Site Manager

Do you take pride in creating and maintaining a safe, welcoming, and well-kept environment?

St. Norbert’s Catholic Voluntary Academy is seeking a dedicated and experienced Site Manager to join our team. If you have a strong background in premises management and are ready to take responsibility for the care and upkeep of our school, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a permanent, full-time position with a 37-hour working week, covering both mornings and evenings. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the premises, maintaining legal compliance, and overseeing the smooth operation of essential systems like fire and burglar alarms, lighting, and heating. In addition, you will oversee cleaning, plant maintenance, porterage, lettings, and general site upkeep, including semi-skilled maintenance work and contractor management.

About Us:

St. Norbert’s is a vibrant and welcoming primary school located in the market town of Spalding. Our students’ wellbeing and education at the heart of everything we do and we are proud to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

We are part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which brings together 36 Catholic primary and secondary schools across Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottingham City.

About the Role:

As Site Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to manage school access, ensuring gates are opened and secured at appropriate times.
• Supporting staff with lunchtime resources and overseeing cleaning services.
• Independently addressing maintenance tasks with a proactive and methodical approach, ensuring health, safety, and safeguarding standards are upheld.
• Learning and developing new skills, and sharing your expertise with colleagues.
• Handling competing demands with flexibility and clear communication.
• Playing a key role in ensuring compliance and maintaining the highest standards of safety and security for our school’s facilities.
• Carrying out general building repairs and supporting contractors where necessary.
• Collaborating with the Headteacher, the Trust Director, and the Trust Central Team to deliver a high-quality learning environment.

A solid understanding of Health and Safety regulations is essential, along with the ability to communicate effectively across the school community.

What We Offer:

• A salary of £25,979 to £28,770 per annum (OLOL Band 4, NJC Points 11 – 17).
• The opportunity to work with wonderful students who are eager to learn.
• A supportive and collaborative team of dedicated staff.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme, one of the most competitive schemes available, with employer contributions of over 20% in many cases.
• Access to high-quality CPD opportunities through our specialist support staff programme.
• Professional support through our Employee Assistance Programme - emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals. .
• Employee benefits, including Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme .

We encourage prospective candidates to visit the site prior to the interview to see the role in action.

Closing date: Monday 18 November 2024 at 9.00am.

For an informal discussion about the role and our school, please contact the school office on 01775722889.

How to Apply:

Please complete the online application form located on our vacancies page: Vacancies - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.

You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust. Everyone is welcome - those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith. We ask that you are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.

The Trust actively supports Apprenticeships, with many Teaching Assistants (TAs) enhancing their skills in SEND through these programs.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

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