Operations Manager

Required 1st September 2025

Operations Manager

30 hours per week

Permanent role 

Term time only plus 4 additional weeks

Dowdales School is a proud, thriving and ambitious community. Here, we work together, as one, to ensure that everyone thrives in everything that they do. As a whole school, and as individuals, we aim high: wanting the very best for all. Everyone in Dowdales School leads by example ensuring that we treat each other as we want to be treated ourselves.

We are a community school with 820 students aged 11-16 years on roll. Situated in the historic town of Dalton in Furness, we enjoy being on the fringe of the Lake District National Park. As an Ofsted rated ‘good’ school, we believe in high expectations, excellent teaching and ambition for every young person.

We are seeking to appoint an Operations Manager to manage and implement health and safety best practice, ensuring the school complies with current health and safety legislation.  To lead the Site Team, ensuring the Dowdales site operates effectively and efficiently to achieve its goal of providing a first class resource for the school, town and wider community.  This role will also lead and manage the school catering service, Dalton Active Sports Hall (DASH) and all other lettings within the school.

We are proud to have:

Extremely high aspirations for all students at Dowdales ensuring that every young person makes excellent progress and performs to the best of their ability.

Students with positive attitudes who enjoy coming to school.

An enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff and governors.

We would welcome applications from someone who has:

NVQ Level 3 or 4 or equivalent experience or knowledge in the relevant work area.

Knowledge of the procedures and approaches in the area and understanding of general organisation procedures, regulations and legislation, as applicable to this role.

Knowledge of health and safety and relevant procedures and policies and how they apply to the work area.

Application packs available at www.dowdalesschool.co.uk/vacancies/.

Completed application forms to be returned to Mrs A Young at Dowdales School by 9am, Wednesday 2nd July 2025 by email recruitment@dowdales.school or by post.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing 7th July 2025.

If you have any questions or queries about any aspect of this procedure please do not hesitate to call on 01229 469800.  

Dowdales School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. The successful applicant will be required to undertake child protection screening, including references from past employers and an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that we are unable to accept cv's and an application form must be completed