Headteacher's PA/ School Operations Officer

School Operations Officer / Headteacher's PA

37 hours per week, TTO + 20 days

This new position has been created to ensure the school continues its smooth operations function. The school is looking to appoint an organised and professional Operations Manager, with excellent office skills, a positive attitude and excellent attention to detail, to play a key role in providing comprehensive and highly competent support enabling the Headteacher to lead the school as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Your duties will include:

• Personal Assistant to the Headteacher
• Operational Manager of both the Admin Team and Site Team
• Buildings, Compliance and Operations Manager, including Health & Safety, policy development, CIF bids, site development and accident reporting

The ideal candidate for this role would be an exceptional administrator with experience in a similar position.

To succeed you will:

• Have an excellent standard of literacy and numeracy
• Have management or senior administrative experience within a busy office environment, ideally as a personal assistant or secretary
• Have a high level of IT skills and experience working with MS Office and Bromcom
• Be highly organised and have excellent attention to detail
• Be discrete and professional at all times, as you will be dealing with highly sensitive information
• Be capable of prioritising work load and self-driven 
• Work to tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Be a confident, enthusiastic, motivated and positive individual 
• Be able to build positive and supportive relationships with students, teachers and fellow support staff 

This is an exciting opportunity for a hard-working administrator to progress in their career. Please see Job Description and Person Spec for further details.

For further information, please contact Mr T Thomas, on thomast@birchensale.bmat.co.uk or 01527 68430.

Closing Date: Wednesday 17th April 2024, 12.00noon

Please follow the TES application instructions to make your application.

NOTES:

Only applications submitted via the TES portal will be considered. CVs and open references are not acceptable. The successful candidate must meet the person specification in full in order to be offered the post. Bordesley MAT is an equal opportunities employer.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and criminal background check via the disclosure procedures. Also as per The Department for Education Statutory guidance, in accordance with the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” legislation latest version that came into effect on 1st September 2022, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence.

Bordesley MAT is committed to the protection, safety and welfare of its pupils and staff and we aim for the highest standards in safeguarding procedures. We expect all staff to share and promote this commitment.