Operations Lead

Blackdown Education Partnership; Wellington; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational trust in Wellington is seeking an Operations Lead to supervise school support staff and manage operational matters. The role involves overseeing administration, coordinating recruitment, and ensuring effective communication with parents and staff. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills, experience in administration, and a strong ability to adapt to changing priorities. This is a full-time, permanent position with competitive benefits including a pension scheme, professional development, and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Wellbeing provision

Flexible working opportunities

Gym membership

Free tea and coffee

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in operational management, ideally in education.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and adapt to changes.

Responsibilities

• Supervise non-classroom-based support staff.
• Lead school operational matters under the direction of the Headteacher.
• Oversee administration systems and coordinate recruitment processes.
• Manage parental communication systems and social media.
• Administer financial processes and organise school events.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal abilities

Experience in administration

IT systems competence

Job description

## Operations Lead### We are searching for the best education professionals* Operations LeadNEWFast Apply# Operations LeadEmployerLocation: Wellington, SomersetContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: £25,526 NJC Point 13 with the range 13 - 19Posted: 17th December 2025Start Date: 1st February 2026Expires: 12th January 2026 09:00 AMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: 1st February 2026Job ID: 1526737Job Reference: OpLead0126Start Date: 1st February 2026* Contract Type :Permanent* Job ID: 1526737* Share :Key responsibilities of the role will include:• Supervision of non-classroom-based support staff.• Leading on all school operational matters under the direction of the Headteacher.• Oversee administration systems and “front of house” services.• Coordinate staff recruitment, onboarding, and HR processes in liaison with the Trust HR Team.• Maintaining pupil and staff records, monitor attendance, and complete statutory returns.• Managing parental communication systems, website, and social media.• Administering financial processes, including orders, invoices, and trip arrangements.• Liaising with Trust teams (Finance, Estates, IT) to ensure smooth operations.• Organising school events and ensuring compliance with safety and health standards.• Act as a trained first aider and support pupil supervision when required.We are looking for candidates with:• Strong organisational and time management skills.• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.• Experience in administration and operational management (ideally in an educational setting).• Ability to work collaboratively and adapt to changing priorities.• Competence in IT systems and digital communication platforms.What we offer:• Eligibility to join excellent pension scheme;• Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits;• Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities;• Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities;• Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues;• Flexible working opportunities;• Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance;• Free car parking;• On site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at a low cost;• Gym membership. Many of our schools have on-site gyms, the use of which is available to employees at a discounted rate;• Cycle to work scheme which enables employees to purchase a bike and accessories for their commute to work;• Free tea and coffee.For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to our school, please contact Andrew Wootton (Headteacher IKB).**Closing date: Monday 12th January 9.00am****Interviews: Tuesday 20th January**### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what 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-1974Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.**References:** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.**Data Protection Act:** Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.**BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment:** Please see our website for further information.### Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary SchoolPart of### Blackdown Education Partnership