Head of Operations
Affinity Learning Partnership, Burton On Trent, DE13 0LLThis job expired on 22 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
22 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
1 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £57,830.00 - £62,437.00 Annually (FTE) 37 hours per week, 52.143 weeks per year
Head of Operations job summary
About the role
As Head of Operations, you will play a key role in supporting the CEO and the Trust’s Central Leadership Team, ensuring that all operations are efficient, sustainable and aligned with our vision and values.
You will provide strategic leadership across Estates, Health and Safety, Lettings and Information Technology, developing strategies for each function and setting professional standards that ensure statutory compliance.
Working closely with senior leaders, you will oversee the Trust’s strategic risk register, support the financial budgeting process and ensure effective resource management across people, infrastructure and systems.
As line manager to Estates, IT and Lettings teams, you will lead their professional development and build a collaborative culture. You will take a lead role in developing the Trust’s strategies, overseeing capital projects and ensuring that our buildings, systems and processes are safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
The successful candidate will have experience in a senior position with excellent leadership skills and be committed to maintaining the ethos of the Trust. You will be a strategic leader, able to implement positive change and promote best practices to ensure our central services enable our schools to thrive.
Our Vision and Values - Affinity Learning Partnership
Affinity Learning Partnership is a Multi Academy Trust comprising three Secondary Academies and four Primary Academies, currently based in Staffordshire and Derbyshire.
We pride ourselves on being 'a great place to work', Where everyone belongs, progresses and thrives.
Belongs:
We advocate and nurture inclusivity, connectedness and wellbeing by creating opportunities for all and forging a sense of community.
Progress:
Exceptional CPD and career pathways ensure all staff can excel in their roles.
All of our schools deliver quality teaching and learning, underpinned by our aspirational and enriching curriculum. This is enabled by skilled support and business professionals.
Thrives:
We empower staff, pupils and our wider communities to be agents of change both now and in the future. We actively seek to grow our Trust where it supports all in our community to achieve, grow and develop.
Continuing Professional Development
The Trust believes that professional development is key to successful employees and offers excellent opportunities for you to grow and achieve. We provide tailored Continuing Professional Development, mentoring, support and a range of development opportunities across the Trust.
Benefits Package
Affinity Learning Partnership strives to be an ‘Employer of Choice’ and is committed to the wellbeing and development of colleagues. Offering an excellent benefit package which includes:
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted Gym Membership
- BHSF Healthcare Scheme
- Eye Care Voucher Scheme
- Flu Vaccination Vouchers
Additional Information:
Please note that we do not hold a sponsorship licence and, therefore, are unable to employ individuals residing outside of the UK or candidates living within the UK who require continued sponsorship to work in the UK.
Please note: Completed applications should be received by 09:00am of the closing date. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Please ensure to regularly check your junk/spam folder for any correspondence in relation to the progress of your application. Due to the volume of applications we receive, it is not policy to give individual feedback at this stage.
We welcome a broad range of perspectives with a commitment to equality of opportunity by recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment and a culture of belonging for everyone in Affinity Learning Partnership. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities irrespective of age, disability, race, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marriage or civil partnership status, or neurodivergent status. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Affinity Learning Partnership
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- Multi-academy trust
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