Site Manager

Westcliff High School for Girls, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 August 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  29 July 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: £33,120.00 - £36,581.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Manager job summary

Site Manager

Essex 2025 Scale 7, Point 19 - 24 ( £33,120 - £36,581)

Full time, permanent,

8.00- 4.00 pm (30 minutes unpaid lunch each day) (early finish 1 day per week to be agreed with Line Manager)

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Site Manager to ensure that the school site & buildings, learning environment and other facilities are maintained and operate to the highest possible standard of provision and effectively manage premises staff.

VISION AND PURPOSE:

• Working with the support of Trust’s Head of Estates and the schools’ Senior Leadership Team, the Site Manager holds primary responsibility for the operational management, safety, and continuous improvement of the school estate.
• The purpose of this role is to ensure that all school buildings, grounds, and facilities are maintained to the highest possible standards, providing a safe, compliant, and inspiring environment for students, staff, and the wider community by:

Championing Excellence: Ensure the learning environment and school infrastructure operate at peak performance, reflecting the high standards of the institution.

Leading with Impact: Directly manage and develop the premises team, fostering a culture of pride, efficiency, and proactive service delivery.

Thinking Strategically: Collaborate with School Leadership and the Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) on strategic facilities planning, capital investment projects, and long-term asset management.

Ensuring Absolute Compliance: Act as the school’s custodian for health, safety, and statutory compliance, ensuring the site meets all legal obligations and safeguarding requirements.

The successful applicant will:

Have good written and oral communication skills that allow effective communication with all levels of school staff, students and the wider community.
Be able to build and maintain effective working relationships
Be friendly, enthusiastic and a good team player.
Have knowledge and understanding of health and safety procedures
Have a good standard of DIY skills to undertake general maintenance and repairs
Be reliable, a good problem solver and able to work on their own initiative

For more information and the job description/person specification for the role please click here to view our electronic information pack

Westcliff Hgh School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org

The school reserves the right to close the listing at any time and shortlist earlier if strong candidates apply earlier in the 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.

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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 Westcliff High School for Girls

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1354 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Westcliff High School for Girls website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westcliff-high-school-for-girls-westcliff-on-sea

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