Site Supervisor

Rowan Gate Primary School -Three Sites and Two Satellites, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 4NS

17 days remaining to apply

Closing date
29 September 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
12 September 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: £25,989.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Supervisor job summary

Rowan Gate Primary School is seeking a dedicated and proactive Site Supervisor to join our team. This vital role supports the School in ensuring our school premises are safe, secure, and well-maintained, providing an environment that supports high-quality education. We are a multi site School, with a current site team of 3 people. The successful candidate will be expected to work in conjunction with the Senior Site Supervisors and Site Supervisor to manage whole school site issues under the management of the School Business Manager.

This role is required due to the growth of the School's sites and will be predominately based at our Wellingborough site (this may be subject to change). There will be occasions where the successful candidate will be required to work at our other School sites supporting the rest of the Site team as required. There may be the need to travel between the sites during the working day.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

Ensure the security of the school buildings and grounds
Operate and maintain heating and energy systems
Carry out minor repairs, porterage, and grounds maintenance
Supervise cleaning staff and maintain hygiene standards
Manage external lettings and ensure facilities are ready for use
Respond to emergency situations and out-of-hours callouts
Maintain positive relationships with staff, pupils, and visitors

We are looking for individuals with a good level of literacy and numeracy, experience in building maintenance and small project management. The successful candidate needs to have the ability to carry out manual tasks such as lifting, climbing, moving items.

The role is a full time (37 hours) post working Monday through to Friday over 52 weeks of the year. Daily working hours will be open to negotiation but there is an expectation that all job holders will be able to start work at 7.15 am at the latest and be available for emergency call-outs out of school hours.

Rowan Gate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of the pupils in its care. All applicants should hold or be willing to undergo a DBS Enhanced Disclosure. Appointments will also be subject to confirmation of right to work, satisfactory health clearance, a minimum of 2 satisfactory references from previous employers, plus other clearance checks. In addition, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, we are also required to carry out online searches for all successfully shortlisted candidates.

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.