Site Manager
Astrea Academy Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 9BE12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
20 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 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
- £34,812.00 - £38,739.00 Annually (Actual)
Site Manager job summary
Site Manager Vacancy at Astrea Academy Sheffield - Help Create a Safe and Inspiring Environment
Are you an experienced facilities, premises, or site management professional looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference every day?
Do you take pride in maintaining high standards, leading teams, and creating safe, welcoming environments for young people to thrive?
If so, Astrea Academy Sheffield would love to hear from you!
Astrea Academy Sheffield is a vibrant all-through academy serving both primary and secondary-aged scholars. As part of Astrea Academy Trust, we are committed to providing an exceptional education founded on our values of Tenacity, Empathy, Curiosity, Scholarship and Happiness. Creating a safe, secure and inspiring environment is fundamental to achieving this vision, and our Site Manager plays a vital role in making that possible.
About the Role
We are seeking a dedicated, proactive and skilled Site Manager to oversee the maintenance, safety and general upkeep of our academy buildings and grounds.
This is a key leadership role within our operations team, responsible for ensuring that both our primary and secondary sites are maintained to a high standard, providing a safe, secure and welcoming environment for scholars, staff and visitors alike.
Working closely with the Operations Manager, you will lead the Site Team, oversee planned and reactive maintenance, and ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety and statutory requirements.
This role requires flexibility, with working shifts scheduled between 6:30am and 7:00pm in line with the operational needs of the academy.
Key Responsibilities
As our Site Manager, you will:
- Lead, manage and support the Site Team, ensuring a consistently high standard of service across the academy.
- Take overall responsibility for the maintenance, presentation and security of academy buildings and grounds.
- Act as a key holder, overseeing opening and closing procedures and maintaining site security.
- Carry out and coordinate general repairs, maintenance and improvement works.
- Support compliance with statutory requirements, including fire safety, legionella management and health and safety regulations.
- Manage contractors on site and monitor the quality of completed works.
- Conduct regular site inspections and ensure maintenance records are accurately maintained.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies, incidents and site-related issues.
- Ensure external areas, pathways and grounds are safe, clean and well maintained.
- Work collaboratively with academy leaders and the Trust Estates Team to continuously improve the learning environment.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
- Has significant experience in site, premises, facilities or building management.
- Holds a recognised trade qualification or has substantial experience in a relevant trade such as joinery, plumbing or general building maintenance.
- Has experience of managing teams and supporting staff development.
- Possesses strong knowledge of building maintenance, health and safety requirements and risk assessments.
- Is highly organised, adaptable and able to prioritise competing demands.
- Demonstrates excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Takes pride in maintaining high standards and finding practical solutions.
- Shares our commitment to providing the very best environment for children and young people.
- Ideally has experience working within an educational setting, although this is not essential.
What We Offer
- Excellent CPD and professional development opportunities.
- Access to Astrea Academy Trust's extensive support networks and expertise.
- A collaborative and supportive working environment.
- The opportunity to lead and shape an important operational function within a thriving academy.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support.
- Access to a wide range of Trust benefits and staff discounts.
- A full list of benefits can be found in our Join Our Team brochure.
How to Apply
If you're ready to use your skills and experience to create and maintain an environment where our scholars can flourish, we'd love to hear from you.
Please review the Job Description and Recruitment Pack for full details or contact our recruitment team at Fiona.Maisey@AstreaSheffield.org for more information.
Please note that interviews may be held throughout the advertising period, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed.
Safeguarding & Inclusion
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and proudly operate as a Disability Confident employer. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Join Astrea Academy Sheffield and play a vital role in creating a safe, secure and welcoming environment where scholars and colleagues can thrive every day.
The Astrea Resourcing Team supports this advert. Agency involvement is not required.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Sheffield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its scholars and expects all staff, volunteers and members of the Academy community to share this commitment.
We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, scholars and staff within the Academy. All concerns are passed through the Safeguarding Team in line with our Astrea Academy Sheffield Safeguarding Policy 2023 and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 Guidance.
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 Astrea Academy Sheffield
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 2 to 18
- Education phase
- All through school
- Size
- 1070 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
At Astrea Academy Sheffield, we address our young people as scholars because we know that every single one of them is capable of outstanding academic achievements. We promote scholarship by offering an all-through curriculum which is rich in powerful knowledge and meticulously planned by subject experts. We know that powerful knowledge is the key that will open powerful doors for our scholars in the future. Therefore, we are relentlessly committed to delivering exceptional lessons in every classroom, every day.
We respect every scholars’ right to access an exceptional education and offer academic, inspiring and broad opportunities for all through both our curriculum and co-curriculum. We teach our young people to be responsible through our thoughtful character education programme and essential habit building work. Our scholars respect everyone in our academy’s community and grow their responsibility, knowing that they are the leaders of tomorrow.
We are tenacious in our commitment to do the very best for the young people in our care and this tenacity is mirrored in the way that our scholars work on their academic and character education every day.
We foster curiosity in our young people by providing them with a rounded education which opens doors to new opportunities, ideas and experiences. Our classrooms are filled with the awe and wonder that is comes from the joy of learning.
If you are interested in coming to see more of what we do, then please email info@astreasheffield.org to arrange a visit.
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