School Operations Manager

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) 

£30,447.89Actual 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: 

1. have general office or similar experience, ideally in an Educational setting 
2. experience of managing people 
3. be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations 
4. have the ability to interpret data / information and present this to senior staff in an appropriate, understandable fashion 
5. be accurate and take pride in your work 
6. work well as part of a team  
7. be literate and numerate; 
8. have excellent communication skills with children and adults 

In return we offer: 

1. A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards. 
2. Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives 
3. Calm and purposeful learning environments 
4. Friendly, polite, well behaved children who deserve the very best 
5. Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community  
6. A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school 
7. Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust 

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact Liam Williams, LWilliams@allenton.derby.sch.uk to arrange an appointment. 

How to apply 

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. 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. 

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for. 

Any questions or queries should be directed to Liam Williams at Allenton Community Primary School, Email: LWilliams@allenton.derby.sch.uk Telephone: 01332 701144

Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd November @9am

              Applicants will be shortlisted and informed from 4pm on the 2nd November.

Interviews will be held on: Friday 6th November, Timings tbc