Site Manager at St. Katharine’s C.E. (V.A.) Primary School

Dorset Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

St Katharine's Primary School is seeking an experienced Site Manager to join our school team. The role is full time, 52 weeks, with a 7am–6pm shift pattern and a salary of £32,046–£34,811.

You will ensure the environment is safe and fully operational, manage regulatory checks, maintain assets, handle minor repairs, and coordinate cleaning and waste needs, reporting to the School Business Manager.

Responsibilities

• Day to day support to all staff across the school to ensure the environment is safe and fully operational at all times for our children and staff.
• Maintaining/keeping regulatory checks and documentation relating to a multitude of areas and subject matters across the school including Fire, Health and Safety, Security, Asbestos, etc.
• Working to provide support to the School Business Manager regarding site projects including planning, quotation and budget research, possessing a competent level of Microsoft office use.
• Maintaining the school asset inventory accurately and carrying out an annual review.
• Repairing, painting, minor plumbing, gardening, maintaining and improving the school site as required.
• Managing the day to day external cleaning contract.
• Controlling and managing the schools refuse requirements.
• Day to day support of staff, including preparing areas of the school for special events, lifting, providing support at occasional out of hours events, etc.

Job description

Site Manager – Permanent

Grade 6 – SCP17 to SCP22 – Full Time 52 weeks p.a.

F.T.E - £32,046 - £34,811

5 days per week – Monday to Friday, following a shift pattern between 7am and 6pm daily

We have a really exciting opportunity for an experienced, well organised, enthusiastic, dedicated, practical and efficient person to join our school team working as the school Site Manager, reporting to the School Business Manager.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team from as soon as possible.

The role enjoys a wide variety of responsibilities and activities, including the following areas:

• Day to day support to all staff across the school to ensure the environment is safe and fully operational at all times for our children and staff.
• Maintaining/keeping regulatory checks and documentation relating to a multitude of areas and subject matters across the school including Fire, Health and Safety, Security, Asbestos, etc.
• Working to provide support to the School Business Manager regarding site projects including planning, quotation and budget research, possessing a competent level of Microsoft office use.
• Maintaining the school asset inventory accurately and carrying out an annual review.
• Repairing, painting, minor plumbing, gardening, maintaining and improving the school site as required.
• Managing the day to day external cleaning contract.
• Controlling and managing the schools refuse requirements.
• Day to day support of staff, including preparing areas of the school for special events, lifting, providing support at occasional out of hours events, etc.

Most importantly you will be a fully integrated member of the whole school staff team supporting our school vision and ensuring that everyone can flourish.

Please do have a good look at our school website www.stkatharinesceprimary.co.uk and our video https://youtu.be/5If_XLdUqfs to get a feel for the school.

Closing date Monday 23rd November 2026 at midnight

Interview dates w/c 30th November 2026

Further Information

St Katharine's Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide 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. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

St Katharine's Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

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