Operations Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational trust in Birmingham is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee estate and facilities management. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements and the maintenance of the estate across all trust sites. Ideal candidates should demonstrate further training and a commitment to supporting vulnerable children. This role offers a positive work-life balance and investment in staff development.

Qualifications

• Evidence of further training and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead estate and facilities management services across all Trust sites.
• Ensure estate maintenance and compliance with Health and Safety.
• Oversight of cleaning, caretaking, and catering.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an Operations Manager to lead the Think Differently Education Trust estate and facilities management services across all Trust sites, ensuring the estate is well maintained, compliance with all Health and Safety requirements, as well as oversight of cleaning, caretaking, and catering. The ideal candidate should have evidence of further training and professional development.

What the school offers its staff

'Think Differently' to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.

This is the Vision Statement of Think Differently Education Trust.

• Do you want to have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable children’s lives in Birmingham?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that recognises the benefits of a good work/life balance for their workforce?
• Do you want to work in an organisation that invests heavily in CPD and allocates additional training days to develop their staff?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to all these questions, join our team!

Further details about the role

Interviews to be held: 5th December 2025

Start date: January 2026

For further details please visit our website.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e‑mail.

If you are successful in being short‑listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 2 to 3 weeks of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Commitment to safeguarding

Think Differently Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this. Please be aware that all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for the employer to access this information at any time.