Operations Manager at Curnow School

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About this Role

JobTitle: OperationsManager

Closing Date: Sunday 26th April2026at midnight

Interview: TBC

StartDate: ASAP

Salary: £39,499 FTE, £36,378 perannum pro-rata (92.1% of full time)

Hours: 37 hours per week - 42working weeks per year (48.946 weeks paid)

Location: CurnowSchool, Redruth

Contract type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (Monday -Thursday)

8:30 am -4:00 pm (Friday)

30 minutesunpaid lunch break each day.

Are you anexceptional organiser with a passion for making schools run smoothly, safelyand efficiently?

Do youthrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same?

Are youmotivated by supporting leaders, staff and families so that pupils receive thevery best educational experience?

Do you haveexcellent inter-personal skills and experience of HR, Finance, Premises andCompliance Management?

If so, we'dlove to hear from you.

AboutCurnow School

Curnow School is an Outstanding school and a founding academy ofThe Special Partnership Trust, a multi-academy trust in the SouthWest of England which is striving to provide a consistently highquality standard of special education across the region.

Curnow School caters for pupils aged 2 - 19 with severe or profoundlearning difficulties as well as a number of students withautism. Our younger students attend Curnow Lower School - apurpose-built provision based on the same site as Illogan PrimarySchool and offers our young learners an environment which isconducive to their needs and one which helps meet our aspirational target ofinclusive learning. Our older students attend Curnow Upper School inRedruth which is also a well-equipped provision, catering for students with awide-range of needs. We have also recently opened The Karder Hub inSt Columb Major for a small number of Reception and Year 1 pupils.

The Role

We areseeking a highly skilled and proactive School Operations Manager to providestrategic and operational leadership across the school's administrative, HR,financial and premises functions. This is a key role that ensures the schoolruns efficiently, compliantly and in line with Trust and statutoryrequirements.

You willwork closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, enabling them tofocus on strategic priorities while you oversee the day-to-day operationalrunning of the school.

KeyResponsibilities:

(Fulldetails available in the Job Description)

• Provide high-quality administrative support to the Headteacher and SLT
• Lead HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, SCR, absence management and staff records
• Carry out financial administration including raising purchase orders, goods received and invoice approval processes, reconciling school payment card, stock control and liaison with the Trust's finance team
• Manage the school MIS (Arbor), census returns, GDPR compliance and key data reporting
• Lead the administration and premises teams, ensuring strong performance and effective daily operations
• Oversee facilities, health & safety, statutory checks and emergency planning

About You

You willbring strong organisational and leadership skills, excellent communication, andexperience in HR, finance, compliance or school/business operations. You'll beconfident managing multiple priorities, working with a wide range ofstakeholders and maintaining high standards of accuracy and confidentiality.Experience of working in a school administration setting would beadvantageous. Knowledge of MIS systems,project management or facilities management is desirable but not essential.

Our TotalReward Offer:

The SpecialPartnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of theTrust.

Our PeopleStrategy is designedto help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as driveengagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and highpotential employees. It reflects ourbelief in putting our people first. Thisdoes not mean putting our learners second. Itis based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our stafffeel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn willprovide the best possible outcome forour learners.

We recognise thatour total reward offer has got to consist of more than just money. We seek toprovide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day today needs both at work and outside of work. Theseinclude generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access tohealth/wellbeing tools, training& development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feelvalued.

For furtherinformation, click here to visit the SpecialPartnership Trust websitefor our People Strategy and Benefits.

Are you ready to make alasting impact? Join us today.

Contact Us

Ifyou would like to discuss the role in confidence, please call the HR team on 01872613115 or email recruitment@specialpartnership.org

Pleasevisit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.orgfor further information about our Trust and an application pack. Applicationsshould be completed via MyNewTerm SpecialPartnership Trust - Vacancies and submitted no later than midnight on the Sunday 26thApril 2026.

If you need the application form or any part of the recruitment process in a different format, please contact us directly and we will make the necessary adjustments.

Safeguarding:

The Special Partnership Trust is committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people andexpects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers ofemployment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references,including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordancewith guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertakean online search of all shortlisted candidates.