School Operations Manager

About Lampard Community School

Lampard is part of the Special Partnership Trust, an extraordinary education Trust that is redefining Special Educational Needs in the Southwest. Our mission is clear: we are a force for good in SEN and make a positive difference in people's lives. We challenge conventions, pioneer excellence, and work tirelessly to create better tomorrows for our young people and their families.

The Special Partnership Trust’s intent is to provide an outstanding special school for pupils with SEMH needs; a school that celebrates neurodiversity by accepting, respecting, recognising, and responding to developmental differences, thereby shaping each pupil’s educational offer to inform and improve their outcomes.

Lampard Community School aim it so meet the education, social and welfare needs of children who have Education Health Care Plans for their complex profile of needs and who have significant needs related to communication and interaction.

The school caters for 196 pupils aged 4 to 16 and serves the community of North Devon.

Lampard is located in Barnstaple, with easy access to the A361/A39.

At the Special Partnership Trust, we are committed to delivering outstanding educational outcomes and building inclusive, empowering communities. Lampard Community School is a vibrant part of our Trust, and we are seeking a highly motivated School Operations Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team.

The Role

As School Operations Manager, you will provide high-level strategic and operational support, ensuring the smooth and effective management of the school’s administrative, HR, financial, and operational functions. You will act as a key link between leadership, staff, governors, parents, and external stakeholders, enabling the Head Teacher to focus on strategic priorities.

You will lead and line manage the administration team and premises supervisor, holding them to account for the delivery of their responsibilities. By overseeing compliance, financial processes, HR systems, and facilities management, you will ensure the school operates as a safe, well-organised, and financially sustainable environment that supports outstanding teaching and learning.

Our Total Reward Offer:

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust, or to learn more about our People Strategy and Benefits click here.

If you need the application form or any part of the recruitment process in a different format, please contact us directly at vacancies@lampard.devon.sch.uk and we will make the necessary adjustments.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact? Join us today.

Safeguarding:

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.