SITE SUPERVISOR in St Albans

Salary £30,269 to £32,790 per annum (including fringe allowance). Salary is negotiable and will be dependent on the successful candidate. 37 hours per week. The role is a full‑time position, working 52 weeks per year with 24 days holiday.

About Loreto St Albans: Loreto St Albans is an 11‑18 girls' academy recognised by OFSTED as outstanding in all areas. With the support of our enthusiastic and accomplished staff, our students achieve excellent results, and the Progress 8 performance measure has regularly placed Loreto in the top 2% of schools in the country. The school is oversubscribed and has earned an excellent reputation for discipline, pastoral care and academic standards.

Role Overview: The Site Supervisor will manage all aspects of the estate, including health and safety and the Site Team. As the role is both operational and managerial, the postholder will be required to have a "hands on" approach and lead by example, as a good proportion of the role will involve practical site activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Open and close the school, providing a clean, healthy and safe environment for users of the school buildings, grounds and gardens.
• Carry out maintenance and repair work requiring non‑specialist skills on the school buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings.
• Perform general lifting and assist the premises team with cleaning duties.
• Support the implementation of relevant policies including Health and Safety and CoSHH.
• Lead a small team, work on their own initiative, and maintain a flexible approach.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Practical DIY skills and proficiency in the operation of machinery.
• Good communicator, happy to lead a small team and work independently.
• An understanding and ability to support the implementation of relevant policies including Health and Safety and CoSHH would be an advantage.

Benefits: The school benefits from a mixture of original and modern buildings with excellent equipment and facilities. The school is situated in St Albans in close proximity to St Albans City Thameslink Station and also near to the M1 and M25 motorways, providing excellent transport links.

Application Process: Completing application forms are to be sent by email to cyip@loreto.herts.sch.uk – please note CVs are not accepted. If you wish to visit the school before applying, please also email the same address. We reserve the right to interview and make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications will be welcomed. Closing date: Thursday 26th February 2026, 9am.

Equal Opportunities: We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring equality across our school, and that all staff are treated fairly, in line with our school policies. Applicants from under‑represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Safeguarding: The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. We ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and a barred list check before appointment to the post. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions and any other information held by local police that is considered relevant to the role. Any convictions listed on a DBS check will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre‑employment checks including receipt of two satisfactory references.