Site Manager

King James Academy Royston; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in the UK is looking for a Site Manager to join their dedicated team. The role involves overseeing security, maintenance, and health and safety standards in a busy school environment. Candidates should be enthusiastic, reliable, and have basic maintenance skills. A full driving license is preferred for travel between sites. Opportunities for development and progression within the organization are available, ensuring a supportive work culture and commitment to high standards.

Benefits

Collaborative approach to working

Opportunities to train/work with other academies

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care.
• Capable of regular stooping, bending, lifting, and carrying of equipment.
• Full driving license and access to own vehicle are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for security, general maintenance work and repairs.
• Ensure health and safety standards are maintained.
• Undertake statutory Health and Safety checks and manage emergency call-outs.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Reliable

Positive attitude

Basic maintenance skills

Job description

King James Academy Royston are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient, flexible and reliable person to work with our dedicated site team in our school rated as Good in our 2024 Ofsted inspection. To work in our busy school, you must be positive, hard‑working and have a strong commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care. The Site Manager works with the School Operations Manager to ensure facilities and associated resources are maintained to a high quality. They promote high standards of work for the Site Maintenance Team and are an excellent role model. They are the link between the day to day working and maintenance for the Trust and the Academy extended Leadership Team. We require someone who will love and care for our school as much as we do. You will be responsible for security, general maintenance work and repairs, health and safety issues relating to the buildings, cleaning and porterage duties. You need to be able to undertake basic maintenance of heating, lighting, plumbing and security systems to ensure they operate safely and efficiently. It is essential that you are capable of regular stooping, bending, lifting and carrying of equipment and materials. The ideal candidate will work a rolling shift between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., occasional weekend work on a 52‑week contract. A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle would be an advantage as travel between sites may be required. The successful candidate will undertake statutory Health and Safety checks including daily/weekly/monthly recording where required, along with being a key holder and attending emergency call‑outs for the school.
King James Academy Royston is a through school formed from the amalgamation of two middle schools and an upper school in 2019. Since 2020 it has been part of the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. It is approximately 12 miles from Cambridge and is within easy access of London. We are dedicated to high quality professional development and there are opportunities for further progression within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust. At King James Academy Royston you can expect a supportive culture within a Trust with very high aspirations. We value our staff and there are many development opportunities within the Partnership. The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust is a charitable multi‑academy trust. We are extremely proud of the success of our pupils and staff and we work hard to achieve the highest level of support, teaching and resources in an outstanding environment. This success is underpinned by the support of parents and carers who work hard with the Trust and their children to achieve the highest possible standards. Further benefits include

Benefits

• Collaborative approach to working;
• Opportunities to train/work with other academies within the Diamond Learning Partnership Trust to share best practice and resources