School Business and Administration Manager

We are seeking a dedicated and highly organised Operations Manager to join our school leadership team and play a vital role in ensuring our school provides a safe, supportive and nurturing environment where every pupil can thrive. Working closely with the Headteacher, Trust colleagues and school staff, you will lead the school's operational functions, including administration, finance, health and safety, estates and ICT. As Operations manager, you oversee key support teams and ensure that the systems, resources and facilities that underpin our specialist provision are managed efficiently and effectively. You will also work closely with schools HR Lead. This is a varied and rewarding role requiring excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills. You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of compliance, safeguarding, financial management and operational excellence, while supporting continuous improvement across the school. The successful candidate will have experience of managing teams and administrative systems, strong financial and organisational skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with staff, families and external partners. Experience within education, particularly within a specialist or SEND setting, would be advantageous. Our pupils would like someone who is: Funny, happy, caring, keeps us safe and helps us to learn!" We value……. Community – Resilience – Wellbeing – Respect - Empowerment   At the Russett School we seek to prepare our learners for life through prioritising skills required to meet their full potential. Through our specialist curriculum, our children and young people are empowered through a strong emphasis on the development of individual communication strategies and life skills. Our Russett team provide enriching and safe environments, where our pupils are encouraged to develop independence, whilst promoting well-being for a happy and fulfilled future. The Russett School is a specialist setting registered for pupils aged 2 to 19 years whose primary need is associated with having a Severe Learning Difficulty (also known as SLD) and/or Complex Learning Needs. We are also part of Shaw Education Trust.  Our curriculum is bespoke. This means that it has been carefully designed specifically for learners who have SLD. It has been written to meet the varying needs of pupils who first and foremost have a severe impairment in relation to their cognitive function and or learning ability.  The Russett School also supports pupils who may have further needs in addition to their severe learning difficulty. For example; some of our pupils have severe communication and interaction needs.  Pupils at Russett undertake learning activities within classes in mixed ability groups of around 11 pupils with peers similar in age. Class sizes are generally supported by 4 adult adults (one class teacher and three Teaching Assistants). At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every r