Site Manager

Badbury Park Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6ER

27 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBA

• Closing date

  22 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 July 2025

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: £25,700.00 - £28,772.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Manager job summary

Be the Heart of Our School!

Are you someone who takes pride in creating a clean, safe, and welcoming environment? Do you enjoy hands-on work, being outdoors, and making a real difference? If so, we’d love you to join our warm and friendly primary school as our Site Manager. Our free school is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, a growing family of primary schools based in Swindon who offer excellent CPD and career opportunities, a competitive salary with scope for progression, a commitment to nationally agreed pay and terms, an excellent pension scheme, child care vouchers, free car parking and free staff health and well-being support.

Set in beautiful grounds, our school is a place where children can learn, play, and thrive. We’re looking for someone who will care for our building and green spaces as much as we do – helping keep everything safe, tidy, and looking its best.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Taking pride in the presentation of our school ; looking after our school buildings and outdoor areas, including playgrounds and green spaces
• Carrying out minor repairs, general maintenance, and DIY jobs
• Opening and locking up the school each day
• Keeping paths clear and the grounds safe in all seasons
• Supporting staff with practical tasks and helping maintain a calm, orderly site
• Making sure the school is compliant with legal and regulatory standards related to buildings and health and safety.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Someone hands-on, friendly, and proactive, with a good eye for detail
• Basic knowledge of maintenance, DIY or caretaking
• Someone who is physically able to carry out manual handling tasks and cleaning duties
• A reliable team player who enjoys being part of a caring school community
• Someone who appreciates nature and enjoys spending time outdoors in all weathers
• Someone who presents themselves in a professional and positive manner as you will be highly visible around the school and are expected to be a good role model and representative of the school community

In Return, We Offer:

• A welcoming, supportive school team and leadership
• Beautiful, peaceful grounds to work in every day
• Stable hours, generous holiday entitlement, and a Local Government Pension
• Ongoing training and support in your role
• The satisfaction of knowing your work helps children feel safe, happy, and ready to learn

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 Badbury Park Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 335 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Badbury Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/badbury-park-primary-school

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