Director Of Operations

Job description

Position: Director Of Operations

Salary: PO8 (dependent on experience)

Hours of work: 36 hours per week-52 weeks

Contract Term: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 24th April 2026 at 10am

Interviews: Week commencing 29th April 2026

Start date :  To start as soon as possible

We are looking for a Director of Operations to join our amazing Leadership Team.

The Director of Operations will lead finance, operations, premises and compliance, and HR, and lead the school’s administrative and support functions.

Gladesmore is a very friendly place to work, with a rich ethnic and linguistically diverse staff and student community. The ethos is inspiring and positive.  In four successive Ofsted inspections, the school has been judged to be outstanding in every category and exemplary in these.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to bring in a copy of their photo ID and most recent DBS certificate on the day of the interview.

In line with our safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CV’s.

Gladesmore Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Appointment to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Scheme, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references. An online check of publicly available information will be completed to access shortlisted candidates suitability to work with children.

As a school, we embrace diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the essential selection criteria.