Operations Manager

Vacancy Summary

Co-op Academy Delius: Bradford

Permanent Positon (Subject to induction period)

FULL TIME PERMANENT OPERATIONS MANAGER

All Year Round Position

Salary: PO1 SCP 27 – SCP30 - £31,895 - £34,373

We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated Operations Manager to join us at Co-op Academy Delius. We’re a high achieving and friendly academy, with two sites for pupils aged 2-11 years with a range of complex educational and medical needs. Our vision is to offer outstanding, inclusive, and enjoyable lifelong learning to our pupils, as well as supporting their families, our staff and the wider community.

This is a new role to school and we will be looking for someone to develop this role to meet all the Operational needs of the school.  As well as possessing the right skills and experience, we’ll need you to have bags of enthusiasm, and the ability to set up and communicate processes and procedures to all staff, across both sites.

We’re led by our Co-op values of self-help, self-responsibility, equality, equity, democracy and solidarity. We believe that there’s no place more important or fulfilling for people to apply those values than in an amazing school like ours.

Vacancy Information

What you’ll do:

Working with the Senior Leadership Team in implementing effective operational strategies including:

• Project Manage building and construction works across the Campuses including: site and construction risk assessments and the inspection and implementation of contractors RAMS;
• Lead responsibility for H&S issues, ensuring a safe environment at all times
• Take a lead role in the management of Parago (Building management and compliance) system;
• Managing the academies accident reporting system and investigate any accidents and near misses where needed.  Reporting any relevant information back to the SLT, Governors and Trust 
• Ensuring all site compliance is in place and recorded appropriately in relation to fire tests and practices; evacuation; full off-site evacuation
• Responsible for insurance and management of any potential insurance claims
• The day to day management of caretakers across both sites including performance management;
• Monitor, review and manage the catering and cleaning service provision including regular meetings with suppliers to ensure a high standard of service and value for money
• Oversee Risk Management of the pool and pool plant
• Manage building lettings including the pool ensuring all risk management, safeguarding and H&S checks are in place 
• Alongside the Business Manager manage the building maintenance, compliance and building developments budgets

This role would suit people who have: 

• A confident, resilient and self-managing approach to work, able to use initiative and prioritise work to deliver on time and to a high standard;
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and delegate effectively
• A “people person”; able to build strong working relationships with, and influence, others;
• Understands, committed to and models the co-operative values;
• Good project management skills with a systematic approach to problem solving
• Strong commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care

More details about the school are available at: https://delius.coopacademies.co.uk/

Interested candidates are requested to download an application form from https://delius.coopacademies.co.uk or https://www.coopacademies.co.uk/ or natasha.mahmood@coopacademies.co.uk

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 18th July 2022

Interview date: Monday 25th July 2022

This role is customer facing and therefore in line with the Immigration Act 2016; all applicants must be able to demonstrate fluency of the English Language to the level defined in the job description.

The successful candidate must have good references and an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service and a medical declaration.

The post is subject to a successful probationary period, as are all posts.

“Co-op Academies Trust, is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority.  This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf”

“Co-op Academies Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.”