Senior Site Officer
Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy, Birmingham, B31 5QD18 days remaining to apply
Closing date
16 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
18 September 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
- £32,578.00 - £34,811.00 Annually (FTE) SCP 18 - 22 - 37 hours a week, 52 working weeks a year
Senior Site Officer job summary
Job Title: Senior Site Officer
Location: E-ACT Merritts Brook Primary Academy
Join us in Opening Minds, Opening Doors!
Are you ready to step into a rewarding role within one of our dynamic national teams? Whether your expertise lies in Finance, Estates, IT, Operations, or People, we believe in harnessing innovation and collaboration to drive excellence across our trust. We are excited to welcome passionate professionals who want to make a meaningful impact.
Our national teams play a vital role in supporting academies across England. You’ll join a dedicated network that helps shape the educational experience of thousands of children - because their success is at the heart of everything we do.
We are seeking a Senior Site Officer to provide a comprehensive service at Merritts Brook Primary Academy covering premises security, lighting, heating, cleaning, general maintenance, plant operation, and porter/handy person duties.
Key responsibilities:
Reporting to the Estates Business Partner, this post holder will be accountable for:
- Conduct routine testing and maintenance of fire alarms, emergency lighting, and firefighting equipment to ensure health, safety, and compliance standards are met.
- Maintain security of the academy premises, including key holding duties, alarm monitoring, and liaising with security services.
- Perform general maintenance tasks such as plumbing, joinery, painting, plastering, and minor electrical work.
- Oversee and coordinate contractors on site, ensuring work is completed to the required standards.
- Organise and prioritise day-to-day tasks, acting as the main site contact when the Estates Business Partner is unavailable.
Pay range:
SCP 18-22 - £32,578 - £34,811
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Qualifications and Skills:
- Maths & English GCSE or equivalent or willing to work towards
- Relevant maintenance/trade qualification or willingness to work towards
- IOSH or recognised equivalent Health and Safety qualification
- Experience of a range of caretaking and cleaning duties
What are we about?
Join a trust that is going places!
We are proud to lead system-wide change both locally and nationally, providing sector-wide support while transforming futures. Most recently, E-ACT was named Large Trust MAT of the Year 2026 at the MAT Excellence Awards. Our achievements are further recognised through winning MAT of the Year 2023 at the MAT Excellence Awards and National School Awards, as well as the TES Trust Leadership Award 2024.
E-ACT is recognised for shaping bold educational outcomes. Most recently, two of our Birmingham academies were selected by the Department for Education as RISE Regional Hubs, in recognition of their outstanding work on inclusion and behaviour. In addition, Greenfields Academy has been designated as a RISE Reception Network Lead School. This is a testament to the impact of our people-first culture and relentless drive for excellence.
Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more at www.e-act.org.uk
Benefits:
Financial and Lifestyle
We offer a strong financial package including access to defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS or TPS), life cover at three times pensionable pay, and 31 days of annual leave for year-round employees. Staff can also benefit from the Cycle to Work scheme, promoting healthy and sustainable commuting.
Professional Growth and Development
We invest heavily in staff development through tailored INSET days and high-quality CPD opportunities. Teaching staff benefit from automatic TLR progression, a structured 9-point pay scale (M1 to UPS3), and full TLR payments for part-time colleagues fulfilling full responsibilities.
Culture and Wellbeing
Our people-first culture values every colleague. We support wellbeing through the Wisdom app and a free Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling and financial advice. Collaboration is at the heart of our Trust, encouraging shared learning and collective success.
Please look at our 'Work for Us' page and Recruitment Pack for more information.
How to apply:
Please read the supporting documentation carefully before completing your application.
E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.
E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 225 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Merritts Brook is a happy, ambitious primary academy in Northfield, Birmingham. Our vision is to inspire all of our children with a love of learning and thirst for knowledge from Nursery through to Year 6.
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