Site Manager

Hawes Down Primary School is looking to appoint a hardworking, energetic, enthusiastic, self-motivated and reliable person, with a can-do and customer focused attitude, to join our team as Site Manager.

This is a key position within our organisation, requiring a proactive and well organised individual who can effectively manage various aspects of school maintenance and health and safety procedures.

Previous Site Manager experience would be beneficial, although a high level of technical ability in routine maintenance, handy-person skills and managing premises projects is essential.

The successful candidate will:

- Have a good working knowledge of facility management, including Health and Safety Law and Fire Safety Law;

- Be honest, reliable and hardworking and able to work using their own initiative

- Have good DIY and premises skills and be able to carry out minor repairs and jobs competently

 -Be willing to attend relevant courses to develop their expertise

 -Be good at prioritising and meeting deadlines

 -Be able to maintain accurate maintenance records and site risk assessments;

- Have effective communication and organisation skills;

- Have good computer skills [e.g. excel, word, outlook];

- Take pride in helping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness, presentation and health and safety at all times.

- Be a motivated individual who is multi-skilled and adaptable, passionate about and competent in all areas linked to ensuring site security, site safety, site maintenance and site housekeeping

The overall purpose of this role is the management and development of the school site and premises. This will include:

- Responsibility for ensuring that the premises are fit for purpose and meet the requirements of health and safety legislation and the curriculum

- Responsibility for the management of contractors

- Monitoring / directing any site staff (cleaners / grounds maintenance)

- Responsibility for all school premises issues as they arise

- Developing a premises and maintenance plan

- Be a principal key holder and attend emergency call outs as necessary.

- Be responsible for security, including the opening and closing of the school premises and grounds to meet the routine and non-routine requirements of the building occupants.

- Carry out in-house statutory testing as required

A job description and person specification are attached for your information together with an application form and Declaration of Convictions form which you will need to complete and return to office@hdps.org.uk.

The closing date for this post is Friday 31st May 2024 with interviews to be held w/c 10th June. If you have not heard from us by 7th June, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Hawes Down Primary School is committed to equal opportunities, to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check and references.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all our staff. We particularly welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds as they are currently under-represented on our staff body.

We recognise the vital contribution that members of a diverse team make to our students learning. The range of cultural experiences, differing viewpoints and role models this brings is essential in our Trust and we recognise the gap that would be left in our offering without these.