We are looking to appoint a highly-motivated and committed Site Manager, who can support and enhance our learning environments and oversee the daily management of the school site, ensuring the highest levels of safety and hygiene.

Burnt Ash Primary School is an oversubscribed; Ofsted rated Outstanding; stand-alone academy and whilst we work collaboratively with local and national schools, being independent gives us the ability to tailor every aspect of our school to our pupils’ and the wider community’s needs.

This post is offered with a 3 bedroom modernised first floor flat, at a reduced rent of £350 per month after successful completion of a probation period. This post could also be non-residential.

Hours: 36 hours per week for 52 weeks per year - shift pattern

Key Responsibilities

·         To contribute to the smooth running of the school by effective management and organisation of all matters and personnel related to the school premises and site. 

·         To carry out a range of caretaking duties including day to day security and supervision of the site, and other duties such as porterage, repairs and maintenance.

·         To ensure that the premises and grounds are always well maintained and in line with the school’s high standards.

·         To ensure the site and premises provide a clean, safe and secure environment for pupils, staff and other stakeholders in school.

We offer:

·         The opportunity to work in a friendly, supportive, and enthusiastic team.

·         Support of a highly experienced School Business Manager. 

·         Professional training and development based on individual needs.

·         Opportunities to contribute to the development of the school site and to share your talents.

·         A caring and supportive school community, which is culturally diverse and inclusive.

·         A positive commitment to staff well-being, wider benefits including; preferential school places, subsidised childcare, wellbeing services, personal development.

·         A service occupancy of a three-bedroom flat within the school building for the duration of employment.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. In line with Keeping children safe in education 2025 online searches will be completed as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates, searching online content that is publically available for inappropriate online content that may suggest that a shortlisted candidate may not be suitable to work with children, or that may harm the reputation of the school. If any issues of concern come up in online searches, shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address these at interview. An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping children safe in education 2025, will be completed following a provisional offer of employment. Where applicable, if an applicant with a provisional offer of employment has lived or worked outside the UK, they will be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct.

Burnt Ash Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.