Assistant Site Supervisor

St James' Catholic High School, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 6PZ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 November 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: £27,274.00 - £29,071.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Site Supervisor job summary

Purpose of the post

To support the Site Manager in all premises related aspects across the school

Responsibilities

To ensure that the premises are kept secure and safe and in good working order

To be responsible for the lighting and heating of the premises as directed

To undertake handyperson duties as appropriate and with due regard to health and safety legislation

To undertake porterage duties

To participate in staff training programmes and to carry out all other duties in a responsible manner with due regard to the school’s Health and Safety Policy

To use equipment, machinery and cleaning materials as directed and to ensure that such equipment is satisfactorily maintained

To ensure that accidents at work and defects of equipment, machinery and buildings are reported appropriately

To undertake overtime duties e.g. related to the authorised use of the premises outside of normal school hours

To undertake the general cleaning duties including school floors

To assist appropriate authorities when carrying out inspections of the school

To have an involvement in other activities as may be assigned from time to time by the headteacher

Supervise the cleaning team as required

School Ethos and Culture

Promote the school’s ethos and culture to the broader community

Other Specific Duties

Many specific responsibilities will require collaborative working with other team members which, as the Assistant Site Supervisor, you will develop proactively.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task

undertaken may not be identified. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties. This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure.

The post holder will be expected to comply with all reasonable requests from the Headteacher and Senior Site Manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in their job description.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

St James’ Catholic High School is an equal opportunity employer which is “Positive about Disabled People”. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, who meet the person specification for the post

St James’ Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

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 St James' Catholic High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 824 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St James' Catholic High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-james-catholic-high-school-cheadle

At St James’ we are proud of our latest Ofsted report, where all aspects of the school were judged to be either of an expected or strong standard (OFSTED 2026). The Diocese of Shrewsbury judged our school to be a “Good” Catholic school with “Outstanding” areas (CSI 2024). Our school is made up of 825 students and 100 staff. St James’ Catholic High School is a thriving Catholic community that places children at the centre of everything we do. We are located in Stockport, South of Manchester.

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