Operations Manager

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Job Description

• Ipswich High School
• Address: Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1AZ
• Salary: Competitive
• Hours: 36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year*
• Contract: Permanent. Required as soon as possible
• Reference: 8692

Competitive renumeration, based on skills, knowledge and experience.

Ipswich High School is looking to recruit an Operations Manager.

At the heart of a successful school is an environment where pupils feel safe, staff feel supported and everything works as it should, often without being noticed. We are now looking for an Operations Manager who understands just how vital that quiet excellence is.

This is a key leadership role for someone who takes pride in high standards, clear systems and well-run spaces, and who enjoys working as part of a close-knit school community. The Operations Manager will ensure that our site, facilities and operational services are safe, compliant, well maintained and welcoming, allowing teaching and learning to flourish.

Working closely with the Head and Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will lead health and safety, estates and facilities, site security, transport oversight and contractor management. They will bring calm authority, sound judgement and a collaborative approach, balancing day-to-day operational demands with longer-term planning and improvement.

We are looking for someone who is practical, organised, proactive and solution focused, a strong leader with excellent communication skills. Proven experience in operations, facilities or estates management is essential, ideally within education or similarly regulated setting, together with a genuine commitment to safeguarding and to being an active, engaged member of the school community.

To find out more

Please see the Recruitment Pack which includes the Job Description to find out more about this role, this is located on the vacancies page on our website

If you would like to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager at the school on 01473 201075 or via email at recruitment@ipswichhighschool.co.uk

How to apply

Please complete the application form on our website

Return your completed application form, enclosing a cover letter supporting your application to Linda Marsh, HR Manager at recruitment@ipswichhighschool.co.uk

Closing date: 9 am, 17 April 2026.

Please note we are unable to accept CVs as the only form of application.

A CV can be submitted in addition to the application form and cover letter.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to pre-employment screening, which includes an enhanced DBS, reference check and online searches prior to appointment.

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