Assistant Operations Manager

Teach Midlands; Wellingborough; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression opportunities

Employee wellbeing support

Annual employee wellbeing survey

Ongoing project to transform working文化

Flexible working where possible

Job summary

Teach Midlands seeks an ambitious Assistant Operations Manager to join our Trust Central Team and help manage the estate across five academies. Based at Trust HQ, Wellingborough, with travel across trust sites, you will coordinate maintenance programmes and oversee compliance to keep environments safe and welcoming.

You will work with academy leaders, site teams and contractors to deliver projects and ensure safe, well-maintained buildings for pupils and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience within facilities, estates or premises management.
• Strong understanding of health and safety and statutory compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage contractors and prioritise workloads.
• Experience supervising staff and maintaining accurate records.
• Experience in a school, academy or multi-academy trust environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance programmes across multiple sites.
• Oversee statutory compliance and safety requirements.
• Support refurbishment projects and site inspections.
• Provide practical assistance to site teams and contractors.
• Balance strategic priorities with hands-on delivery.
• Supervise staff and manage multiple priorities with accurate records.

Skills

Facilities management

Health & safety compliance

Contractor management

Staff supervision

Record keeping

Multi-site travel

Project support

Job description

Based at Trust Headquarters, Orchard House, 79 Gold Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4EQ – with travel across Trust academies

37 Hours per Week, Full Time, 52 Weeks (with generous annual leave allowance)
NJC Scale Points 22-26 (£33,699 to £37,280) Pay award pending

Help shape the environments where young people learn, develop and succeed

We are seeking an ambitious and proactive Assistant Operations Manager to join our Trust Central Team and play a key role in managing and developing our estate across five academies.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced facilities, estates or premises professional who wants to move beyond single-site responsibilities and contribute to the strategic and operational management of a growing multi-academy trust. Working closely with the Operations Manager, you will help ensure our schools remain safe, compliant, well-maintained and fit for the future.

The role combines operational oversight with practical delivery. You will work closely with academy leaders, site teams and contractors to coordinate maintenance programmes, oversee statutory compliance, support improvement projects and help maintain safe, welcoming environments for our pupils and staff.

No two days are the same. One day you could be coordinating contractors and monitoring compliance across multiple sites, the next you could be supporting a refurbishment project, carrying out site inspections or providing practical assistance to a site team. This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to make a genuine impact across the Trust.

About You

You will have experience within facilities, estates, premises or operational management and be confident working across a diverse estate. You will have a strong understanding of health and safety and statutory compliance requirements, together with the ability to manage contractors, prioritise workloads and build positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels.

We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to balance strategic priorities with a hands-on approach when required. Experience of supervising staff, managing multiple priorities and maintaining accurate records will be important to your success in the role.

Experience within a school, academy or multi-academy trust environment would be advantageous, although we welcome applications from candidates with transferable skills and experience from other sectors.

The role requires regular travel between Trust sites and therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use is essential.

About Us

You will work as part of the Trust Central Services Team, a group of professionals using expertise in delivering core services and high-quality support to our academies. We enjoy a purposeful, positive and good-humoured working environment, based in dedicated office space in Wellingborough.

We are an ambitious and values-driven Trust committed to delivering excellent outcomes for our pupils and communities. We believe that great organisations are built by great people and are committed to developing talented professionals, providing opportunities to grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.

What We Offer

• Career progression opportunities within a growing multi-academy trust


• Employee wellbeing support


• Annual employee wellbeing survey


• Ongoing project to transform our working culture and prevent workplace conflict


• Flexible working where possible

The closing date for this vacancy is Tuesday 22 nd September 2026

Interviews to be held week commencing 5 th October 2026

Our recruitment processes help us understand what you uniquely contribute. Submissions that rely too heavily on AI risk obscuring the very qualities we are looking to discover. If you use AI, let it support your thinking, not replace it.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Location 79 Gold Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 4EQ, UK