Post Title: Site Manager

School:   Westgate Primary School

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday) 52 weeks per year

Working Pattern: Monday and Tuesday 7 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.  and 2.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. 

                                       Wednesday and Thursday 7 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. and 2pm – 6 p.m.

                                       Friday 7 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Grade:   KR6

Salary: £25,127 FTE

Position Start Date:  As soon as possible

Advert Closing Date (We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date): 11:59 pm 2nd September 2024

Interview Date:  TBC

Westgate Primary School

 Westgate is a really exciting place to be, with our children aspiring to “be the best that they can be”.

 The school is a small one form entry school located in central Dartford with a wonderful team of supportive and helpful staff.

 For further information about the school, please visit www.westgateprimary.org

Can you support the school to create a safe working environment?

Do you have the skills to manage the workload across our school site?

We are seeking to appoint a suitably skilled, reliable and trustworthy person to the post of Site Manager at our popular and friendly school.

You would be responsible for:

·         ensuring all checks and services are logged on our compliance tracker and keep accurate maintenance records

·         liaising with external contractors ensuring safe working practices are followed

·         developing, implementing and maintaining an appropriate programme of repair and maintenance activities across the site

·         the health and safety requirements on site

·         the general maintenance of the buildings and grounds

·         the project management of specific work involving liaising with contractors

·         ensuring the security of the school site and arrangements are in place for emergency call outs.

The successful candidate should have had previous experience of premises and general maintenance, should be physically fit, enjoy walking, working as part of a team in a school setting and be confident in communicating face to face, by telephone and by e -mail. They will also ideally be computer literate.  They will need to be able to prioritise duties, which may involve working under their own initiative and also independently.

 If you wish to find out more about this position within our happy and supportive team, please contact the school office for further details.

 Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

As this advertisement is running during the school holidays, for an informal discussion about the role please email the school office on office@westgate.kent.sch.uk with your contact details and somebody will get back to you.

Cygnus Academies Trust

Westgate Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.

Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.

For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk

We offer:

·         Local Government Pension Scheme

·         27 days Annual Leave (rising to 29 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holiday entitlement (pro-rata for part-time)

·         Employee support services.

·         Effective CPD opportunities

·         Collaborative working with other schools

·         Excellent ICT facilities

·         Opportunities for flexible working

Safer Recruitment

Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview.  Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service.  We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.  All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

-          References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.

-          Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

-          Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.

-          Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.

-          The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.

-          The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.