Site Manager

Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 8DB

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  8th June 2026

• Closing date

  24 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  30 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: £28,142.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Band 7, SCP 11 to SCP 17 (Actual Salary £28,142 - £31,022) . 37 hours per week, Full Time, All-Year Round. Working hours 07:00 - 15:00.

Site Manager job summary

Park Aspire AP Academy is seeking a skilled, reliable, and proactive Site Manager to join our dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced facilities professional to play a vital role in ensuring that our academy remains a safe, welcoming, and well‑maintained environment for all pupils, staff, and visitors.

About Us

Park Aspire is a specialist Alternative Provision Academy providing personalised support and education to pupils who require a different approach to learning. Our team is passionate about transforming lives, building confidence, and ensuring every young person can thrive. As Site Manager, you will be central to ensuring the academy is an environment where staff and pupils can succeed every day. The successful candidate will play a key role at the school; you will work closely with the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and Chief Estates Officer to not only manage the security of the building but to take a pro-active role in the maintenance and management of the school site and ensure that the school complies with all requirements of Health and Safety and risk management.

If you'd like to know more about our school, please visit our website at www.parkaspire.co.uk

The Role

As our Site Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Overseeing the day-to-day maintenance, security, and cleanliness of the academy site
• Coordinating external contractors
• Ensuring the academy complies with health & safety legislation and best practice
• Completing routine maintenance, repairs, and emergency works
• Managing site-related records, checks, and compliance documentation
• Ensuring the school grounds, buildings, and facilities are safe, secure, and ready for learning
• Supporting improvements to the site environment in line with academy priorities
• Supervise our Caretaker

This is a hands-on role requiring excellent organisation, initiative, and a strong sense of responsibility.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience in premises management, site supervision, caretaking, or a related maintenance role
• Understands health & safety, compliance, and safeguarding requirements
• Is practical, solutions-focused, and confident carrying out general repairs
• Can work effectively with staff, pupils, and contractors
• Has strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks
• Takes pride in maintaining a high-quality learning environment
• Holds a full driving licence

Relevant qualifications (e.g., trade skills, H&S training, COSHH, first aid) are desirable but not essential.

We can offer:

• Children who are enthusiastic to learn
• Supportive Trust central team, school leadership, governors, staff and parents
• Fantastic facilities
• Opportunities for further development and training
• A healthy work-life balance
• Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free, on-site parking
• Excellent employer pension contribution scheme

We would warmly encourage any interested candidates to visit our school setting. In order to do so, please contact Sarah Batty (Office Manager) on 01274 735298 to make the necessary arrangements.

Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.

Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010.

Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.

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 Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 14
• School size: 57 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 14
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/park-aspire-alternative-provision-academy

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