Facilities & Site Manager
Longbenton High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE12 8ER15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
16 March 2026
Closing date
3 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Working hours Monday to Thursday 8am - 4pm, Friday 8am - 3.30pm 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 8 (Point 23-27) £34,434 - £38,220 pa
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced individual to take on an important and highly visible role at Longbenton High School, a popular and heavily oversubscribed 11–18 school with a vibrant Sixth Form and exceptional modern facilities.
Due to the retirement of the current postholder, we are seeking to recruit a proactive and experienced Site Manager to lead the operational management of the school’s premises and facilities. This key role ensures that the site is safe, secure, clean and well maintained at all times, creating a positive environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
The successful candidate will lead and manage the caretaking and cleaning teams, overseeing rotas, attendance and performance, and ensuring that all safeguarding, health and safety, and security procedures are rigorously followed. Reporting directly to the Business Manager, the Site Manager will provide effective leadership of the site team and work closely with colleagues and external partners, including PFI contractors.
The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the site, monitoring the condition of buildings and grounds, coordinating maintenance and improvement works, and ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation. They will also act as a trusted key holder, demonstrating a strong commitment to site security and the safety of all site users.
The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the site, monitoring the condition of buildings and grounds, coordinating maintenance and improvement works, and ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation. They will also act as a trusted key holder, demonstrating a strong commitment to site security and the safety of all site users.
In addition, the Site Manager will oversee out-of-hours lettings, including bookings, site access and supervision, and will coordinate the setup of rooms for examinations and school events. Strong organisational, communication and IT skills are essential, alongside a practical, solution-focused approach.
We are looking for an inspirational, self-motivated individual with previous site or facilities management experience and a proven ability to manage staff. The successful candidate will have experience of project management, report writing, troubleshooting and building effective working relationships. They will demonstrate professionalism, flexibility and a commitment to delivering services of the highest quality.
Due to the nature of the role, flexibility is required. This includes responding to emergency call-outs outside of school hours, attending some evening events, and liaising with the senior team to ensure appropriate site cover during school holiday periods while maintenance and project work is undertaken.
The current postholder will provide a two-week handover prior to retirement. Training in PFI systems and relevant health and safety requirements will also be provided.
Longbenton High School is a fully inclusive school where opportunity is championed and background is never a barrier to success. We are proud of our traditional values: kindness, integrity, determination, manners, ambition and positivity.
Longbenton 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. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of protected characteristics
What the school offers its staff
Job security and stability within a maintained school and local authority framework
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Professional development and training, including role-specific training (e.g. health and safety, PFI systems) and opportunities to develop leadership and management skills
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Supportive leadership and collegial working environment, with strong links between operational and senior leadership teams
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A well-resourced, modern school environment with high-quality facilities and a commitment to maintaining excellent standards
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A positive, inclusive school culture rooted in clear values: kindness, integrity, determination, ambition and respect
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Access to local authority benefits, such as employee wellbeing support, occupational health services and employee assistance programmes (where applicable)
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A meaningful role where your work directly supports pupils, staff and the wider school community
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Longbenton High School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Apply for this jobAbout Longbenton High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 950 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Longbenton High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@longbenton.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01912189500
We are a highly aspirational, truly comprehensive 11-18 secondary school of around 1,000 students in North Tyneside. Our vision is ambitious and unapologetic: we are creating change in order to be the school of first choice in the local area. We are passionate about equality, fairness and our students achieving the very best they can. We are proud of our traditional values: kindness, integrity, determination, manners, ambition, and positivity. We are a fully inclusive school, in a wonderful modern building, that is dedicated to both supporting and challenging all members of our diverse community and to developing the potential in all our students, regardless of their starting points. Ours is a calm and orderly work environment, based upon high standards of behaviour and an ethos of trust and care. We were rated Good by OFSTED in June 2022 and are oversubscribed for Year 7 admissions.
Arranging a visit to Longbenton High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@longbenton.org.uk.
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