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Babington Academy is seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Operations Manager.
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Closing date: 20th April 2026, Interviews: 28th April 2026
About the role
This is a highly visible role, suited to someone with strong leadership skills, a sound understanding of school operations.
The successful candidate will ensure the smooth, compliant and efficient day-to-day running of academy operations, providing highly effective on-site leadership across Estates, local HR administration and Admin/Office services. They will work closely with the Academy Principal and central Trust teams, proactively identifying issues before they escalate, and presenting practical solutions that protect learning, safety and service standards and the Finance Business Partner (FBP) who leads on academy finance.
The postholder will manage the site team and other relevant support staff.
What we can offer you:
Access to the highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
Access to extensive, free and confidential wellbeing services, including counselling, physiotherapy, GP phone and video consultations, menopause support, manspace and mindfulness programmes
Staff Benefits Package – access to a huge range of savings from retailers such as Currys, Halfords, Wilko, Asda, Tesco, M&S, Morrisons and many more
Cycle to Work – make tax and National Insurance savings on a new bike and safety accessories via salary sacrifice, managed through the Trust
Free Financial Support Service from Barclays – support with all aspects of your financial health and wellbeing, open to all staff
Eye Test Vouchers – free SpecSavers vouchers
Free Annual Flu Vaccine
How to Apply:
For safer recruitment purposes we will only accept fully completed application forms through eTeach. CVs and resumes will not be considered. We strongly recommend that you visit Babington before applying to see why we are all so proud to be Babington.
Salary - Grade 10 (Points 31-34 £47,181 to £50,269) full time (37 hours per week). This is a permanent job.
Safeguarding Statement
The Learning without Limits Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Social Media Checks
As part of the shortlisting process, in line with measures identified in statutory guidance relating to safeguarding practice, the Trust will conduct searches on candidates selected for interview, through a third party, on social media in order to identify anything that could give rise to a safeguarding concern in what has been said or done online. Only information relevant to safeguarding concerns obtained from the search will be passed over for consideration during the recruitment process.