Site Lead - HISP MAT

Southampton City Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Portswood Primary School in Southampton is seeking a proactive Site Lead to maintain the school site, ensure safety and presentability for pupils, staff and visitors. You will work with the Estates team on site maintenance, security checks and contractor liaison.

The role involves routine compliance checks, supporting school events, keeping records, and responding to operational issues. Occasional support at other Trust schools may be available, helping share expertise and uphold high standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in general maintenance and repairs.
• Good understanding of health and safety practices.
• Can manage a varied workload and work independently.
• Communicates well with staff, contractors and visitors.
• Reliable, flexible and maintains high standards.
• Confident with basic IT systems and record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Maintain buildings and grounds.
• Carry out routine compliance checks.
• Support school events.
• Liaise with contractors.
• Respond to operational issues as they arise.
• Occasional support at other Trust schools.

Skills

General maintenance

Health & safety

Independent worker

Communication

Reliability

IT literacy

Job description

Are you practical, proactive and committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment for children to learn and thrive? Portswood Primary School is seeking a dedicated Site Lead to play a key role in maintaining our school site and ensuring it remains safe, secure and well-presented for pupils, staff and visitors. Working as part of our Trust's Estates team, you will undertake a varied role including site maintenance, security, health and safety checks, contractor management and supporting the day-to-day operational needs of the school. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in general maintenance and repairs who takes pride in their work and enjoys solving problems. You'll help maintain buildings and grounds, carry out routine compliance checks, support school events, liaise with contractors and respond to operational issues as they arise. There may also be occasional opportunities to provide support at other Trust schools, helping to share expertise and maintain high standards across our sites. No two days are the same, and you'll be an important part of ensuring our school community has an environment where everyone can flourish.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience of general maintenance and repairs.
• Has a good understanding of health and safety practices.
• Can manage a varied workload and work independently.
• Communicates well with staff, contractors and visitors.
• Is reliable, flexible and takes pride in maintaining high standards.
• Is confident using basic IT systems and keeping accurate records.

In return, we offer:

• A supportive and welcoming school community.
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• Membership of a thriving and ambitious Multi Academy Trust.
• A varied and rewarding role where you can make a visible difference every day.

Join us and help create an environment where every child can succeed.

Safeguarding Statement

HISP MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want our recruitment and selection practices to reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences; we are committed to providing equality of opportunity at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and ensuring that candidates are treated fairly and lawfully throughout the process. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to protected characteristics, political affiliation or trade union membership. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process will be made to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged because of a declared disability. As part of our commitment to flexible working, we will consider requests in line with operational requirements.