Assistant Site Manager (Secondary School) at Arden

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Expired
  Job Reference #
EDV/2025/A/74635
  Location
Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0PT
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£25,992.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (Actual)
  Closing Date
9:00am, 10th Feb 2025
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
Friday 14th February 2025
   Interview Date(s)           Friday 14th February 2025

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About this Role

Arden school, a successful and high performing secondary school in Solihull, currently have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Site Manager to join our friendly team. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, well organised and hardworking individual to join our busy Site Team.  Working under the direction of the Site Manager, the main duties of the role will involve repairing and maintaining the school premises and grounds, maintaining cleanliness and tidiness of the site and buildings, distributing deliveries, setting up for classrooms, assemblies and school functions, the management of evening lettings, and opening & locking up procedures to ensure the school site is secure at all times.

Start Date:                  as soon as possible

Salary:                           Band C (£25,992 - £28,624 p.a.)

Contract:                      Full-time, permanent 

Working Hours:        37 hours per week

Shifts are 2:00pm – 10:00pm (with a 30 min unpaid break), some flexibility in hours may be required.

 The key responsibilities for this post include the following (a comprehensive job description is available):

 Enable effective communication between staff, contractors and visitors as appropriate.

Support the Site Manager to ensure the statutory duties of Health and Safety are complied with.

Be responsible to open or close the school site, dependent on shift. As a key holder, respond to, and carry out, emergency call outs outside of the working hours.

Assume responsibility for the security of the premises (including the public footpath through the school) ensuring access as and when required. 

To assist the Site Manager in maintaining cleanliness and general tidiness of the site and buildings.

Advise the Site Manager of any Health and Safety issues, building defects, both internal and external, and any defective machinery or equipment.

Support the Site Manager in overseeing the cleaning contractors.

Enable School, PTFA functions and lettings by working pre-planned overtime at evenings or weekends on a rota basis.

Ensure the appropriate movement of school furniture and accommodation requests are actioned on time.

Proactively work with the school to ensure assemblies and exams are set up or taken down when required.

Ensure the distribution of all deliveries around school.

Provide vehicle maintenance checks or cleaning as required.

To support the ethos of the Trust by supporting other schools within the Trust, in the rare event that this is required.

·         To support the ethos of the Trust by supporting other schools within the Trust, in the rare event that this is required.

In return we can offer you:

West Midlands Local Government Pension Scheme.

Cycle to Work scheme.

Free on-site parking.

Continued commitment to support and training.

A collaborative and supportive attitude amongst staff which promotes a sense of teamwork and unity.

Children of staff who are permanently employed at Arden Academy are eligible for a ‘staff’ priority for Arden main school and Sixth Form admissions (please see Admissions on our school website for full details).

If this role sounds like the job for you and you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange a visit to the school. 

Arden Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality or religion. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, will be subject to a social media online search.


Arden would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here are a preview of the questions/headings:

  1. Please tell us why you wish to be considered for this role and why you would be a suitable candidate (please refer to the person specification available)

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