Site Manager

Woodhouse Primary Academy; World's End; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodhouse Primary Academy in Quinton, West Birmingham, is seeking a Site Manager to take responsibility for daily premises duties, including buildings and grounds maintenance, security, lettings, and liaison with contractors. The role aims to ensure the site operates safely and presents a positive first impression for pupils, staff and visitors.

The successful candidate will work to safeguarding, health and safety policies and collaborate with our regional partners to ensure compliance with

Qualifications

• Experience in site/facilities management within a school environment.
• Ability to manage buildings and grounds maintenance safely and efficiently.
• Experience in coordinating lettings, cleaning and contractor liaison.
• Commitment to safeguarding and health and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day premises functions including buildings and grounds maintenance.
• Manage security, lettings, cleaning and liaison with contractors.
• Ensure the academy presents a positive first impression and complies with legislation and guidance.
• Work with Regional Business Partner to ensure compliance with policies.

Skills

Facilities management

Building maintenance

Security management

Lettings

Contractor liaison

Health & safety

Job description

Woodhouse Primary Academy is a successful and happy school based at the heart of the local community in Quinton, West Birmingham. Our academy community is very diverse and closely reflects the demographic population of our local area. Our heavily over-subscribed, two-form entry academy is fast becoming the school of choice in our local area and currently has 402 children on roll from Nursery to Year 6, including children in our specialist Resource Base for autism. Our building is well maintained and equipped, and we are blessed with our own substantial Forest school area - Pitts Wood.

We are a highly inclusive and caring school, where every child is given the knowledge, opportunity and support to meet their fullest potential. Our children are kind, well behaved, thirsty for knowledge and committed to their learning. Our carefully designed and ambitious knowledge engaged curriculum supports all children to achieve high standards and to progress successfully to the next stage in their education. Our academy was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2019 and retained the Good rating awarded in July 2015 (with Behaviour and Safety graded as Outstanding). “Since the last inspection, this school has gone from strength to strength. Staff say that new leadership has re-energised the school and raised aspirations. Parents agree. There is a ‘can-do’ attitude across the whole school. Staff report that leaders genuinely care about their wellbeing and workload.” (Ofsted, December 2019).

Our academy has a lot to be proud of. We have a long history of sporting excellence and success in local and regional competition. We have the Sainsbury’s School Games Platinum award, first achieved in June 2019, after winning the Gold award for the previous 4 years. Our academy is designated as a Centre of Excellence for inclusion for 2020-2023 through the Inclusion Quality Mark. We are an artistic and creative school, with Artsmark Gold, with strong links to artistic groups in and out of school. We are a UNICEF Rights respecting school, awarded Bronze in 2020, and on track to attain Silver later this year. We hold the skills quality mark, which was last awarded in April 2021.

We have a highly skilled and settled team of dedicated and committed staff. Woodhouse Primary Academy is proud to be a part of the Greenheart Learning Partnership (GLP). We work closely with our fellow trust schools, sharing expertise, experience, CPD and providing further opportunities for staff development and progression. We also work closely with local universities for initial teacher training and engage fully with research opportunities. A number of our staff are completing postgraduate study to further their professional development.

We are seeking a Site Manager to join our academy. You will have responsibility for the day-to-day premises related functions, including buildings and grounds maintenance, security, lettings, cleaning and liaising with contractors.

To ensure that the academy gives a positive first impression to all users of the academy site and that pupils, staff, visitors and contractors can work in it effectively and safely, working with Regional Business Partner to ensure compliance with legislation and guidance.

The role would suit someone with the passion, expertise and determination to make a sustained positive difference to the children of Woodhouse Primary Academy. Are you the person to join our great team?

The application process closes on Friday 11th September 2026. Shortlisting and interviews will take place after this.

We are looking for the successful candidate to start this role as soon as possible.

Key requirements

from the job description.

Skills and experience

from person specification. You would be a suitably qualified and experienced person, as per the person specification.

Additional information

Greenheart Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We therefore expect all staff and volunteers to work to and within school policies and procedures, including safeguarding, child protection and health and safety.

This post is subject to satisfactory references which will be requested prior to the interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

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