School Operations Leader: Admin, Data & Student Services

Ark The King's School; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

CPD opportunities

EDD days

LGPS pension

Work-life balance

Ark Rewards

Blue Light Card

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

The King’s School, part of the Ark network, is seeking a School Support Manager to lead administration, reception, reprographics and first aid teams, ensuring efficient and professional support across the school. You will drive data governance, HR administration, financial processes and student services, and work with senior leaders to uphold safeguarding while continually improving systems.

This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role in a busy school environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or coordinating administrative functions within a busy environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
• Confident and effective communication with students, staff, families and external agencies.
• Proactive in developing and improving systems and processes.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment and prioritises to meet deadlines.
• Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and delivering a high service level.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the administration, reception, reprographics and first aid teams.
• Oversee key school systems including data management, information governance and SCR maintenance.
• Coordinate HR administration processes including recruitment, induction and personnel records.
• Manage financial administration activities including ordering, payments, cash handling and debt recovery support.
• Lead administration of student services and ensure policies for student support are implemented.
• Lead parental communications and identify opportunities to improve systems and ways of working across the school.

Skills

Leadership

Administration

Data management

HR administration

Financial processes

Student services

Reception

First aid

Job description

The King’s School, part of the Ark network, is seeking a School Support Manager to lead administration, reception, reprographics and first aid teams, ensuring efficient and professional support across the school. You will drive data governance, HR administration, financial processes and student services, and work with senior leaders to uphold safeguarding while continually improving systems.

This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role in a busy school environment.