Site Manager

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in education is seeking a dedicated site manager to ensure the smooth operation of Saltley Academy. This role involves overseeing the safety and cleanliness of the premises, managing janitorial tasks, and leading a team to maintain a welcoming environment for students and staff. The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative culture that values continuous learning and professional growth. With a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare, this position offers a supportive atmosphere where your contributions will make a real difference in the lives of students. If you're passionate about creating a safe and inspiring educational environment, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Collaborative culture

Access to CPD opportunities

Wellbeing culture

Employee assistance programme

Generous pension scheme

Comprehensive employee rewards package

Flexible working options

Onsite parking

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Proven experience in site management or supervision is essential.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety requirements is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the school is opened and closed safely and on time.
• Complete general janitorial duties and manage site and cleaning teams.

Skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Site management experience

Janitorial duties

Teamwork

Education

Relevant qualifications in site management

Tools

Driving license

Job description

Start date: 1 March 2025

Hours per week: 36.5, All year round

Saltley Academy
Belchers Lane
Bordesley Green
Birmingham
B9 5RX
Telephone number: 0121 803 2936

Contact email: [e-mail]

Contract type: Permanent

We are looking for a suitably qualified, hardworking and enthusiastic site manager who can demonstrate they have the key skills and abilities to undertake this role.

The successful candidate will work in a team to ensure that the school is open and closed safely and in a timely manner. You will have an important role completing general janitorial duties as well as pre-planned maintenance and managing the site and cleaning teams. You will need to have a good knowledge of Health & Safety requirements; previous site management or supervisor experience is essential for this role. A driving license would be preferable as driving Trust vehicles may be part of the role.

Saltley Academy is in the heart of multi-cultural Birmingham. The Academy is progressing fast in its mission to develop outstanding learners, ensure academic success and nurture happy citizens in a supportive and inspiring environment.

In return, we will offer you:

• a collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment
• an opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as [the CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy-amend examples based on roles]
• access to career pathways and pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our professional growth and performance process
• a wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our life leave policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views
• access to 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”
• access to a suite of supportive policies, such as life leave, wellbeing, career break and family friendly
• access to a generous pension scheme known as the local government pension scheme (LGPS)
• access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including long service awards, employee referral scheme, cycle to work scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users
• opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI working group) and wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support
• generous annual leave entitlement based on length of service, starting at 30 days pro-rata, rising to 33 at 5 years’ plus service and 35 following 10 years’ plus service. This excludes an additional 2-week paid compulsory closure at Christmas, for which additional days’ leave are gained
• onsite parking at all schools

NB - CVs will not be accepted.

Previous applicants need not apply.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Saltley Academy as a site manager.

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.

We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

How to Apply

Please apply online.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.