Site Manager

Redden Court School, Romford, Essex, RM3 0TS

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  4 February 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: £35,520.00 - £36,585.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 6 (Point 18-20)

Site Manager job summary

You will be responsible for the management and operation of premises related functions at

the school including buildings and grounds maintenance, security and liaising with contractors.

You should be willing to attend training courses such as Health and Safety, IOSH and First Aid.

You will work closely with the Senior Operations Officer to strategically plan a schedule of works

to ensure budgets are spent effectively and to develop a maintenance programme.

Successful candidates will have:

Excellent organisational and administration skills

The ability to support others and work as part of a team

Line management/supervisory experience

High level of team, interpersonal and communication skills

The ability to manage time effectively, delegating tasks as appropriate, multitasking

and working to tight deadlines

A high level of initiative, enthusiasm and willingness to work in a collaborative

manner

Good understanding of Health and Safety in the context of a school environment

Previous experience is not necessary as training will be provided. The successful candidate will

be required to act as a key holder which may include being called outside of normal working

hours. The successful candidate will also be expected to cover site staff absence which involves

some shift working.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

and we expect all staff to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to

undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are

welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin,

disability, age or sexual orientation.

The use of AI is strictly forbidden in the application/interview process

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 Redden Court School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Redden Court School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/redden-court-school

We pride ourselves on being a fully comprehensive school placed at the heart of the community. We want all of our students to be happy, ambitious and to achieve results that reflect their true potential.

Our school has served the local community of Harold Wood for many years, providing a high quality education to the students of this area.

Our vision is focused on a ‘Commitment to Success for All’ and high levels of aspiration for every member of our community. The school is forward thinking and progressive. We seek to achieve the very best for all of our students through the use of a rich variety of educational approaches.
We have caring staff who are dedicated to ensuring the students are successful in every aspect of their learning.
Redden Court is the founding school in the Success for All Educational Trust and is recognised as one of the highest performing mixed comprehensive schools in Havering.

We are an accredited ‘Thinking School’ and have very close links with the Cognitive Education Development Unit at the University of Exeter. Metacognition and the development of thinking skills is at the heart of our teaching and learning in the school as we believe it plays an important part in developing resilient and independent learners.

We also have very strong links with the Havering Teacher Training Programme, we are a senior partner in the Empower Teaching Alliance and we are recognised as a Leading Edge School by the SSAT. The school has also been accredited with All Together (Anti Bullying), Place2Be (Student Mental Health), SEND Exceptional Outcomes Award, The Quality in Careers Standards, Healthy Schools Gold Award and Gold Travel Ambassadors Award.

We are a growing community Trust with inclusion at the heart of our ethos and require leaders who will bring this vision to life.

These are exciting times for Redden Court School with so much change and challenge in the future.

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