At Salutem Care and Education, our aim is to empower people to live a life they choose, regardless of the care or support they need.
We are proud to provide a range of care and support across our schools, day centres, and residential homes for children and adults. Just like any strong community, we want the very best for the individuals we support.
We’re proud to be recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer United Kingdom, reflecting our exceptional culture, care, and commitment to our people.
In addition, we’re honoured to be named among the 2025 Top 100 Global Inspiring Workplaces, and to have achieved Top 10 in the 2026 UK & Ireland Inspiring Workplaces Awards.
We’re passionate about developing and supporting colleagues for the future. Through a culture of continuous learning and reflective practice, we create opportunities for personal and professional growth — helping our people build meaningful and rewarding careers in care.
Operations Manager
Beaumont College
Make a Meaningful Difference Through Operational Excellence
Beaumont College is seeking an experienced and dynamic Operations Manager to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for providing strategic and operational oversight of business support services, workforce planning, HR operations, and compliance across the college.
Working closely with the Principal, Assistant Principal, Head of Care and Divisional Business Manager, you will help create a positive, compliant and high-performing culture that enables both staff and students to thrive. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced operational leader who is passionate about people, continuous improvement and delivering outstanding outcomes in specialist education and care.
About the Role
As Operations Manager, you will provide leadership across workforce planning, recruitment, employee relations, attendance management, compliance, business administration and operational systems.
You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and effective running of the college, driving improvements in workforce performance, operational effectiveness and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Act as an active member of the College Senior Leadership Team.
- Support delivery of the College Development Plan and strategic objectives.
- Contribute to organisational planning, resource management and operational improvement.
- Lead projects that enhance efficiency, workforce effectiveness and compliance.
- Promote a culture aligned with Salutem's values and behaviours.
Workforce Planning & Talent Management
- Lead workforce planning activities to ensure effective staffing levels.
- Review workforce structures and identify future staffing requirements.
- Support succession planning and talent development initiatives.
- Drive employee engagement and workforce sustainability.
Recruitment & Retention
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment activities.
- Develop effective attraction strategies to secure high-quality candidates.
- Analyse recruitment and retention trends.
- Implement initiatives to improve retention and reduce vacancies.
- Promote Beaumont College as an employer of choice within specialist education.
Employee Relations
- Provide leadership and guidance on:
- Disciplinary investigations
- Grievance procedures
- Absence management
- Capability processes
- Performance management
- Workplace conflict resolution
- Ensure fair, consistent and legally compliant people management practices.
- Support managers with investigations and formal HR processes.
Attendance & Wellbeing
- Monitor and analyse sickness absence levels.
- Implement strategies to improve staff attendance.
- Support employee wellbeing initiatives.
- Develop solutions that improve engagement and morale.
- Support managers with both short-term and long-term absence cases.
HR Compliance & Safeguarding
- Maintain oversight of:
- Safer recruitment requirements
- Single Central Record compliance
- DBS monitoring
- Right to Work checks
- Mandatory training compliance
- Supervision compliance
- Appraisal completion
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation, KCSIE guidance and organisational policies.
- Support inspection readiness, audits and compliance reviews.
Operations Management
- Oversee daily operational functions across the college.
- Ensure robust administration systems and processes are in place.
- Monitor operational risks and business continuity arrangements.
- Support health and safety compliance.
- Lead operational improvement projects.
- Manage operational service contracts where applicable.
Performance & Data Management
- Produce and analyse workforce and operational performance reports.
- Monitor data relating to:
- Recruitment
- Staff turnover
- Absence
- Agency usage
- Training compliance
- Supervision compliance
- Employee relations activity
- Present meaningful management information to senior leaders.
- Support evidence-based decision making through robust reporting.
Stakeholder Management
- Build effective relationships with:
- Staff teams
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Families and stakeholders
- Shared service departments
- External agencies
- Act as a key point of contact for HR and operational matters.
- Support clear and effective communication across the organisation.
Leadership Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop operational support teams.
- Deliver supervision, appraisals and performance reviews.
- Foster accountability and continuous improvement.
- Support the development of future leaders.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, professionalism and respect.
About You
Essential Qualifications
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards).
- GCSE English and Mathematics (Grade 4/C or above).
Knowledge & Skills
You will possess strong knowledge and experience in:
- Employment law and HR best practice.
- Workforce planning and resourcing strategies.
- Employee engagement and retention.
- Attendance management.
- Safer recruitment requirements.
- Safeguarding within education settings.
- GDPR and data protection requirements.
- Health and Safety legislation.
You will also demonstrate:
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Strong investigative and report-writing capabilities.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills.
- Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting workforce data.
- High levels of discretion and professionalism.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Confidence in challenging constructively and driving improvement.
Essential Experience
- Significant operational management experience.
- Experience managing HR functions within education, health or social care.
- Experience leading recruitment and retention initiatives.
- Experience managing employee relations cases.
- Experience working within regulated environments.
- Experience producing workforce reports and management information.
- Experience leading teams and driving organisational improvement.
What Success Looks Like
Within your first 12 months, you will:
- Improve staff retention and reduce vacancies.
- Maintain HR and safeguarding compliance above organisational targets.
- Increase supervision and appraisal completion rates.
- Reduce agency expenditure through effective workforce planning.
- Deliver timely and effective employee relations outcomes.
- Improve attendance levels and staff wellbeing indicators.
- Strengthen workforce capability through recruitment and development strategies.
- Contribute positively to inspection readiness and overall college performance.
Why Join Beaumont College?
This role provides a unique opportunity to become a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, working alongside the Principal, Head of Care and Assistant Principals to ensure workforce stability, operational excellence and regulatory compliance. By providing dedicated operational and people leadership, you will enable educational and care leaders to focus on delivering exceptional outcomes for our students.
Join us and help shape a culture where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential.
Our Core Values:
➡️Supportive: Helping everyone reach their full potential.
➡️Ambitious: Striving for the best outcomes.
➡️Loyal: Prioritising our staff and the people we support.
➡️Unique: Innovating without compromising quality.
➡️Transparent: Fostering openness and mutual respect.
➡️Engaging: Partnering with everyone involved.
➡️Meaningful: Offering fulfilling opportunities.
Why Choose Us?
✅Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, and bereavement support.
✅ Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support.
✅ Financial Support: Flexible pay with Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, and Life Assurance.
✅ Physical Support: Online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities.
Still not convinced?
Recognised as a Top Employer United Kingdom 2026 by the Top Employers Institute.
Named among the Top 100 Global Inspiring Workplaces by Inspiring Workplaces.
- Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.
Salutem Care and Education is dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of children, young adults, and vulnerable individuals. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks.
