Facility Supervisor
Walkergate Community School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4SD12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
31 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Part time, 30 hours per week, Monday - Friday 7:00-13:00
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- N4 £26,403 - £27,254 per annum pro-rata
Actual salary
- £19,325 - £19,948 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to the retirement of the long-term postholder, we're seeking to appoint a Facilities Supervisor to join our school. We are looking for a highly motivated professional with a strong understanding of statutory compliance and a proactive, hands-on approach to site management. You'll be joining a supportive environment where your technical expertise and organisational skills will positively impact the educational setting.
You will be highly organised and able to manage a diverse, demanding workload with frequently changing priorities. You will be responsible for ensuring a professional and efficient caretaking and maintenance service across the Early Years site. Your day-to-day role will be varied, covering the security, maintenance, and health and safety of the site.
We’re looking for a colleague who has:
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety requirements and Building Management Systems.
- Strong understanding of statutory requirements in relation to health and safety, building management, and risk assessment procedures.
- An ability to oversee all site management activities, including dealing with maintenance tasks, planning and delivering preventative maintenance programmes, and managing the security of the premises.
- Experience of site management activities including dealing with health and safety issues and maintenance tasks.
What the school offers its staff
At Walkergate Community School, we strive to provide the best possible education catering for every child's individual needs. We celebrate the individual talents of our pupils and it is our job to build upon these and encourage new opportunities by providing a broad, well balanced and creative curriculum.
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
- A positive and caring Christian ethos.
- The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Ireland’s leading wellbeing provider.
- Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further information about the job
This post is permanent, part time 30 hours per week and term time only plus 15 training days.
Work schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00-13:00. At times, hours may vary to accommodate contractors and meetings within school.
Interested in finding out more? Please get in touch with James Rochester, Trust Estates and Premises Manager at j.rochester@neatat.org.uk to arrange an informal conversation.
Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Interested in applying? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 12th April 2026.
Please note we expect to hold interviews week commencing 20th April 2026.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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 will not be accepted for this application.
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About Walkergate Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 647 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Walkergate Community School website
- Email address
- walkergate.admin@neat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 265 5737
Walkergate Community School is a large primary school with teaching school status. we are part of Newcastle East mixed Multi Academy Trust and work closely with our partner schools.
Arranging a visit to Walkergate Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email walkergate.admin@neat.org.uk.
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