Site Manager
Newbridge School, Romford, Essex, RM6 4TR17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
25 September 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
- £38,254.00 - £39,275.00 Annually (FTE) OUTL7, points 23-25
Site Manager job summary
Join Our Team at Newbridge Academy!
Site Manager - Specialist Premises & Facilities Leadership
Newbridge Academy is a large, inclusive all-through SEND academy dedicated to empowering pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. With two dynamic campuses and a wide age range, we offer a unique and rewarding environment where every day brings new opportunities to make a difference.
We’re looking for a proactive, hands-on Site Manager to lead our premises and facilities team across both sites. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the learning environment for our pupils and supporting the wider community through lettings and specialist services.
Your Role Will Include:
- Leadership & Oversight
Manage caretakers and cleaners across both sites, ensuring high standards and efficient operations. Lead by example and support staff development through performance monitoring and work allocation. - Specialist Premises Management
Take charge of specialist site services, including hydro pool facilities, and ensure our buildings and grounds are safe, secure, and inspiring. - Health & Safety Champion
Conduct daily checks, manage fire safety systems, and promote a culture of safety for pupils, staff, and visitors. - Security & Surveillance
Oversee alarm systems, CCTV, and site access procedures. Be the first line of defence against risks like vandalism and arson. - Maintenance & Contractor Coordination
Supervise external contractors and contribute to planned and preventative maintenance schedules. Ensure timely repairs and upkeep of facilities. - Out-of-Hours Support
Assist with lettings and community use of facilities, including hydro pool access (additional hours available via timesheet). - Reporting & Analysis
Maintain accurate records and produce reports to support strategic decision-making.
What We’re Looking For:
- A confident and experienced facilities professional
- Strong leadership and organisational skills
- A commitment to safeguarding and inclusion
- Flexibility to support out-of-hours activities
Ready to take the next step in your facilities management career?
Apply now and help us create safe, inspiring spaces where every pupil can thrive.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a passionate and supportive team
- Make a real impact in the lives of SEND pupils
- Work in a varied and rewarding role across two unique campuses
- Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programme
- Generous Pension Schemes
- Family-friendly working policies
- Extensive support and development opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great location close to TfL Elizabeth and Central Lines
- And more…
Astrum values diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We celebrate and embrace unique individuality, background and heritage.
We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.
We believe in fostering a work environment that supports work-life balance. We are open to flexible working arrangements, including remote work, flexible hours, and part-time opportunities.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to actively share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches, in line with Safer Recruitment guidance and the need to maintain a safe culture.
We reserve 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.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrum Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment.
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 Newbridge School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newbridge School website
We are a three times outstanding split site special school academy catering for children and young people between the ages of two and nineteen years who have a complex learning difficulty, often accompanied by additional special educational needs, which may include;
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairments
Autistic Spectrum disorders
Associated behaviour
SEMH
Medical needs
We are part of the Astrum Multi Academy Trust with two school sites, which are within one mile of each other. Lower School is for pupils in Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and Upper School for students in Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and 16-19.
Pupils transfer from Gresham Drive to Barley Lane Campus at the end of Key Stage 2 and are supported to do this through a well-planned transition programme.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to find out more about our work or request paper copies of some of the information.
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