Site Manager - Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School

37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, multi skilled and organised Site Manager to join our Federation, to be responsible for the day-to-day security, safety, cleanliness and general maintenance of the school.  This role is varied and includes all aspects of premises management as well as completion of Health & Safety compliance and line management of the cleaning teams.  There is an element of lone working in this role.  Please see the candidate information pack attached for the full details.

Other duties and skills required will include:

- Being the primary key holder, locking and unlocking of the premises

- First responder to alarm/fire call outs or other emergencies outside of school hours (for which overtime will be paid accordingly)

- Project support - the ability to consult with contractors to organise unplanned and scheduled works and to check that works are completed to the standard required

- The management/ordering and safe storage of cleaning materials (COSHH).

- Responsibility for Health & Safety duties and compliance reports

- Responsible for the regular checking and operation of systems such as heating, lighting and security systems

A comprehensive range of DIY skills such as routine painting and decorating, gardening, general maintenance and repairs will also be a part of the role.

The successful candidate will:

Have experience in grounds projects desirable

Be a valued team member

Be able to use own initiative

Adhere to Health and Safety and COSHH regulations

Possess a good standard of education eg GCSE in Maths and English 5/C+ or above or equivalent

Have good timekeeping

As with all staff you will understand the importance of promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school's safeguarding and child protection policy.

Hours of work are 37.5 hours per week, working pattern to be negotiated with successful candidate.  25 days holiday to be taken during school holiday periods.

Enquiries regarding this position should be directed to Mrs Jo Rose, School Business Manager.

Visits to the school prior to interview are welcomed.   Please contact the school office on 01305 786041 to arrange an appointment. 

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and person specification for this post and complete the online application form.  Please note that we do not accept CV’s in place of the online form.

Wyke Regis Primary Federation values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Wyke Regis Primary Federation will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.