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Assistant Site Manager

More than one location, The Spring Partnership Trust

23 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 December 2024

Job details

Job role: Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: 36hours per week (7hrs 12 mins daily), Monday to Friday, 52 weeks a year (25 days holiday plus bank holidays)
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,304 - £25,626 per annum
Pay scale: TSPT 5 (point 16 to 19)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Education and Experience

Previous experience of caretaking, handy person skills or similar role is ideal, but not essential as long as required training standards are met

NVQ 1 &2 in Cleaning and Support Services or equivalent experience

BICS qualifications or equivalent in relevant discipline or experience

Knowledge and Understanding

Understand what processes to follow in an emergency and who to report to

Understanding of and compliance with child protection procedures

Sound knowledge of Health & Safety practices and procedures

General knowledge of DIY and unskilled maintenance

Knowledge of industrial cleaning and use of appropriate equipment, chemicals and materials

Skills

Health & Safety including use of chemicals COSHH, Manual handling, Fire Safety, including drills, use of equipment, practices and procedures, use of ladders, lifting, cleaning etc.

Have good written and oral communication skills and ensure good working relationships with a wide range of contacts

Abilities

Ability to use relevant equipment, materials and chemicals

Be able to work as both part of a team and as a lone worker

Ability to carry out or make arrangements for minor repairs

Ability to use email systems and Google Workspace, with basic spreadsheet and document skills

A flexible approach to shift rotas to suit the ever-changing needs of the business, including covering leave of team members

Commitment to changing shifts, sometimes at short notice e.g. sickness cover, to ensure buildings are opened and closed – which may include traveling between sites in a shift

A commitment to embrace change to new ways of working to suit the ever-changing needs of the business

Be able to work as both part of a team and as a lone worker

Ability to communicate with a wide range of people

Safeguarding

Have knowledge and understanding and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils

Able to maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with pupils

What the school offers its staff

The Spring Partnership Trust strives to offer the very best education within our power to every child we can reach. Our member schools are part of a family that shares its knowledge, expertise and resources to change children’s lives. You will be committed and passionate about raising standards and life chances for all children in an inclusive environment.

Further details about the role

Vacancy: Assistant Site Manager

Grade: TSPT 5 (point 16 to 19)

Hours: 36hours per week (7hrs 12 mins daily), Monday to Friday, 52 weeks a year

(25 days holiday plus bank holidays)

Salary: £24,304 - £25,626 per annum

Start date: ASAP

We are looking to appoint an effective, reliable Assistant Site Manager to join our Trust as part of our Site Team. The candidate will regularly be required to travel across schools within our Trust, and will be based at more than one site as part of a weekly shift timetable.

Duties will include:

Lock and/or unlock the schools and carry out security checks on the building
Carry out and record statutory checks and help maintain Health and Safety records
Maintenance of property and grounds to a high standard including liaising with contractors
Monitor site stock and order supplies
Carry out DIY above and beyond the scope of a competent DIY person, completing more specialist work as required.
Willingness to attend training courses including Health and Safety
To be responsible for regular checking and testing of fire alarm and emergency lighting
Checking heating and water systems
Regularly checking and ensuring the condition and safety of tools
To ensure that external areas, paths and drives remain free from litter and hazardous material and that drains and gullies are free flowing and clean as appropriate
To ensure that pathways are clear of snow and apply salt when required, keeping records of this action
Liaising with other members of the Site team on a regular basis to ensure suitable handover of tasks.
Be available for lettings outside of regular school hours and also emergency call outs if necessary. These will be paid at the lettings/overtime rate.

The successful candidate will be a team player who will take pride in ensuring that any sites they are based at are clean, tidy and that the health, safety and welfare of children, staff and visitors is a priority.

Our schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) formally (CRB) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.

We are proud of our diversity and inclusive culture in our work place. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership.

If you would like to find out more please email contact@springpartnership.co.uk and we would be delighted to discuss this opportunity with you.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Closing date: Monday 13th January 2025

Interview date: from Thursday 16th January 2025 at Elmstead Wood Primary School

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.