Site Manager
Aldercar High School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 4HL10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
26 February 2026 at 10:59pm
Date listed
16 February 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
- £32,347.00 - £34,317.00 Annually (Actual)
Site Manager job summary
Aldercar High School is seeking an experienced and dedicated Site Manager to take a leading role in ensuring our school remains a safe, welcoming and well‑maintained environment for students, staff and the wider community.
Working 37 hours per week, all year round, you will oversee all aspects of premises management, health and safety compliance, security, maintenance, and the effective coordination of our premises team. This role is central to the smooth running of the school and plays a vital part in supporting high‑quality education through excellent facilities and a safe learning environment.
As the Site Manager, you will:
- Lead on long‑term site development, maintenance planning and capital projects.
- Manage a team of premises staff and cleaners, ensuring high standards of cleanliness, maintenance and safety across the school estate.
- Oversee all health and safety responsibilities, including risk assessments, compliance checks, emergency procedures and contractor management.
- Ensure the efficient operation of heating, plumbing, alarms, security systems and other essential school infrastructure.
- Act as the school’s key holder, responding to callouts and ensuring effective security of the site.
- Play a crucial role in operational planning for school events, lettings, day‑to‑day activities and emergency situations.
- Manage budgets, tenders, contracts and procurement processes linked to the premises function
We are looking for someone who is:
- A confident leader with strong organisational and communication skills.
- Knowledgeable in facilities management, health and safety legislation and building maintenance.
- Practical, proactive and solutions‑focused, with the ability to prioritise and respond to challenges calmly.
- Able to work flexibly, including occasional evenings, weekends and holiday periods.
- Committed to maintaining a safe and positive environment for young people.
If you are motivated by making a meaningful impact on a school community and have the skills to lead our site operations effectively, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
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 Aldercar High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 690 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Aldercar High School website
About Aldercar High School
Welcome to Aldercar High School & Sixth Form Centre
The staff, governors and students of Aldercar High School and Sixth Form Centre extend a warm welcome to you. We are a rapidly improving school which has seen recent improvements in the academic achievements of our pupils.
We challenge our students to have high expectations of themselves throughout their school life. Good attendance and punctuality, as well as working hard and to the best of their ability, are key to their academic success. Being respectful, courteous and disciplined allows our students to develop into responsible members of both our school and their local community.
Aldercar High School is a happy and harmonious school where students are cared for well. They feel safe and their talents are nurtured by their teachers. Staff have strong relationships with parents so that students can be best supported to achieve their very best.
We aim for all of our students to leave Aldercar High School with the qualifications that reflect their very best ability as well as have the social confidence to make a real impact on their world whatever their talents.
I hope that our prospectus and website provides you with an insight into the life of students at Aldercar High School and that you have all the information that you need to make the right choice of school.
Clare Hatto
Head Teacher
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