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School Operations Lead - 10929

Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            School Operations Lead
• Job Location:                     Gloucestershire Hospital Education Svcs. 
• Salary:                               £32,115 - £35,235 per annum (pro rata) 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 Term Time Only 39 weeks
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     09/03/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:   10929 
• This post is not open to job share

About the role

Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service is looking to appoint a dynamic, experienced and motivated School Operations Lead.  This is a new role for GHES – the team is growing and this appointment is crucial to them being able to develop their curriculum offer, and part of this is a need to find new premises to deliver this from – this could ultimately be anywhere in the county.   

The role will initially be based in Cheltenham County Offices to support our outreach team and those who teach in Gloucester Royal Hospital, but we hope within the next 12-18 months we will have had the opportunity to move to more suitable premises.  The role will involve working with our whole team, students, parents and other professionals associated with our students, along with staff from the facilities, ICT and site teams in GCC.

Working Monday to Friday, approx.8:00am to 4:00pm for 39 weeks per annum, 37 hours per week.  With an additional 4 weeks during some of the school holiday time to enable work to continue when students are not on site.

The School Operations Lead will contribute to strategic development as well as leading and managing functions such as financial management, HR, Premises, Administration and Health and Safety. 

About Us 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the hospital education team.  You can be confident of joining a highly professional, passionate, supportive and very experienced team of teachers, pastoral and administrative team working tirelessly to ensure the best outcomes can be achieved for every individual despite the health barriers they may be facing. 

About You

We are looking for someone who can:

• Play a key role in overseeing the non-teaching aspects of school development, supporting the school in providing an exceptional learning environment and experience for our students.
• Be an associate member of the senior leadership team, taking the lead responsibility for the strategic development and operation of the business functions of our school which includes financial resource management, ICT and information management, facility and premises management, health and safety, human resources support as well as statutory compliance
• Demonstrate outstanding business management practice
• Have experience of leading and managing teams and act as an exemplary role model with experience of appraising and developing others
• Be successful in financial management including income generation initiatives
• Be able to communicate effectively with staff and visitors and work competently with a range of professionals
• Be self-motivated and have personal drive to complete tasks to required timescales and qualify standards

Other Essentials

GHES is a service within Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) so employment with us is through them.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role, giving the administrative team the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working – we envisage this would initially be one day per week working from home.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

•    Flexible and agile working opportunities
•    Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
•    Career development and qualification opportunities
•    Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
•    Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
•    Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
•    An in-house Occupational Health service
•    Employee discount scheme 
•    Cycle to Work scheme
•    Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
•    Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

To find out more about GHES visit our website: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ghes

Further details and the job description can be found in the attached documents.

We would encourage you to speak to Beth Warren, Head of Service, or Karen Harris, Office Manager, for an informal conversation, prior to making an application -  please contact us on 01242 532363 or email ghes@gloucestershire.gov.uk

GHES is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and the Right to work in the UK check.

Interviews will take place over the following two weeks after the advert has closed.

When filling in the application form it is really important to not only state your experience but to explain why you are choosing to apply to work at GHES in particular and why you feel you are the best candidate. 

Ensure you include relevant experience that would support your application for working within an alternative provision working environment, and cross-phase.  We will not accept CVs on their own, so please ensure you fill in the GCC applications form in its entirety.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

School Operations Lead Job Profile

Information About GHES 2025

This Position is subject to a DBS check. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

For more information about the job, view links, download attachments and apply please click on the Apply Now button. 

Closing date for applications: 2025-03-09

Salary: £32,115 - £35,235 per annum (pro rata)

Hours Per Week: 37.00 Term Time Only 39 weeks

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