Job Description

• Stour Valley Community School
• Address: Cavendish Road, Clare, Suffolk CO10 8PJ
• Salary: £34,434 - £36,363 per annum
• Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, core hours are 8 am until 4 pm Monday to Thursday, and 8 am until 3.30 pm on Friday but flexibility is required to cover the early and late shifts at both schools
• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference: 5091

Stour Valley Community School are seeking a Site Operations Manager.

Anglian Learning is pleased to share with you an exciting opportunity for a Head of Operations to join Stour Valley Community School and Clare Community Primary School.

You will:

• manage the site staff to ensure the effective day-to-day operation of the services across both sites
• ensure the schools comply with statuary inspection and Health and Safety legislation
• have overall responsibility for the management of the facilities, ensuring that they are developed and maintained to the highest standard to provide an outstanding learning and working environment for students and staff, and a first-class resource for the community.

As well as having the relevant practical skills and experience, you will be a reliable and proactive team player with good communication skills, taking pride in the school environment and showing a willingness to support the school community.

We can offer a 3-bedroom house on site for a nominal rent – rent review pending.

As an employee of Anglian Learning, you would benefit from access to a range of employee benefits and Trust-wide initiatives. For an overview of the benefits on offer please refer to the Recruitment Information Pack.

*Regrettably we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. You must either have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application or be in the process of obtaining this, as proof of right to work will be required during the recruitment process.

If working for an organisation that strives to have a long-lasting positive impact on its pupils and local community sounds appealing, then we want to hear from you!

How to apply

To apply and for further information about the role requirements, our trust and school please visit our website

Closing date: 22 June 2026.

Interview date: week commencing, 29 June 2026.

Please note we reserve the right to interview prior to the advertised closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

Promoted as FJ (Featured Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with applicants and existing staff to explore ways in which we can remove barriers to support everyone to fulfil their potential. If you would benefit from adjustments to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please get in contact to discuss options.

Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to robust pre-employment checks including but not limited to checks carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online presence check prior to interview.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org