Assistant Site Manager

Fortismere School, London, N10 1NE

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,535.00 - £33,987.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Site Manager job summary

Fortismere is a high-attaining, mixed foundation secondary school in Muswell Hill, North London, with a strong reputation for excellence. The school site comprises three main teaching buildings set across a 22 acre campus. We are seeking a skilled, proactive and experienced Assistant Site & Facilities Manager to join our site team.

This is a key operational role supporting the Site & Facilities Manager in delivering a safe, secure, and well-maintained environment for students, staff, visitors, and contractors. You will act as deputy when required, combining hands-on maintenance work with supervision of staff, coordination of contractors, and responsibility for health & safety compliance.

Key responsibilities include day-to-day maintenance, minor repairs, planned preventative maintenance, and regular inspections of buildings and grounds. You will monitor essential services such as heating, lighting, ventilation, and drainage, ensuring efficient operation across the site.

You will play an important role in health and safety compliance, including supporting risk assessments, carrying out fire safety checks, maintaining statutory records, and ensuring safe systems of work are followed. A strong understanding of current health & safety legislation and COSHH is essential.

The role includes supervising site assistants, allocating daily tasks, providing guidance and training, and deputising for the Site & Facilities Manager when required. You will also act as a key holder, responding to alarms and emergencies and ensuring site security at all times. Thee may also be occasional evenings and weekends as required.

Additional duties include liaising with contractors, monitoring quality of works, supporting lettings and school events, assisting with portering and logistics, and maintaining high standards across cleaning, waste management, and external areas.

We are looking for someone with practical maintenance skills, experience in site or facilities work, strong organisational ability, and a proactive, flexible approach.

Fortismere School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Fortismere School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1765 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fortismere School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fortismere-school

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