Operations Officer

Highcliffe School; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 16,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Highcliffe School in the United Kingdom is seeking an Operations Officer to support the Operations Manager in ensuring the smooth and compliant running of daily school operations. The role requires strong administration skills to manage calendar, cover arrangements, transport, trips and visits, and timetabling.

You will join a welcoming team with training provided on school systems and processes, and a permanent full‑time contract on Grade 6 SCP 6 with pro rata salary details indicated in the

Qualifications

• Strong administration skills to work under supervision and within compliance frameworks.
• Experience with calendar management, timetable administration and coordinating school activities.
• Ability to organise trips and visits, transport, room bookings and duty rotas.

Responsibilities

• Support the Operations Manager with the smooth operation of the school.
• Coordinate calendar management and timetable administration.
• Organise trips and visits, transport, room bookings, duty rotas and other operational tasks.

Skills

Administration skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

We reserve the right to close any post early should a suitable candidate apply before the deadline date.

Operations Officer

Full Time, Permanent Grade 6 SCP 6 Actual Salary £16,326 (FTE: £26,847) 22.5 hours full time. 52 weeks including Inset days

We are looking to appoint an Operations Officer to support the Operations Manager with the smooth and efficient operation of the school. You should have the relevant administration skills to work under the supervision of the Operations Manager within strictly regulated activities and compliance frameworks across cover arrangements, calendar management, organisation of trips and visits, transport, room bookings, duty rotas, timetable administration and other operational activities.

Successful candidates may have relevant experience in one or more of these areas (or similar in another sector) and demonstrate the fluency, rigour and initiative required to operate successfully at this level. Training will be provided in school systems and processes, management information systems, timetabling and educational visits co-ordination.

Staff tell us we offer a very supportive and welcoming working environment.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years service.

by 12noon Friday 16th October 2026.

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in the commitment. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and positive references.

Highcliffe School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.