Site Manager
Hollingwood Primary School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2JG5 days remaining to apply
Closing date
30 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 May 2025
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
- £29,093.00 - £32,654.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5 points 15-22
Site Manager job summary
We are looking to appoint an experienced Site Manager to work across both Hollingwood Primary School and Poolsbrook Primary Academy. The two schools are part of the Flying High Partnership and have worked closely, in partnership with shared senior roles, since September 2025. This role is one of the shared roles and the successful candidate with have responsibility across both schools. It is an exciting role for the applicant to share their skills and expertise across multi-sites and this is reflected in the higher salary grading.
Here at Hollingwood and Poolsbrook, our motto is ‘Respect, Resilience and Responsibility’ and we are looking for a Senior Site Manager to embody this as part of our school team. We are proud of our role in our community and the Senior Site Manager is a fundamental part of this - presenting an inspiring site and building strong relationships with our children and families, and support our three Trust Principles:
Unique
To play a key role in our school teams - working closely with our School Business Lead and Headteacher to plan maintenance and development of both school sites to meet the unique needs of each building, child and colleague.
Exceptional
To take pride and ownership of our school environment, from ensuring our children are safe and secure, through maintaining a clean and well-presented site and building, keeping the building running, all the way to managing and completing projects where appropriate to enhance the provision for our children.
Sustainable
To be proactive about solving site related problems and look for opportunities to improve, with a long-term mindset to reduce ongoing maintenance, costs and environmental impacts.
About this Role
The Role: As the Multi-site Site Manager, you will undertake a range of site management duties to the agreed quality standards, including security, compliance, overseeing health and safety compliance, managing contracts/contractors, cleaning, porterage, and maintenance of the school sites. Your responsibilities will include:
- Monitoring and operating within the school maintenance budget.
- Assisting with the determination of medium and long-term strategies for building maintenance and site development.
- Administering and coordinating building-related matters of maintenance, repair, and servicing.
- Supervising and providing directive advice to the cleaning staff and any members of the wider site team.
- Liaising with contractors, obtaining quotations, and supervising contractors on site.
- Undertaking regular inspections of the site, buildings, and plant, recording necessary repairs, and contacting contractors.
- Ensuring the security of the premises and attending to the intruder alarms where applicable.
- Cleaning designated areas and maintaining high standards in these areas.
** Please refer to the main duties listed in the Job Description for further information **
We are looking for someone who:
- Has significant experience and expertise in a similar school site management role, preferably within an educational setting.
- Is a skilled communicator with strong organisational and administrative abilities.
- Has a considerable understanding of health and safety regulations and practices.
- Is proficient in using IT.
- Pays exceptional attention to detail and ensures accuracy in all tasks.
- Can effectively prioritise and manage their workload independently.
- Is committed to the values and ethos of our schools.
- Has remarkable practical skills in maintenance, DIY, and basic repairs.
- Is proactive and able to respond to emergencies effectively.
- Can work collaboratively with school staff and external contractors.
We Can Offer You:
- A commitment to people across our partnership, underpinned by our people principles: adaptability, wellness, recognising achievement, employee voice and engagement, professional development and growth, inclusivity, and collaboration.
- Access to extensive, high-quality CPL at every stage of your career, including opportunities to grow as a leader.
- The opportunity to progress across the partnership, realising your career ambitions.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, offering specialist support including counselling, financial support, and legal advice.
- A fantastic working environment, with a team that works together for the benefit of the children in our schools.
Application Details:
This post is full time, 37 hours per weeks, 52 weeks a year, Monday – Friday, hours to be confirmed.
If you are interested in this post, we would love to meet you and show you around our schools. Please contact Cara Barber, School Business Lead to arrange this via email: cbarber@hollingwood.derbyshire.sch.uk
Early application is strongly encouraged, as we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the closing date.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Hollingwood Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 332 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hollingwood Primary School website
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