Site Manager
Chantry Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LR4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 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
- £31,022.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade G
Site Manager job summary
THIS IS AN INTERNAL POST FOR ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY.
Site Manager
Salary: Grade G, SCP 20–25 (£31,022 – £34,434)
Contract: Full-time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Closing Date: 21st July 2025
We’re looking for a motivated and capable Site Manager to join Chantry Academy and take charge of maintaining a safe, clean, and high-functioning environment for our students, staff, and community.
Chantry Academy is a thriving and ambitious academy, rated 'Good' by Ofsted, and enjoys strong support from our local community, parents, and carers. In September 2024, we will be oversubscribed for the eighth consecutive year, a testament to our reputation as the first-choice academy in the area.
🔧 Your Day-to-Day Will Include:
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Overseeing cleaning, maintenance, repairs, and compliance checks across the site.
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Leading premises staff and contractors to deliver high standards of work.
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Managing site budgets, resources, and keyholder duties.
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Carrying out regular health & safety inspections, risk assessments, and accident reporting.
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Supporting capital projects and working closely with our Trust estates team.
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Monitoring energy use and championing sustainability across the school.
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Ensuring records and procedures are up to date and compliant with legislation.
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Liaising with suppliers and contractors to ensure quality service and value for money.
✅ We’re Looking For Someone Who:
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Has hands-on experience in premises or facilities management.
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Can confidently manage health & safety processes and building compliance.
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Has strong leadership and communication skills to manage staff and external contractors.
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Is proactive, organised, and solutions-focused.
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Takes pride in their work and supports the ethos of a safe, inclusive school.
Why join us?
- Access to the Vivup Benefit System
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- LGPS Pension Scheme
- Extensive support and development opportunities
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, please contact: Karis Lambert, HR Manager: KLambert@chantryacademy.org. Alternatively, call us on 01473 687181.
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
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 Chantry Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 984 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chantry Academy website
Chantry Academy sits in the heart of South West Ipswich and is very proud to serve the local community. Our Academy has a welcoming and inclusive ethos; where our staff work hard to foster and develop close relationships with all our stakeholders. We are committed to providing the best possible education for all, ensuring all are welcome and succeed.
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