Site Services Manager

As Site Service Manager, you will oversee the day to day management of the school site, ensuring it is safe, secure, compliant and well maintained. You will lead on Health & safety, premises management and facilities operations, working closely with the Headteacher and School Business Manager.

The hands on role includes managing repairs and maintenance, site security, contractors and budgets, while ensuring the school meets all statutory and compliance requirements.

You will play a key part in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors, supporting the smooth running of the school every day.

Our School Aims

At our school, we are committed to:

• Promoting the values of respect, resilience, responsibility, equality and challenge.
• The safeguarding and well-being of all children and adults.
• Creating independent lifelong learners who embrace challenge and demonstrate resilience.
• Actively seeking purposeful collaborations to nurture a sense of belonging and experience the richness of the local and wider community.
• Offering rich and purposeful learning opportunities to enable every child to be responsible and successful local and global citizens.
• We value the partnerships that exist between the school, parents, governors, and the community, and the part they all play in realising our aims.

We are looking to recruit an efficient and highly organised individual to manage our school premises and grounds.

The successful candidate should have:

• A good working knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation and its application.
• Facilities management experience.
• The ability to communicate well with all levels of staff/pupils/parents, and visitors to the school.
• The ability to follow agreed regulations and procedures relating to the duties of the role
• The ability to manage and prioritise workload, responding to competing demands effectively.
• Good knowledge of site security procedures, including alarms & safeguarding responsibilities.
• A friendly and approachable nature, and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• IT skills to support digital record keeping and communication.

We can offer:

• Flexible hours depending on candidate.
• Free childcare for pupils enrolled at Earlsdon Primary School during working hours.
• A good school where ‘positive and caring relationships have created an environment where pupils feel safe and are safe’.
• Children who are ‘exceptionally’ well behaved.
• Friendly and supportive staff.
• A wonderful environment ‘at the heart of the local community’.
• A supportive leadership team and strong Governing Body.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply.  This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.  

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.