Site Supervisor at The Oaks Academy

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/OA/96019

Location

Buchan Grove, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 7NQ

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£26,403.00 - £28,143.00 Annually (FTE)
Actual Salary £24,975

Hours Per Week

Weeks Per Year

Closing Date

Midnight, Sun 28th Jun, 2026

Start Date

1.8.26

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

Week commencing 29.6.26

Interview Date(s) Week commencing 29.6.26

About this Role

We are looking to appoint a friendly, organised and hardworking Site Supervisor to our school team. We are proud of our school and hope that the successful candidate will take pride in their work and work with us to create a wonderful environment for our students, staff and visitors. Working under the direction of the School Business Manager you will contribute to the smooth running of the school by carrying out a range of caretaking duties, including security of the site, health & safety management and premise maintenance, plus line management of site teams. The role includes opening and closing the site so would suit a local person.

This is a highly valued and responsible position and it is essential that the successful candidate can demonstrate:

Flexibility and commitment
Good communication skills
Initiative and the ability to work without supervision
A practical and sensible approach to routine school maintenance, in observance of health and safety protocols
Make an active contribution to the life of our community
A calm and caring nature

Although set hours will be allocated, some flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the school. The post holder will be required to work the school holidays.

Qualifications and skills:

The successful candidate will not be required to have formal qualifications or experience as full training can be provided, although relevant experience would be an advantage
Basic literacy and numeracy skills are required

Desirable experience:

Experience in a similar role
Ability to work as part of a team
Basic DIY/Repair skills such a plumbing, joinery and decorating
Ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively
Awareness of Health & Safety issues
Experience of COSHH and Risk Assessments
Management of people

What can we offer you:

The Learning Partnership Trust has a comprehensive and supportive performance management process, to motivate, inspire, and develop colleagues to ensure that both staff and pupils can realise their potential. There is a wealth of continuous professional development and networking opportunities across the Trust
Collaborative working across trust schools and sharing best practice are highly encouraged, and we have opportunities for more formal training and qualifications through the Trust.
The trust promotes and prioritises staff wellbeing through its commitment to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. A new staff benefits programme has launched this academic year, providing staff discounts in response to the rising cost of living, and offers a confidential employee assistance programme to support staff mental health and wellbeing both personally and professionally
Individual subscription to a range of research-based teaching and learning platforms, including:

The National College
TES Develop
TLP Perks – access to a wide range of discounts and benefits for employees of The Learning Partnership Trust.

Hours of work: 35 per week, 52 weeks per year

Shift Patterns: Mixture of morning and afternoon shifts to be confirmed with successful candidate. Morning: 07:00 – 14:30. Afternoon: 10:30 – 18:00

Contract: Permanent to commence in August 2026

Actual salary range: £ 26,403 to £ 28,143 (Pro-rata salary £24,975)

Interviews: Week commencing 29th June 2026

As part of our commitment to employee development, all internal applicants will be offered a priority interview.

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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.