Site Manager
Hillcrest Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4DR28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Start date to be agreed with successful candidate
Closing date
7 August 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 20 Hours Per Week, All Year Round
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- C1-C3 (SCP 12-22) £29,541 - £34,811 Actual Salary: £15,968 - £18,817
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hours of work: 20 hours per week 6.45am – 10.45am Monday to Friday
Hillcrest Academy is seeking to recruit a dedicated and proactive Site Manager to join our team.
This is a key role within the academy, responsible for helping to ensure our site and facilities are safe, secure, well-maintained and fit for purpose. Working closely with academy leaders, the successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day management of the site, including maintenance, health and safety, security, contractor supervision and the coordination of site and cleaning services.
We are looking for an organised and reliable individual who takes pride in maintaining high standards and creating a positive environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
Potential applicants will have:
- Appropriate qualifications and/or significant experience in a site, facilities, maintenance or similar role.
- A good understanding of health and safety requirements and safe working practices.
- The ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding academy roles and responsibilities, including their own.
- Strong organisational skills, with the initiative to prioritise workloads and respond to issues effectively.
- Good communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues, contractors and other stakeholders.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied role and wants to make a real contribution to the smooth and effective operation of the academy.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer you:
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hillcrest Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 465 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Hillcrest Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk
Hillcrest Academy is a larger-than-average primary school located in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The school provides places for around 400 pupils aged 3-11. Hillcrest Academy is part of the GORSE Academies Trust, which is responsible for the running of around eight schools in the local area, at both primary and secondary level.
Hillcrest takes great pride in its extremely diverse catchment area, with a high proportion of pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds and a similarly high proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language.
Principal
Vicky Oddy
Values and vision
Hillcrest Academy seeks to ensure that every pupil receives a high-quality education regardless of background. To this end, the school highly values its investment in extra-curricular activities and an interesting and relatable curriculum. Parents are encouraged to play a large role in their child’s education, in order to foster a sense of community and responsibility.
With such a diverse intake of pupils, tolerance and diversity are of paramount importance to the primary school, and pupils are encouraged to have respect for different faiths and belief systems.
Ofsted report
“Pupils leave Hillcrest Academy reaching standards from very low starting points that are close to those achieved by other pupils nationally. They are very well prepared for the next stage of their education. Every lesson counts at Hillcrest Academy. Teachers are relentless in supporting every pupil to reach their full potential.”
Arranging a visit to Hillcrest Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk.
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