Site Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Parley First School is seeking a proactive Premises Manager to oversee the overall management, safety, maintenance and presentation of our site, ensuring it remains a source of pride for pupils and staff.

You'll coordinate maintenance, manage contractors, supervise lunchtime staff, and support safety compliance across buildings, grounds and facilities. This role offers a hands-on leader who cares about creating a safe learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in premises, facilities, estates, site management or a similar role.
• Understands health and safety responsibilities and safe working practices.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and remain calm under pressure.
• Builds positive relationships with staff, contractors, visitors and the wider community.
• Organised, reliable and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the security of the school site, acting as a keyholder and overseeing fire and security systems.
• Planning and coordinating maintenance, repairs and improvement projects.
• Managing contractors and ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Monitoring the condition of buildings, grounds and facilities, identifying issues before they become problems.
• Overseeing cleaning standards and working closely with cleaning teams and contractors.
• Managing utilities, monitoring energy usage and contributing to the efficient running of the school.
• Line managing the lunchtime staff team, providing day-to-day supervision and guidance to ensure pupil safety and behaviour.
• Supporting school events, lettings and community use of the site.
• Helping to ensure extensive grounds remain safe, tidy and welcoming throughout the year.

Skills

Premises management

Health and safety

Contractor management

Line management

Building maintenance

Security management

Energy management

Job description

What you’ll do

You’ll be responsible for the overall management, safety, maintenance and presentation of our school site, ensuring it remains a place that our children, staff and community can be proud of.

Your role will include:

• Maintaining the security of the school site, acting as a keyholder and overseeing fire and security systems.
• Planning and coordinating maintenance, repairs and improvement projects.
• Managing contractors and ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Monitoring the condition of buildings, grounds and facilities, identifying issues before they become problems.
• Acting as the school's Fire Safety Officer and supporting compliance with health and safety requirements.
• Overseeing cleaning standards and working closely with cleaning teams and contractors.
• Managing utilities, monitoring energy usage and contributing to the efficient running of the school.
• Line managing the lunchtime staff team, providing day-to-day supervision, support and guidance to ensure high standards of pupil safety and behaviour during the lunchtime period.
• Supporting school events, lettings and community use of the site.
• Helping to ensure our extensive grounds remain safe, tidy and welcoming throughout the year.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who:

• Takes pride in high standards and pays attention to detail.
• Enjoys being hands‑on and finding practical solutions to problems.
• Has experience in premises, facilities, estates, site management or a similar role.
• Understands health and safety responsibilities and safe working practices.
• Can manage competing priorities and remain calm under pressure.
• Builds positive relationships with staff, contractors, visitors and the wider community.
• Is organised, reliable and able to work independently.
• Understands that maintaining a school is about more than buildings - it's about creating an environment where children can flourish.
• Most importantly, you’ll be someone who cares about doing things properly and takes pride in being the person others can rely on.

What the school offers its staff

About Us

Parley First School is a welcoming and inclusive school where children aged 4-9 learn, grow and develop in a supportive environment.

Set within extensive grounds, our school provides children with a vibrant place to learn and play. We are proud of our strong community, caring culture and commitment to helping every child fulfil their potential.

As part of Southern Education Trust, you’ll join a wider family of schools united by a shared commitment to making lives better.

What we can offer

• A role where your work has a visible impact every single day.
• The opportunity to take ownership of a varied and rewarding site management role.
• A supportive and friendly team who value the contribution you make.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• The opportunity to be part of Southern Education Trust, a growing Trust.

Further details about the role

At the end of the day, most children will never know your name.

But they will learn in classrooms you’ve helped keep safe. They’ll play in outdoor spaces you’ve helped maintain. They’ll come to school each morning because you’ve helped create an environment where they can thrive.

Closing Date: 20th November 2026

Interview Date: 2nd December 2026

Please note: Applications may be viewed on receipt and interviews arranged sooner than the above date.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search of your ‘name, education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.