School Site Manager

Yate Academy; Yate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution is seeking a dedicated Site Manager to oversee management at Yate Academy and associated schools. The role involves ensuring safety standards, managing site staff, and coordinating maintenance efforts. Ideal candidates should be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and experience in site management. Benefits include professional development, career progression opportunities, generous pension scheme, and corporate discounts. Join a supportive team committed to student success.

Benefits

Professional development and career progression

Generous pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Gym Discounts

Free eye tests

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with a positive attitude.
• Ability to manage and oversee site staff and external contractors.
• Strong work ethic with prioritized workload management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main keyholder responsible for security of the premises.
• Provide maintenance work and ensure high standards of repair.
• Manage the site team for a safe and clean external environment.
• Keep accurate records of building maintenance.
• Arrange maintenance work by contractors and ensure safety practices.

Job description

We are looking for a dedicated Site Manager, who will be based at Yate Academy, but will oversee the management of the school sites at Yate Academy, Woodlands Primary & Tyndale Primary Schools, who are all part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. The successful candidate will have a great work ethic, and be able to manage the school sites and associated site staff. You will be a team player, able to prioritise workload and work on your own initiative, as well as oversee external contractors working on site and the schools' site team. You will ensure premises health and safety standards are kept to a high standard, proactively look for improvements and help the school maintain a good public image. This post would suit an enthusiastic, self‑motivated individual with a positive, ‘can‑do’ attitude.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main keyholder responsible for security of the premises, including opening, closing, letting, and emergency call‑outs. Identify and train a suitable second keyholder for absences and remain contactable outside normal working hours. Duties extend to Woodlands and Tyndale primary schools.
• Provide a range of re‑decoration and maintenance work, as agreed with the school Principal, to ensure a high standard of repair and decoration throughout the school.
• Manage the site team to maintain a safe and clean external environment – gritting, litter pick‑ups, waste collection, graffiti removal, safe access routes, and keeping drains free of obstruction.
• Keep accurate online records and paperwork relating to building, plant and equipment servicing and maintenance.
• Use the online helpdesk system to record and respond to job requests, plan works and effectively direct work on site.
• Arrange for maintenance work to be carried out by suitably qualified contractors, monitor the safety of their working practices, report on the quality of their work and follow up any apparent failures or further work required.
• Carry out health and safety checks (fire, asbestos, legionella, vehicles) and keep accurate up‑to‑date records under the direction of the Regional Estates Manager.
• Act as the Fire Warden, safely leading the school in an event of a fire and preparing the school for emergency situations.

Overview

At Yate Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Yate Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country. Leadership, resilience and citizenship run through all aspects of school life.

About Greenshaw Learning Trust

Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi‑academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like‑minded schools that collaborate to provide mutual support, share good practice, learn from one another and retain their distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level and encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’. To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.

Benefits

• Professional development and career progression
• Generous pension scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym Discounts
• Free eye tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation