Experienced Site Supervisor
Sir John Heron Primary School, London, E12 5PY12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
19 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week. Split shift pattern (between 6am and 6pm). Additional overtime may be required.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Between £34,416 and £35,448 (depending on experience)
Pay scale
- Scale 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
This position would suit a person with premises management experience who can work to a high standard and have the ability to work unsupervised and use their own initiative to complete a range of tasks around the site. We will welcome applications from candidates with relevant field experience and a full induction will be provided. School based experience is not essential although this would be desirable.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Locking and unlocking of buildings and premises, including occasional weekend or out of hours work, when necessary.
- Working with others to ensure Health & Safety compliance within the site.
- Maintaining a computerised compliance log.
- General repairs, maintenance and improvement/renovations to the premises and grounds.
- Ensuring the highest cleaning and hygiene standards are maintained.
- Fire alarm and water testing.
- Liaising with contractors and other agencies, including management of cleaning and kitchen staff.
- Obtaining quotes for works carried out across the school and managing small projects.
- Assisting with the receipt, distribution, collection and dispatch of goods.
- Good communication and organisation skills to ensure the start and finish of tasks to support the smooth running of the school.
Desirable:
- Full/clean driving license, and willing to undergo MiDAS training to drive our school minibus.
What the school offers its staff
We have a supportive, welcoming staff, committed to providing a learning environment which is safe, secure and stimulating.
What can we offer you?
- Wonderful and well-behaved pupils that love to learn.
- Excellent relationships with our families and wider community.
- Supportive leadership team with clear focus and direction.
- A belief in collaboration and peer to peer support.
- Excellent CPD opportunities.
- A commitment to enabling our staff to have a positive work life balance.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Sir John Heron Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 473 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sir John Heron Primary School website
- Email address
- info@sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02085149860
Sir John Heron Primary School is a two-form entry community school located in the culturally and socially diverse community of Manor Park. We are extremely proud of our happy and inclusive school in which we put the children at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is to create a challenging and purposeful curriculum that develops all of our pupils and creates a lifelong love of learning.
Arranging a visit to Sir John Heron Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@sirjohnheron.newham.sch.uk.
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