High Street Primary, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Site Manager to join the School in June 2025.

Post: [250402A] Site Manager

Location: High Street Primary, Plymouth, PL1 3SJ

FTE Salary Range: NJC Grade E, pts 15-20, £29,093 - £31,586 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 52 Weeks

Contract Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday

For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, job share, compressed hours, or staggered hours. Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

About the role

We are looking to recruit an experienced professional, self-motivated and hardworking individual to join our team.

The role is based at High Street Primary Academy, based in Stonehouse and Marlborough Primary Academy, based in Devonport. There may also be a requirement to work across different schools within the trust.

The priority of the role is to maintain both High Street Primary Academy and Marlborough Primary Academy and their buildings, whilst monitoring the associated health, safety and statutory compliance activities for both sites.

The post holder will be required to interact and liaise with school and Trust staff, students, and visitors, so professional communication is key.

Previous experience in site maintenance, ideally within an education environment is desirable, with practical and simple maintenance skills and knowledge being essential to the role. 

Duties will include:

Coordinating and completing site and grounds related tasks at High Street Primary Academy and Marlborough Primary Academy. 

Carrying out minor repair and maintenance works on each sites, including decorating or reactive maintenance

Responsibility for security of both schools and daily opening and closing procedures of the school site (this might necessitate the need for a split working pattern)

Ensuring that required inspections, testing and maintenance in relation to site equipment and services is completed is a timely manner

To have oversight of external contractors for the duration of their time on site

To ensure the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy and Learning Environment Manual are understood and complied with

To oversee the work of cleaning staff, to ensure quality standards and value for money are met

To complete all required compliance checks as set out on the Every software

The role is line managed by the Executive Headteacher.

You will also be working with a large network of teaching and support staff, students and visitors. 

 About the successful candidate

We are looking for people who have the following experience and qualities:

Relevant experience of working in a similar role

Have the ability to work unsupervised, and use own initiative

Be able to display effective communication skills

Be eager to work with a wider team, be flexible

Able to deal with change and unpredictability positively with a “can do” attitude.

Educated to GCSE level in English and Maths and competent with basic IT packages

About the School - High Street Primary Academy

Our vision is clear; every child matters, every day.  Every child at High Street Academy is supported to achieve their full potential - we work tirelessly and collaboratively as a team to offer all children the opportunity to meet their aspirations beyond expectations.  Children enter school each morning excited to begin learning and pupils, staff and parents want High Street Primary to be the best that it can be.

High Street Primary recently formed a federation with Millbay Academy and we currently have approximately 240 pupils on Roll plus a nursery.  In July 2023, OFSTED inspectors rated the school as ‘good’, praising the highly ambitious curriculum, the speed in which children gained the knowledge and skills they need, the support given to children to read confidently.  Inclusion is a strength within the school; all pupils including those with SEND, make good progress. Pupils behaviour is good and we use our bespoke manners curriculum to encourage a warm and friendly ethos.

High Street is a small community school with approximately 175 children on roll from age two to age eleven. We work with external agencies and all stakeholders to ensure we offer our community the support and commitment they deserve. We have a wonderful team of teaching and non-teaching staff and we pride ourselves on the caring relationships we have built between all of the members of our ‘school family’.

About the School - Marlborough Primary Academy

Our mission, at Marlborough Primary Academy, is to nurture children with active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and encourage them to lead aspirational fulfilling lives developing the skills to become independent, self-sufficient adults who will succeed and contribute responsibly in a global community. We stress the total development of each child: intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual, moral and physical in a welcome, secure and stimulating learning environment.

Marlborough is a happy and thriving school in the heart of the Devonport area of Plymouth. Marlborough Primary Academy is fully committed to encouraging all our children to achieve their full potential in both learning and social development. The Academy has a PAN of 244.

About the Trust

Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education.  We operate 17 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.  We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.

Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. 

We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation. 

Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

Next Steps

If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by calling the Recruitment team on 07759365064 or emailing us at recruitment@reachsouth.org.

Closing date: for applications is Sunday 4th May

Interview Date:  Interviews are provisionally booked for W/C 12th May 2025

To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by clicking ‘apply now’ on the advert.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.

Opportunities and Benefits 

We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits. 

We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.