Location: Aylesbury
Overview
The Bucks Primary PRU, have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our SLT to start in April 2026 or earlier if possible for handover of role. This role can be based at either Pathways in Aylesbury or The Oaks in Amersham or Woodlands in High Wycombe, to suit the needs of the successful applicant and the wider senior leadership team.
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 9 - FTE £52312 5 days a week term time only approx - £41849
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time/Part-time
Closing date: 10/03/2026
Interviews to be held: 18/03/2026
About us
We are the Buckinghamshire Primary PRU. We support children who are finding life difficult at their mainstream school. Everyone who works for the PRU is passionate about giving the children we support the best opportunities to succeed, with a great reputation and close links with the mainstream schools in our community so that we can work together to help children overcome barriers and instil a lifelong love of learning.
We are delighted that Ofsted have assessed our provision to be Outstanding across all the categories they include in their report.
We will offer you:
1. A varied and challenging workplace
2. A supportive leadership team
3. Opportunities to develop your leadership and management skills, and to have a real impact on outcomes for pupils through your leadership of others
4. Children who will stretch your skills and test you emotionally
About the role
5. Ensuring/providing the delivery of expert information and advice across a range of topics including procurement, finance and personnel matters
6. Interpret complex information and recommend actions in all areas of responsibility and expertise.
7. Develop and oversee the implementation of policies and best practice for all areas. Supporting SLT colleagues as appropriate,
8. Provide expert advice support and guidance to SLT colleagues in the development of policies and plans ensuring that the objectives and priorities are implemented and reviewed systematically.
9. Provide support to SLT and the Management Committee in developing new initiatives and managing change.
10. Manage and support for the administration teams so that they can meet their day-to-day responsibilities, as well as the specific areas of responsibilities as defined by the Headteacher.
11. Lead and support the administration team so that the PRU's administration systems and structures provide an excellent service to meet the needs of the PRU.
This job description describes in general terms the duties and responsibilities of the PRU Operations Manager. Duties vary from time to time at the discretion of the Executive head and SLT. Job descriptions may be changed at any time after consultation with employees.
Please see attached job description for more details
About you
12. Experience of running an administrative department and / or section
13. Successful and relevant leadership experience
14. Successful strategic experience
15. Experience of budgetary management and control within a large organisation
16. Knowledge and experience of a variety of financial management systems and processes and procedures
17. Experience of motivating and leading staff
18. Exceptional planning and organisational skills including management deadlines
19. Highly developed interpersonal skills
20. Skills and confidence to coach and mentor staff and tackle underperformance
Please see attached job description for more details