Operation Manager - Blackfen School for Girls

Parkway; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkway is seeking a School Operations Manager to be the operational heartbeat of the school, ensuring the site runs smoothly, safely and efficiently. You will bring together facilities, health & safety, compliance and administration to keep daily operations humming.

You'll lead administration and operations teams, work with contractors and partners, and build strong relationships across the school. This hands-on role offers visibility and real impact every day.

Qualifications

• Organised, proactive operational leader capable of handling fast-paced environments.
• Experience in school operations or business support is desirable.
• Ability to lead teams, manage contractors and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Leading the school's administration and operational teams, ensuring high standards across all areas.
• Driving high standards of compliance, health & safety and data protection.
• Overseeing facilities, estates, catering, cleaning.
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and the overall efficiency of school operations.

Job description

Our Governors wish to appoint a School Operations Manager, you'll be the operational leader who keeps the school running smoothly, safely and efficiently. From facilities to health & safety, compliance and administration, you'll bring together multiple functions and make sure everything works seamlessly.

This is a role where you'll be visible, hands-on and making a difference every day. You'll solve problems, lead teams, work with contractors and partners, support colleagues and build strong relationships across the school. No two days will be the same.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading the school's administration and operational teams, ensuring high standards across all areas.
• Driving high standards of compliance, health & safety and data protection.
• Overseeing facilities, estates, catering, cleaning.
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and the overall efficiency of school operations.

What we're looking for

You'll be an organised, proactive and highly capable operational leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys finding practical solutions to challenges.

You may already have experience in:

• School operations or school business support.
• Facilities or estates management.
• Project or operations management.
• Another operational leadership role where you've managed competing priorities and delivered high standards.

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.