Site Manager

Swingate Primary School, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8TJ

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (FTE) Medway NJC C2 points 12-25 (dependent on experience)

Site Manager job summary

We are looking for a Site Manager to join our friendly team. The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, flexible and reliable and will also be self-motivated. They should be able to prioritise and work to their own initiative to ensure the care and maintenance of the school premises. They will possess high standards of compliance and understand the importance of health and safety. Having a wide range of practical skills will be important in order that minor maintenance tasks can be completed however there will also be a need to work and liaise with contractors, cleaners and the school staff so good interpersonal skills are also required.

We are a friendly school and you will be welcomed into our team and supported in your role.

The role will involve:

• Being a main key holder for the site including the opening and locking of the school site
• Routine repairs and maintenance tasks
• Working with cleaners, contractors and the school staff
• Being a key part of our friendly and supportive school team

The Site Manager is responsible, for a wide range of duties and responsibilities connected with the fabric and grounds of the school. The principal responsibilities are detailed below:

• Be a key holder for the premises and in the event of an emergency, ensure arrangements are in place to respond.
• Act as the lead fire warden during fire evacuations, undertaking drills at appropriate times.
• Carrying out security procedures for school buildings and grounds.
• Opening and closing of school premises, including gates, doors, windows, fire exits, etc, for the purpose of school use, lettings, out of school hours functions, maintenance and emergency services as required.
• Regularly checking the proper operation and function of alarms and fire equipment and ensuring emergency exits are not obstructed.
• Liaising with the emergency services including calling out as required. Reporting acts of theft or vandalism to the Headteacher / Business Manager and/or police as necessary.
• Keeping a diary of events and contractor visits and scheduling routine maintenance
• Completing COSHH and site risk assessments.
• Ensuring Health and Safety compliance across the site.

Please note that the advert may close early if a suitable applicant is found

Safer Recruitment

The Bluebell Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. The Bluebell Federation reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

The Bluebell Federation is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Federation have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

• References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
• Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
• Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
• The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.

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.

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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 Swingate Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 654 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Swingate Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swingate-primary-school

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