Job Description

Role:

School Operations Lead

Base:

Eden Park Primary & Nursery School

Hours:

22.5 hours

Contract:

Permanent, term time plus 3 weeks (41 weeks per year).

Salary:

Connect Grade E Point 9 15,994 (FTE 29,093) per year

Are you seeking to achieve a greater sense of satisfaction from your work? Would you like to contribute to making a positive impact on young people's lives?

Eden Park Primary & Nursery School is looking to appoint an outstanding and highly motivated School Operations Lead to join our team from September 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our dedicated, successful, and committed team in a vibrant and dynamic school, situated in the Brixham area of Torbay. As part of the Connect Academy Trust, the base school will be Eden Park Primary & Nursery School and you could be required to work in other schools in the Trust.

If you are an organised and enthusiastic individual with a strong administration background who thrives on working in a dynamic and supportive environment,

Connect Academy Trust

has an exciting opportunity available for you to become a key part of our team!

Connectis an established family of eight large, successful and happy primary schools in Plymouth and Torbay, educating over 3,300 children and 550 staff and we are seeking a resilient, determined and proactive individual to join us.

The successful candidate will:

have previous experience of working in an administrative/business role, HR admin experience would be desirable

be confident using MS office applications especially excel and word

have experience of problem solving and process improvement

be able to manage conflicting priorities, demanding workload and tight deadlines

have effective communication, influencing and persuasion skills with evidence of forming working relationships and working flexibly across professional and operational boundaries

be self-motivated, resilient and have a sense of humour!

Key responsibilities will include:

Co-ordinating the recruitment processes for the school following the Trust policies and procedures

Maintaining school personnel records in the Trust HR system including issuing of employment contracts, variations to contracts and starters and leavers

Developing and maintaining effective administration systems and procedures and oversee the school office

Being the key liaison between the Trust Shared Services team and the School, and a key contact for staff within the school.

What we can offer you

Connect is a rewarding place to work where we are passionate about building an environment where everyone feels valued, appreciated and able to reach their full potential. Our core values (known as anchors) of Empowering, Principled, Trailblazing and Nurturing are at the heart of all we do.

We can offer you:

A highly supportive Shared Services team invested in your growth and professional development

A Trust culture that promotes diversity, equality and social justice

A supportive approach for all staff and an innovative approach to appraisal

Comprehensive induction and on-going support opportunities for professional development

An opportunity to be at the heart of an exciting and growing Multi-Academy Trust, developing the UK's first ocean conservation curriculum

Membership of the highly desirable Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme

Access to salary sacrifice and employee benefit programmes

If you are interested, please visit: www.connectacademytrust.co.uk/vacancies

Closing date: Monday 30th June 2025 (midday)

Interviews: Tuesday 8th July 2025

Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check. An on-line check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate's suitability to work with children.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 15,994.00 per year

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 30/06/2025
Expected start date: 01/09/2025