Senior Site Manager (Multi-Site - Two Schools)

Hollingwood Primary School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2JG

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 October 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: £31,015.00 - £34,811.00 Annually (FTE)

Senior Site Manager (Multi-Site - Two Schools) job summary

We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior 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 sites. 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate within the school maintenance budget as allocated by the governing body of the school; to support and advise the responsible person setting the maintenance budget and delivering the maintenance plan
• Assist with the determination of medium & long term strategies for building maintenance and site development
• Administration and coordination of building related matters of maintenance, repair, and servicing.
• Effective supervision and directive advice to the cleaning staff & any members of the wider site team, to quality assure cleaning and to maintain records of timesheets, rotas, attendance records as required
• Liaise with contractors, obtaining quotations and supervision of contractors on site, ensuring compliance with H&S regulations and quality control of the work carried out.
• Undertake regular inspections of the site, buildings and plant, recording necessary repairs, obtaining estimates and contacting contractors.
• Record all deliveries and maintain the required information in the log books/stock cards, ensure adequate supplies are maintained to meet the needs of the establishment and the cleaning staff.
• Lead on the review and implementation of H&S policies and procedures within the establishment
• Engagement with the Partnership on key expectations and activities in relation to site management - including the Partnership Site Manager network.
• To work with school staff to develop an inspirational and fit for purpose learning environment.
• To develop opportunities for children to engage in site development and wider school life.
• Ensuring security of the premises together with its contents. Attending to the intruder alarms where applicable. Boarding up and making the buildings secure following acts of vandalism.
• Key holder responsibility.
• Attending to the heating & lighting of the premises and ensuring that the required temperatures are maintained.
• Ensure that the boiler plant equipment, heater cabinets, are cleaned and maintained and faults reported.
• Attend to the heating of the premises at weekends during the approved winter period when necessary and required.
• Cleaning of designated areas in the establishment (and maintenance of high standards in these areas) including overhead kitchen canopies, removing graffiti from internal & external surfaces.
• Ensure that all exterior hard surfaces including artificial/turfed areas are kept clean, including emptying litter baskets, cleaning of drains & gulleys, salting and de-icing of hard surface areas during the winter months and moving of snow to ensure access to the premises.
• Carrying out porterage duties as and when required.
• Available and attend to the requirements of the hirers of the premises for the purpose of evening and weekend lettings.
• In cases of emergency outside the working week e.g. intruders, fire, floods, etc., to attend for such as required.

We Can Offer You:

• A strong commitment to our people, guided by principles of wellbeing, adaptability, inclusivity, and collaboration.
• Access to high-quality professional learning at every stage of your career, including leadership development opportunities.
• Clear pathways for career progression across our partnership.
• An employee assistance programme offering specialist support, including counselling, financial guidance, and legal advice.
• A positive, supportive working environment where teamwork benefits every child.
• The chance to make a genuine difference to children’s lives every single day.

Application Details

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or find out more, please contact the school office.

Early application is advised, as we may interview and appoint before the closing date.

Flying High Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Hollingwood Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 313 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hollingwood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hollingwood-primary-school-chesterfield

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