Site Manager

Site Manager

Contract type: Full time, Permanent

Work pattern: 36 hours per week, All year around (52 weeks) 

Further work pattern information: This position will require flexibility of working hours to meet the needs of the school.

Salary information: SO1, £37,068 - £38,058 per annum (dependent upon experience) + Special Schools Allowance, £1,491 per annum

Annual leave entitlement: 29 days annual leave each year, in addition to bank holidays. This entitlement increases to 32 days + bank holidays after 5 years of service.

Start date: ASAP

The successful candidate will be required to take annual leave during school closures only; October Half Term, Winter (Christmas) Break, February Half Term, Spring (Easter) Break, May Half Term, Summer Holidays. 

Please note that annual leave MUST be taken every year during the whole Winter (Christmas) break as the school premises closes completely during this time. Meadow High School's term dates can be found on our website by the following link: https://www.meadowhighschool.org/page/?title=Term+Dates&pid=60

Meadow High is a special school for students aged 11-19 with Moderate Learning Difficulties and additional Complexities. One of the UK’s largest secondary special schools, we have been consistently rated as a Good school. The school holds a number of national awards including the SEN Specialist Schools Award, the Inclusion Quality Mark Award and the International School Award.

We are looking for an experienced Site Manager to manage and be responsible for the overall site. The Site Manager will ensure that the school’s buildings and grounds and installations are maintained to the highest possible standards, ensuring health and safety executive regulations and requirements are adhered to at all times. The successful candidate will also be required to supervise the site team (Site Assistant & Senior Site Assistant), providing appropriate guidance and assisting in the training and development of staff. 

Applicants MUST have:

• Staff management experience. 
• Considerable experience in aspects of DIY /building industry.
• Basic training and/or sound experience in one or more of the following: General maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical and painting and decorating.
• Ability to make effective decisions and use sound judgement.
• Ability to plan, schedule, monitor and evaluate work on own initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to the security and wellbeing of the school.
• To hold a current driving licence or be prepared to gain such within the earliest opportunity (including mini-bus use).
• Ability to work at high levels unsupervised.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team member and to work with people at all levels. 
• Be able to deal with emergencies outside of core hours.
• Ability to adapt to changing and conflicting demands.

Closing date: Sunday 9th March at Midnight

Shortlisting: Week beginning Monday 10th March

Interviews: Monday 17th March

CVs will not be accepted.

Meadow High 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 subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened, and are publicly available online, and which we may want to explore with candidates at interview.