At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead daily operations, ensuring safety and efficiency across the school campus.
- Company: Thriving secondary academy in Hereford with a strong community ethos.
- Benefits: Full-time role with support for professional certifications and a realistic operational budget.
- Other info: Join a supportive team dedicated to staff welfare and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on student safety and campus upkeep while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in site management or caretaking, with strong maintenance and IT skills.
The predicted salary is between 31650 - 35892 £ per year.
Are you a proactive, highly organised facilities professional ready to drive operational safety, security, and mechanical efficiency across a thriving secondary school campus? This could be an exceptional opportunity to manage a dedicated caretaking team in Hereford.
This is a full-time, year-round position, ideal for a hands-on caretaking supervisor, commercial maintenance coordinator, or skilled trade specialist looking to coordinate physical safety, school event setups, and campus upkeep.
The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day safety, cleaning logistics, and mechanical efficiency of the school site. Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinating caretaker shift patterns
- Managing the building management system (BMS)
- Tracking raw utility data
- Running automated room comfort calibrations
- Overseeing the completion and logging of all statutory safety checks—including weekly fire alarm testing, legionella water safety cycles, emergency lighting diagnostics, and physical site security
You will act as a primary link with the School Business Manager, academic staff, and visiting sub-contractors, requiring absolute professionalism, clear communication, and meticulous documentation tracking at all times.
This successful secondary academy in Hereford is celebrated for its strong community ethos, excellent technical facilities, and powerful commitment to support staff welfare. Senior leaders actively support the premises team with a realistic operational budget, dedicated administrative assistance, and fully funded pathways for advanced professional certifications (such as IOSH, NEBOSH, or specialized structural safety courses).
Experience and Qualifications
- Proven experience in a site manager, caretaker supervisor, or commercial building maintenance role (school experience is highly desirable)
- Deep operational knowledge of current health and safety parameters, COSHH guidelines, and statutory building compliance data logs
- Strong practical skills across general maintenance operations (such as minor carpentry, basic plumbing, and structural repairs)
- Good IT and data management capabilities, with confidence using digital facilities helpdesk software and spreadsheet profiles
To be considered for this Site Manager position starting in September, please forward your CV as soon as possible.
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