Site Agent

Wixams Academy, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 6BA

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 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: £26,625.00 - £30,108.00 Annually (Actual)

Site Agent job summary

📍 Location: Wixams Academy, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA
💰 Salary: £26,625 - £30,108 per annum
⏰ Hours: Full Time, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
👤 Responsible to: Regional Site Manager

Are you a practical, hands-on problem solver who takes pride in creating safe, welcoming, and well-maintained environments? We are looking for a dedicated Site Agent to join our team and play a key role in keeping our school running smoothly!

🔧 What You'll Be Doing

✅ Carrying out maintenance, repairs, and DIY tasks across the school site
✅ Ensuring the school buildings and grounds are safe, secure, and well-presented
✅ Supporting health and safety compliance and site inspections
✅ Managing site security, including opening and locking up the premises 🔐
✅ Liaising with contractors and overseeing maintenance works 👷
✅ Responding to emergencies and resolving issues quickly 🚨
✅ Supporting school events and community lettings 🎭
✅ Maintaining records, inspections, and compliance documentation 📋

🕒 Working Pattern

We operate a rotating shift pattern to support the needs of the school and lettings programme:

Week 1: Five morning shifts starting at 7:00am
Week 2: Five afternoon/evening shifts starting at 12:30pm

The pattern alternates weekly and may occasionally vary to meet operational requirements.

⭐ What We're Looking For

✔️ Practical maintenance, repair, and DIY skills
✔️ Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements
✔️ Reliable, proactive, and adaptable approach
✔️ Ability to work independently and as part of a team
✔️ Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
✔️ Confident communicator who can build positive relationships with staff, pupils, visitors, and contractors

📍 Where You'll Work

Your primary base will be Wixams Academy, but there may be occasional opportunities to support other schools within our Bedfordshire Hub:

🏫 Wixams Academy
🏫 Wixams Tree Primary
🏫 Bedford Road Primary Academy

Why Join Us?

✨ Make a real difference to the school community every day
✨ Varied and rewarding role with no two days the same
✨ Supportive team environment
✨ Ongoing training and development opportunities

🛡️ Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

📩 Interested? Apply today and help us create a safe, welcoming, and inspiring environment for our pupils and staff! 🏫✨

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Wixams Academy

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 903 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wixams Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wixams-academy

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