Transform Trust
School Operations Manager
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Required From September 2026
Full time
Term time plus two weeks
Permanent
Grade F points 20-24 (£32,597-£35,412 FTE per annum)
£29,474 - £32,020 Actual Salary per annum
About the Role
Cantrell Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint an Operations Manager to manage the school office and provide HR, payroll and other administrative, financial, organisational processes within the school. Working closely with Head Teacher and the Transform Trust central team to ensure school finance and HR processes are completed in an accurate and timely manner.
You will contribute to the planning, development and monitoring of support services and/or management of support staff, including delegation of relevant activities. The role will also involve supporting the Senior Management Team by enabling effective strategic decision making.
We pride ourselves on our caring, nurturing approach and going the ‘extra-mile’ to help children and their families. We are a community school, with several of the staff living in the neighbourhood and some even having attended here as pupils.
We warmly welcome applications from motivated individuals to join our dedicated and highly effective team from Cantrell Primary and Nursery School. The role includes contribution to the planning, development and monitoring of support services and management of some support staff, including delegation of relevant activities.
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- Have general office or similar experience, ideally in an Educational setting
- Experience of managing people
- Be able to carry out both routine and more difficult financial calculations
- Have the ability to interpret data / information and present this to senior staff in an appropriate, understandable fashion
- Be accurate and take pride in your work
- Work well as part of a team
- Be literate and numerate
- Have excellent communication skills with children and adults
In Return We Offer
- A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.
- Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
- Calm and purposeful learning environments
- Friendly, polite, well-behaved children who deserve the very best
- Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
- A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
- Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
How To Apply
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
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Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust
Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.
Any questions or queries should be directed to Jacqueline Tomkinson, Acting Headteacher, Cantrell Primary School, Cantrell Road, Nottingham, NG6 9HJ
Email: admin@cantrell.nottingham.sch.uk
Telephone: 0115 9155770
Closing date for applications: 21st September 2026 at 9am
Interviews will be held on: 1st October 2026
About Us
Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9510 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.
We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.
We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.
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