School Site Manager

Location: Stockton

Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience)

Contract: Full-Time | Permanent

Start Date: September 2026 (or sooner)

Are you a proactive, practical and reliable professional who takes pride in creating a safe, welcoming environment? We are seeking an experienced and motivated Site Manager to join a friendly and supportive secondary school. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied role and takes pride in maintaining high standards across a busy school site.

As Site Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring the school remains safe, secure, well-maintained and fully operational, helping to create the best possible environment for students, staff and visitors.

The Role

• Working closely with the School Business Manager and Leadership Team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the school site, including:
• Opening and closing the school premises
• Ensuring the security, safety and cleanliness of the site
• Carrying out routine maintenance and minor repairs
• Coordinating contractors and overseeing planned maintenance works
• Monitoring Health & Safety compliance across the school
• Completing and maintaining risk assessments and statutory compliance records
• Managing fire safety, water hygiene and site checks
• Supervising cleaning and site staff where required
• Supporting with lettings and out-of-hours events
• Responding calmly and effectively to emergencies and site issues

We're Looking For Someone Who Is:

• Reliable, organised and self-motivated
• Practical with excellent problem-solving skills
• Experienced in site management, facilities, maintenance or estates
• Knowledgeable in Health & Safety legislation and compliance
• Able to prioritise workloads and work independently
• A confident communicator who enjoys working as part of a team
• Committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone

Experience within a school or educational setting is desirable but not essential. We welcome applications from candidates with transferable experience from facilities management, estates, engineering, maintenance, construction, manufacturing or similar environments.

In Return We Offer:

• A welcoming and supportive school community
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development
• A varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same
• The opportunity to make a real difference to the daily experience of our students and staff

If you're someone who takes pride in maintaining high standards and enjoys being at the heart of a busy school community, we'd love to hear from you. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option for the role to become permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.