Site Manager

We are seeking an experienced and reliable Site Manager to play a key role in maintaining and developing the facilities at Avanti Court Primary School. This is a pivotal role responsible for ensuring the school environment remains safe, compliant, and maintained to a consistently high standard for pupils, staff, and visitors. You will oversee all aspects of site operations, including planned and reactive maintenance, contractor management, and the leadership of caretaking and cleaning teams. Working closely with school leadership, you will support the smooth day‑to‑day running of the premises while driving improvements across the site. This is an excellent opportunity for a facilities professional who takes pride in their work and is looking to make a meaningful contribution within a supportive education setting.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the maintenance, safety, security, and compliance of the school site, ensuring all facilities are well‑kept and meet statutory and Trust standards.
• Plan and deliver preventative maintenance programmes, conduct regular inspections, and manage repairs and improvements across the site.
• Lead and manage site staff, including caretaking and cleaning teams, as well as external contractors, ensuring high standards of work and service delivery.
• Ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, including risk assessments, reporting, contractor checks, and maintenance of accurate records.
• Manage site operations such as lettings, deliveries, stock control, and budgets, while communicating effectively with school leadership and stakeholders.

Experience:

• Experience in a facilities management or similar role.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Ability to apply basic ICT skills to the needs of the job.
• Ability to work independently and lead.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.

Qualifications & Skills:

All Avanti schools provide pupils with an outstanding education rooted in the inclusive and distinctive Avanti Schools ethos of educational excellence, character development, and spiritual insight. Avanti exists to help each person become a well‑rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development
• NEST pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Flexible working opportunities
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well‑being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle‑to‑work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
• Free staff lunch and on‑site parking

Pre‑employment checks:

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re‑checks. Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre‑employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.