School Site Manager
Site Manager
We are seeking to appoint a Site Manager to join our wonderful primary school community!Coppice Farm Primary is a wonderful school and a great place to work, with a dedicated and passionate team who put the children at the heart of all they do. Our children are enthusiastic, energetic and engaged learners who enjoy coming to school.
A small school with a huge heart, nestled in a wonderful green area of Arnold, Coppice Farm is committed to excellence. Our school enjoys a wonderful green site with our own forest school, on site park, gardening area and our very own well-being learning bus will be open and running this summer.Inspected in June 2024, we were judged as remaining Good, and we continue to work hard and diligently to provide the best for our pupils. As we move forward with a dedicated and committed team, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and kind site manager to join our team to keep our site safe, well maintained and a place to proud of.
The desired candidate will be hardworking, honest, dependable and self-motivated in order to uphold the ethos, aims and values of the school and to be part of our fabulous team.Visits to school are strongly encouraged to see our great site and find out more about the role.
About the role:
The post holder will work split shifts, Monday – Friday, and will oversee the cleaning team as well as liaising with our office team and external contractors.
Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team (Head, Deputy Head), and the School Business Manager, with day-to-day line management provided by the School Business Manager, the role is to undertake, all aspects of site and facilities management for School to ensure that our grounds, premises and facilities are maintained to a high standard.
The successful applicant will:- be responsible for the maintenance, security and facilities management on the
- act as key holder and respond to call-outs
- work flexibly alongside our existing site staff and wider staff team
- be committed to maintaining the school, grounds and equipment to an excellent standard
- manage the opening and closing of school
- organise and undertake various minor maintenance duties and repairs to ensure the general up keep and maintenance of the premises.
- undertake regular inspections of equipment and facilities
- take responsibility for security and health & safety, including regular inspections and audits
- be flexible for the needs of the children and the school
- have the ability to communicate effectively with all members of staff, parents, pupils and other agencies, both orally and written
- have the awareness of confidentiality and child protection/safeguarding
- have the ability to identify own training and development needs and a commitment to undertake relevant training to address these
- possess sound administrative skills
- have the ability to co-ordinate a wide variety of resources.
Please contact the school office to arrange a visit.Closing date: Friday 18th October 2024
Interview date: wb 28th October 2024