School Operations Manager Job Leicester area,East Midlands England UK,Education / Teaching

School Operations Manager

Required from Monday 4th January 2027

Full time, 37 Hours per week

Term time plus 2 (41 weeks per year)

Permanent

Grade F points 20-24 (£33,673-£36,581 FTE per annum)

£30,447.89 Actual Salary per annum

Allenton Community Primary School is seeking to appoint an Operations Manager to manage the school office and provide HR, payroll and other administrative, financial, health & safety and organisational processes within the school. Working closely with Head of School and the Transform Trust central team to ensure school finance and HR processes are completed in an accurate and timely manner.

We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team from January 2027. The role includes contribution to the planning, development and monitoring of support services and management of some support staff, including delegation of relevant activities.

You will:

have general office or similar experience, ideally in an Educational setting

experience of managing people

be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations

have the ability to interpret data / information and present this to senior staff in an appropriate, understandable fashion

be accurate and take pride in your work

work well as part of a team

be literate and numerate;

have excellent communication skills with children and adults

In return we offer:

A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.

Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

Calm and purposeful learning environments

Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best

Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Equality and diversity matters to us.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.