Site Services Co-ordinator
Romero Catholic Academy Trust, Burnley, BB12 7NG18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 May 2026 at 8am
Date listed
30 April 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 - £32,061.00 Annually (FTE)
Site Services Co-ordinator job summary
Job Purpose
To co-ordinate and provide practical day to day maintenance, facilities and statutory compliance services across Romero Catholic Academy Trust schools.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
security
Act as a key holder and carrying out security procedures for school buildings and grounds, across designated school sites. Responding to calls outside normal working hours as a result of break-ins etc. and/or the setting off of the burglar alarms
Providing direct support for schools to enable operations in the event of snow or minor flooding or similar emergency situations
Dealing with enquiries from employees of the Trust, workers and contractors and managing contractor activity on-site
maintenance
To monitor the work of cleaning and maintenance staff, to ensure that the school buildings and premises are kept to a high standard of cleaning and repair and are safe for staff, pupils and visitors. Provide hands-on assistance where required.
To assume initial responsibility for the resolution of all site-related issues and to identify and prioritise maintenance requirements and prepare and organise annual maintenance programmes
Draw up, or assist in the drawing up of site maintenance plans and specifications for work to be undertaken by contractors and arrange for works to be undertaken
Identify building fabric and services defects, diagnose faults and specify repairs to enable effective maintenance
Monitoring the progress of projects involving outside contractors
Monitoring the grounds maintenance function, including managing the contract for the provision of grounds maintenance where one exists
Undertake general caretaking duties, practical repairs and basic maintenance tasks
Ensuring that all caretaking equipment is in a safe and working condition and arranging for their repair as appropriate
To arrange for the site services team to carry out first-line repairs which are not beyond the competence of the staff concerned
Order and manage equipment and consumables to enable fixes, as required
Carry out site assessments to cover Maintenance, Health & Safety, Facilities and statutory compliance tests
To log, update and manage all activity using the Computer Aided Facilities Management system (‘Iamcompliant’)
- Support and undertake equipment moves/changes as required
contractor and supplier co-ordination
- Coordination of contractors
- To liaise with, instruct and manage third party suppliers in order to resolve issues
HEALTH AND SAFETY
To be responsible for all aspects of Health and Safety connected with the school premises and site, including the completion of appropriate risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations
Monitoring the appropriate Health and Safety procedures in use in the school and reporting any issues to the Health and Safety Committee for the school
To develop and implement policies and procedures in the area of Health and Safety within the school
To ensure that the appropriate staff within the school are fully aware of CoSHH legislation
To undertake regular testing of the school burglar and fire alarm system, and to maintain appropriate records in relation to this
- Undertake unsupervised checks and tests of building services and systems - such as Legionella, fire detection systems, heating systems and alarm systems
- Undertake periodic H&S inspections and ensure H&S is considered as part of all activities
CUSTOMER FOCUS
- Promote and provide excellent customer service as part of the wider Estates and Compliance Team
Additional supporting information - specific to this post
This post does not require a faith commitment within the Roman Catholic Church however, candidates must be supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the Trust and not do anything to undermine the faith commitment of the Trust. In line with all staff within the Trust, they will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service Contract.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Romero Catholic Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Romero Catholic Academy Trust is a family of Catholic schools serving the needs of children and young people in the Diocese of Salford, covering the areas of Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Calderdale. To achieve this, we will uphold four key values:
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