Site Manager Assistant

Hillingdon Manor School; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Your Wellbeing Matters

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Job summary

Hazel Cottage School in Fazakerley, Liverpool is seeking an Assistant Site Manager to help maintain safe, welcoming learning environments across two sites. You will support repairs, safety checks and contractor coordination while ensuring high standards of cleanliness and presentation for pupils and staff.

The role requires hands-on maintenance experience, a full UK driving licence and the ability to work across both school sites with a proactive, team-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in hands-on building maintenance and caretaking duties.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements and compliant site operations.
• Ability to travel between Hazel Cottage School sites with a full UK driving licence.
• Organised, reliable and able to prioritise workloads independently.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day maintenance, upkeep and presentation of both school sites.
• Carry out basic repairs and decorating to a high standard.
• Complete routine health and safety checks and log hazards.
• Assist with planned preventative maintenance and reactive requests.
• Support contractors and visitors ensuring safe and efficient work.
• Help maintain grounds and specialist learning environments.
• Assist with fire safety procedures, site security and emergency evacuations.
• Monitor tools and supplies, ensure proper storage and maintenance.
• Support site setup for events and whole-school activities.
• Collaborate across both Hazel Cottage sites to create the best environment for pupils and staff.

Skills

Site maintenance

Health & safety

Repairs

Caretaking

Team player

Driving licence

Job description

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Hazel Cottage School

• Fazakerley, Liverpool
• Permanent

Salary: £25,837.50 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

We put wellbeing first by giving our teams more time to recharge

Job Title: Site Manager Assistant

Location: Hazel Cottage School, Fazakerley, Liverpool L10 1LD

Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday

Salary: £25,837.50 per annum(not pro rata)

Contract: Permanent | 52 Weeks

Start: September 2026

About the Role

Are you practical, proactive and take pride in creating safe, welcoming environments where children and young people can flourish?

Hazel Cottage School is entering an exciting period of growth with the development of our specialist provision across two sites. We're looking for a dedicatedAssistant Site Manager to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our schools remain safe, secure and well-maintained for the pupils and staff who rely on them every day.

This is far more than a maintenance role. You'll be a valued member of our school community, helping to create environments where children with complex SEND needs, including Autism and pre-verbal learners, can feel secure, supported and ready to learn.

No two days are ever the same. One day you could be carrying out repairs and site checks, the next supporting contractors, preparing learning spaces or helping ensure our facilities meet the highest standards of safety and compliance.

What you will be doing

• Supporting the day-to-day maintenance, upkeep and presentation of both school sites.
• Carrying out basic repairs, decorating and general caretaking duties to a high standard.
• Completing routine health and safety checks, reporting hazards and maintaining compliance records.
• Assisting with planned preventative maintenance and responding to reactive maintenance requests.
• Supporting contractors and external visitors, ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently.
• Helping maintain school grounds, outdoor spaces and specialist learning environments.
• Assisting with fire safety procedures, site security, lock-up arrangements and emergency evacuations.
• Monitoring tools, equipment and supplies, ensuring they are used, stored and maintained correctly.
• Supporting with site set-up for events, meetings and whole-school activities.
• Working collaboratively across both Hazel Cottage sites to ensure the best possible environment for pupils and staff.

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

• Experienced inhands-on building maintenance, including carrying out small repairs, decorating and general caretaking duties to a high standard.
• Practical, proactive and confident tackling a variety of day-to-day maintenance tasks across a busy school environment.
• Knowledgeable aboutHealth and Safety requirements, with a good understanding of safe working practices and the importance of maintaining a compliant site.
• In possession of afull UK driving licence, with the ability to travel and work across both Hazel Cottage School sites.
• Organised and reliable, able to prioritise workloads and work independently when needed.
• A positive team player with excellent communication skills and a flexible, can-do attitude.
• Calm under pressure, adaptable and solution-focused, responding effectively to changing priorities.
• Understanding and respectful of the needs of children and young people within a specialist SEND environment.

Experience of working within a school environment would be preferred but is not essential. If you have the right attitude, a strong work ethic and a genuine commitment to creating safe, welcoming environments where young people can thrive, we’d love to hear from you

About Us

Hazel Cottage is a new school meeting the needs of autistic pupils aged 4 – 11 years who may have additional needs.

We are situated in St Helens in the former St Patricks Church. At Hazel Cottage everything we do is centred around the individual needs of each pupil attending our school, with the aim that every learner is able to fulfil their individual potential and thrive.Alongside a broad, exciting and memorable curriculum, we focus on developing core life skills such as communication and social interaction, sensory processing and emotional regulation. We work towards every pupil being as independent as possible when they move on to the next stage of their education.

For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference.We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
  • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales

Wherever you work – whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday

With amazing teams working across our family of brands – Acorn Education, Options Autism, Momenta Connect and Blenheim Schools– we offer a huge range of exciting career opportunities.Take a closer look and discover how fulfilling your career could be.

Meeting the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important steps.

Supporting autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way.

At Momenta Connect we support young people to overcome barriers and engage with education.

We are committed to enabling outstanding futures for all children through a portfolio of inclusive, high‑quality independent and international schools.