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Site Manager

Spires Academy, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD

This job expired on 11 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 June 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: £28,504.00 - £30,423.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Manager job summary

To ensure the security of the premises, daily locking and unlocking, ensuring fences and borders are secure, intruder and fire alarms are maintained and serviced as per recommended guidelines.

To coordinate the site team to ensure the site has cover during the required hours, ensure the team has the correct skills and resources to complete relevant tasks.

To direct, motivate and manage staff and to have a direct hands-on involvement as well as a managerial role, liaising with the Business Manager on the development of staff and the completion of staff appraisals.

To manage and monitor the site activities and physical progress of work for site safety, in line with quality and environmental responsibilities.

To ensure H&S polices are always adhered to by the whole team, ensuring training is up to date and arrange new/refresher training.

To undertake risk assessments and health & safety audits for all areas within the school, reports on findings to the Business Manager.

To ensure all external contractors follow Health & Safety procedures detailed in the contract specification and that all shortfalls are dealt with promptly.

To act as Fire Marshall and to carry out regular inspections of handheld firefighting equipment and report missing or used appliances, ensure the fire evacuation policy and lockdown policy is written and all staff are aware of the procedures.

To liaise with external contractors to obtain quotes for work required, to include builder’s specification where applicable, monitor the work of the contractors.

To move resources, equipment and furniture across the site and use safe manual handling procedures.

Ensure actions arising from Health and Safety Committee meetings and inspections are implemented, maintaining a health and safety culture by spotting and rectifying hazards and following correct procedures, including clearing footpaths and using salt when freezing.

To carry out forward planning and regular inspection of repairs and maintenance to all premises and plant related matters, maintain a rolling maintenance programme and keep staff informed of the correct process for reporting faults/defects.

To have an oversight of all matters associated with the school minibus.

To support and maintain a high standard of customer care and support to both lettings and the Academy staff and students.

Carry out a range of additional duties that may arise from time-to-time in accordance with the nature of the role and level of responsibility.

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.

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About Spires Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 667 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spires Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spires-academy

At Spires Academy we offer a distinctive small school environment where each individual is well known, listened to and encouraged to be the best they can be. Serving just over 600 students enables us to maintain an inclusive and nurturing community atmosphere, where staff work with students to develop the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to reach their full potential.

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