Site Manager in England

To be responsible for the maintenance and security of the school premises and site, ensuring the school meets with health and safety legislation and is a safe environment for the school community.

Ensure the buildings and site are secure, undertaking daily security checks including locking and unlocking buildings and setting the alarms, as required. Monitor the general condition of the exterior and interior buildings, undertaking repairs and maintenance activities to improve the appearance and safety of the buildings and grounds as may reasonably be required.

Responsible for maintaining accurate and current records and reporting procedures in accordance with academy and regulatory procedures to ensure the academy maintains strict health and safety standards, including fire, legionella, site security, asbestos, COSHH, emergency lighting, and electrical tests. Undertake PAT testing of school electrical stock in line with current legislation. Ensure best practice is maintained in all areas via routine and thorough annual assessments of premises, both internal and external.

Responsible for the production and delivery of a five-year maintenance plan for the school, on a continuous rolling programme, recommending redecoration, repairs and maintenance activities and ensure all works comply with legislative or statutory regulations and completed in accordance with the works schedule and academy procedures.

Operate equipment and systems such as heating, cooling, lighting and alarms ensuring they are maintained in good working order at all times. Proactively liaise with external agencies to ensure faults are remedied as they arise.

Supervise onsite maintenance and health & safety contractors, checking that work is completed to required standards and within required timescales. Act as the lead contact point with the external provider of the cleaning contract to ensure the cleanliness of the school is maintained, whilst also achieving value for money. Proactively manage problems as and when they occur, and attend regular monitoring meetings.

Responsible for the grounds’ maintenance, with the majority of grounds upkeep undertaken by the post-holder. Work with and manage external contractors and oversee any planned ground improvement work where appropriate.

In liaison with the Academy Operations Officer, ensure that correct procedures are followed for purchases, gathering quotations, and monitor stock and order supplies as required and in‑line with academy procedures, ensuring best value for money.

Oversee the management of room requests, ensuring rooms are prepared for use in a timely manner and to the layout required, including unlocking and opening rooms and securing equipment or additional furniture as requested. Rooms should be returned to their default layout at the end of the session, and the room user advised to return equipment or resources not normally stored in the room. Rooms should be secured and locked when not in use. Undertake various collections and deliveries across the site.

Support and assist members of staff and visitors with regard to premise management, ensuring the highest levels of customer service are set and achieved. Deliver a health and safety induction to all new employees of the Academy within a timely manner.

Support income generation within the Academy through lettings, liaising with external users, ensuring the premises are prepared and maintained for specific needs. Support the First Aid arrangements for the school, including attending to and recording incidents and injuries in line with procedure.

Attendance at the Finance & Resources committee meeting on a termly basis, presenting to Governors a paper written in respect of site related issues.

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.