Site manager

St. James’ Church of England Primary Academy

(a member of Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Academies Trust)

Inspiring and Dedicated Site Manager – Required as soon as possible

Closing Date: Midnight Friday 31st July 2020

Interview Date: All day Monday 17th August 2020 (provisionally)

Job Start Date: As soon as possible and no later than September 2020

Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full time

Salary Type: NJC Support Staff scale points 27 – 30 (£31,117 to £33,536)

Hours of Work:       37 hours per week: 7.00am - 3:30pm

Base Location: St James’ Church of England Primary Academy, Bournemouth

Contact e-mail address: jeremy.payne@stjamescebournemouth.com 

Website:                        www.stjamescebournemouth.com 

Job/Person Summary

St James’ Church of England Primary Academy is a successful and ambitious school, with a firm commitment to continue to improve and develop every day.

Due to the departure of our current Site Manager, we have a vacancy for, and are seeking to appoint, an exceptional Site Manager with aspiration and ambition who will deliver support across the school, therefore enabling us to meet the needs of all our learners. 

You are a can-do person who takes pride in their work, you apply attention to detail whilst seeing the bigger picture and you are able to juggle multiple responsibilities.  You have a positive attitude of self-improvement and a commitment to working alongside colleagues to share best practice, learn, reflect and improve.   We are looking for a professional with a strong vocational commitment to improve the life chances of our children.  Does this sound like you?

A successful candidate will be:

• Passionate about ensuring a safe, comfortable, exciting and innovative learning environment for our students, staff and visitors 

• Determined to ensure that all work is completed to the highest of standards

• A reflective professional who is always open to new initiatives

• A team player who is highly motivated and enthusiastic 

• Prepared to take an active part in the wider life of the school, willing to add something extra to the school community by sharing their talents

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of our academy in their application and indicate how they believe they could contribute to developing our community and the opportunities for our children

• Empathetic and able to support and promote our Christian ethos and values

• Someone who lives life with a smile

In return we offer:

• A learning community where you are encouraged to innovate, think for yourself, try new ideas, make a difference and take on responsibility

• Happy, enthusiastic children who are motivated to learn

• A dedicated and mutually supportive staff team

• Supportive leadership, parents, local governors and sponsoring Multi-Academy Trust

• Opportunities to network with partnership school and Trust colleagues

• High quality opportunities for continued professional development

Application Procedure

If you have something to offer the children and staff at St James’, are ready for a new challenge and available from September 2020, then we would love to hear from you! 

An application pack is available on the job vacancy page of our academy website: www.stjamescebournemouth.com.  Completed applications should be emailed to the Principal, Mr Jeremy Payne: jeremy.payne@stjamescebournemouth.com.  Unfortunately, due to the timing of this vacancy we are not able to accept other means of application.

Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.  

The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Academies Trust is committed to equal opportunities.

Should you not be invited for interview, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted.  We try to let people know if this is the case, however sometimes this is not always possible.