Job Title: Operations Manager
Actual Annual Salary: £16,073 - £17,149
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £39,649 - £42,301 (CLF Grade F)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time, 15 hours per week, All year round.
Additional role info: Working Pattern - Thursday and Friday 7.5 hours per day
Provisional Start Date: 5th January 2026
Fantastic part time opportunity for a professional senior administrator to join a busy secondary academy on a job share basis:
Are you a highly organised and proactive professional with a passion for operational excellence? We are seeking an exceptional Operations Manager to play a pivotal role in the smooth running of our academy. Reporting directly to the Senior Operations Manager, you will oversee the coordination of all operational and administrative activities, ensuring that robust systems and procedures are in place to support our educational mission.
Working closely with the Principal, senior leadership team, Senior Operations Manager and colleagues across the wider trust, you will help shape and maintain a compliant, efficient, and collaborative environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact, contributing to the success of our academy through outstanding operational leadership.
The Operations Manager for Hanham Woods Academy will work as a job share with the Senior Operations Manager to ensure that the academy has appropriate operational leadership five days a week. This is a great opportunity to learn how to lead operations alongside a very experienced Senior Operations Manager.
About you:
- Ability to manage and prioritise a varied and busy workload
- Works flexibly, is highly organised and responds well to unplanned situations.
- Evidence of significant, effective administration management and leadership to support and develop the day-to-day operation of a business or other.
- High standard of oral and written communication skills and ability to understand and convey information effectively.
- Excellent customer service and highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Evidence of effective leadership and line-management of staff including a team.
- Experience of undertaking and developing a range of administrative tasks to a high standard.
- Experience of preparing and presenting data and reports.
- Excellent IT skills that include a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office, e-mail and use of the internet. Excellent keyboard and typing skills.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Hanham Woods Academy
Hanham Woods Academy is a secondary school located within the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, delivering education to pupils aged 11-16. It is one of the most improved academies in the Southwest, providing an excellent education to over 800 students. The academy has a growing reputation both locally and regionally.
Whilst we appreciate the unique setting in which the academy is placed, we work hard to challenge students from a variety of backgrounds to be the best they can be in all areas of life. Our mission here is simple: we want to give people the best chance of success, underpinned by our ethos of Dream Big, Work Hard, Be Kind. We want students to 'climb the mountain' in order to achieve success both academically and by developing a confident, resilient and hard-working character.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the Southwest that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
- Closing Date: 6 October 2025
- Short-listing: 7 October 2025
- Interviews: 16 October 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
We are unable to offer sponsorship with this role.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
