Director of Campus Operations
Epsom College
Surrey
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- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 November 2024
Job overview
Director of Campus Operations
Epsom College
Epsom College is a co-educational day and boarding school with approximately 1100 pupils aged 11-18. The College is located one mile from Epsom town, below Epsom Downs in heritage and modern buildings set in a beautiful tree-filled campus of some 72 acres. Originally founded by The Royal Medical Benevolent Foundation, today the College strives to develop the individual talents of every girl and boy.
Epsom College is seeking to appoint a Director of Campus Operations (DOCO) a newly created role to support the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in leading and transforming the operational functions across the campus at Epsom College. It is an exciting time at the College with the recent commencement of the 16th Head of Epsom College and he and the COO are now in a position to set and deliver a new and ambitious strategy for the College, building on its success and ensuring a modern operating and learning environment.
As a key member of the College’s Operational Leadership Team, the DOCO will be responsible for four key functions across the campus that are critical to the operation of the College:
- The Catering Department
- The Commercial and Events Department
- The Estates Department, which includes Grounds, Security and Transport
- The Facilities Department, which includes Health and Safety, Domestic and Laundry
The DOCO will provide hands-on leadership to the above operational heads to deliver a well-coordinated, operationally excellent service to deliver the strategic aims of the College and the operational departments to a high standard with a customer-orientated ethos. Health and Safety, along with campus safety and security, will be a key early focus on the role, ensuring that the College is fully compliant in all areas of relevant legislation and the record-keeping and coordination of these activities is robust. The DOCO will also work with the COO and the Commercial Team to lead the development of an ambitious enterprise strategy to increase the generation of non-fee income.
You will have hands-on experience leading a large complex operational team. You will be a conscientious and hard-working individual who enjoys collaborating with a wide range of activities.
You will possess strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders. The successful candidate will be highly organised with a flexible and adaptable style. You will embrace the Epsom College ethos and values in all aspects of the role.
The College offers a competitive salary, pension membership with life assurance cover, generous school fee discount, private healthcare plan, and other lifestyle benefits.
The College is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to attracting and retaining the very best staff, ensuring that our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.
The College has appointed recruitment specialist Anderson Quigley to support this appointment. For further information please visit our website, or for a confidential discussion please contact Hayley Mintern, hayley.mintern@andersonquigley.com or Samantha Bryan-Ross samantha.bryan-ross@andersonquigley.com or +44 (0)7510 384 713.
Closing date for applications: 6th November 2024 at 9.00AM
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process a criminal check by the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required. Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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About Epsom College
The College has grown significantly in the past seven years, with pupil numbers rising 40% as the result of the opening of our Lower School in 2016, and growth throughout the rest of the College. We admit pupils into Years 7, 9, and 12, and each year around 220 new children join our community, with an average of five pupils applying for every space.
Epsom is a happy school. Almost all our pupils remain with us for their A-levels, and staff retention is equally strong. Around 60% of staff live onsite, which lends the College a real sense of community and togetherness.
From 8am until 6pm, our 72-acre campus is alive with learning; academic lessons also take place on Saturday mornings meaning that pupils have time each day to learn and develop outside the classroom. Our co-curricular programme – which features a vast array of clubs, societies and activities each week – is award-winning (picking up the ‘Best of the Best’ accolade from The Week for six consecutive years); our CCF is one of the largest in the UK; and our Duke of Edinburgh programme currently has over 100 pupils completing their Gold or Silver award.
In addition, our timetable features wellbeing lessons, an award-winning Personal Social Development offering, and an hour each week for volunteering in the community. Last year Epsom pupils gave 9,830 hours of their time to help local charities, schools, and community groups.
When pupils aren’t busy with all of the above, they can relax and catch up with friends in their House. We have 13 single-sex Houses for all our pupils from Year 9 upwards (whether they are day pupils or boarders). This combination of single sex accommodation within a co-ed environment gives us the best of both worlds.
The fact our houses are physical buildings, where pupils can step through the door into a space that’s entirely their own, is key to the success of our pastoral programme. This was part of the reason why Epsom was named Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing (2022-23).
Sport is central to the College. We have been named the top co-ed school for sport in south east England, and compete in county and national finals in all our major sports across all age groups. Over 22 sports are offered to our pupils, and the aim is to encourage participation for all – we regularly field D and E teams, and see an average of 90% of pupils playing competitive fixtures.
Our focus on delivering an all-round education, that develops the whole child, is regularly celebrated. In the past four years, in both the TES and Independent School of the Year Awards, we have been a finalist in the categories of Boarding School of The Year, Co-Ed School of the Year, SLT of the Year, Creativity in Teaching, Student Wellbeing, Community Initiative, and Sporting Achievement. We were voted the overall winner at the Independent School of the Year awards (2022-23), and the Sunday Times’ most improved school in the UK for 2024.
We hope that you are excited by the opportunity to come and join the fantastic teachers and support staff who work here.
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