Site Manager

Orchard Park Community Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GR

36 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  2 May 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  13 March 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: £13.47 Hourly Point range 6 - 11

Site Manager job summary

Our Site Manager is a vital and valued member of our team, taking on a key role in ensuring our school operates safely, efficiently, and effectively. This position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work closely with our small, dedicated operations team and contribute to creating a positive, safe, and welcoming environment for all children, staff, and visitors. Commitment, reliability, and initiative are essential in making a meaningful impact on our school community, alongside the ability to lead on processes, policies, and best practice in collaboration with key stakeholders.

This important role includes overseeing the day‑to‑day management of the school site, ensuring that the premises are well‑maintained, secure, and compliant with statutory requirements. Responsibilities will include coordinating maintenance and repair work, managing health and safety procedures, liaising with external contractors and professionals, supporting staff with site-related needs, and ensuring that the school environment is safe, clean, and fully optimised for learning.

We are a school that is:

• Fully inclusive
• Passionate about meeting the needs of all learners
• Ambitious and aspirational
• Committed to making a difference

We are looking for someone who:

• Is proactive, organised, and skilled in managing a busy school environment
• Takes pride in maintaining high standards across the school site
• Has a clear understanding of health and safety, safeguarding practices, and building compliance
• Can work collaboratively within our supportive and professional community where staff, parents, and pupils work closely together
• Is dedicated, approachable, and solution‑focused

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. We would love you to see our school in action and share our vision for the future—and how you can contribute to it. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit. We welcome all questions, big or small.

Orchard Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. Online checks will be carried out for all candidates.

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 Orchard Park Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 192 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orchard Park Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/orchard-park-community-primary-school

Orchard Park Community Primary School is a small school situated on the northern boundary of the City of Cambridge in the growing Orchard Park development. We are fortunate to have a new beautifully designed school which is well equipped and surrounded by open play space. Our school was recently reaffirmed as 'Good' by Ofsted (March 2017) and is a unique and special place to work.

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