversee the day to day running of the school’s operations and key school support services in the areas of administration.

●      Be responsible for the development and implementation of systems and procedures which ensure operational excellence across the school.

●      To work in partnership with the Trust Central Teams to support the implementation of central Trust functions including finance, estates, human resources, procurement and governance.

●      To promote collaborative professional working relationships and development across the whole school

●      To provide oversight to premises and facilities management across the school.

●      To provide line management of support staff.

●      To contribute to the strategic leadership of the school.

The successful candidate will have:

●      A degree and/or a school business management qualification.

●      Demonstrable experience in driving operational improvement.

●      The ability to manage and inspire teams to deliver their best.

●      Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present confidently and clearly both written and verbal information to a wide variety of stakeholders.

How to apply

For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.

Closing date:  Monday 17th April 2023

Interview date: TBC

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.