Senior Operations Manager in Bristol

An important, busy lead operations and administration role within one of our Bristol Secondary academies. Due to the retirement of a long-standing member of staff, Hanham Woods Academy is seeking to appoint a Senior Operations Manager. Reporting to the Principal, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating all major academy operations and administrative activities. This is a fast-paced and reactive role, requiring someone who can ensure that robust administrative, compliance, and operational systems, processes, and procedures are in place and consistently adhered to. The role will also involve line management responsibility for administrative staff. Working collaboratively as a team, they will ensure the academy meets its operational goals, enabling teachers and education support staff to focus on delivering high-quality education to the children attending the Academy.

About you:

• Have a passion for working with and supporting children and young people.
• Be hard working and enthusiastic.
• Have a keen interest in working within an education-based environment and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.
• Provide evidence of effective leadership and line-management of staff including a team.
• Have experience of undertaking and developing a range of administrative tasks to a high standard.
• Be able to work with and influence colleagues in a variety of roles from across an organisation.
• Manage and prioritise a varied and busy workload as work to deadlines.
• Be knowledgeable in using BromCom or other bespoke Management Information system.
• Show experience of working on confidential matters.

About Hanham Woods Academy:

Hanham Woods Academy is a secondary school located within the outskirts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, delivering education to more than 800 pupils aged 11-16. It is one of the most improved academies in the South West, and has a growing reputation both locally and regionally. While 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 hardworking character.

Why work at CLF?

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West 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.

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!

We will not sponsor Skilled Worker visas for this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government. The following statement is included as part of our commitment to inclusion: As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.