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Site Manager
Start Date: ASAP
Interview date: TBC
Salary: Scale 5 (£25119 - £26421pa)
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year
Working pattern: Monday to Friday 7am - 11:00 am and 2:30pm - 6:00pm.
A once in a career opportunity to work in a new, state of the art primary school. Lakelands Primary School opened its doors to Reception children in September 2020 and has grown one year group at a time, year on year, and will be full in 2026. We are seeking to recruit a reliable, hardworking and trustworthy individual to work as a Site Manager who can ensure that our children have a safe and secure place to learn and play.
The successful candidate will ensure the safe operation of the school by carrying out a range of duties including management of statutory compliance, health and safety, general maintenance and supervision of contractors. Prior experience within a similar setting is desirable but training for the successful candidate will be offered as required.
You will become part of The Lakelands Primary School community and will work closely with the Headteacher, office staff, and the CLP Trusts Facilities and Estates Manager.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the Lakelands Primary School School Office via email admin@lakelandsprimary.com or by phone on 01206 484033 to arrange a visit or informal discussion with the Headteacher.
We can offer you:
• An opportunity to develop as the school grows
• Excellent support from the school's leadership team and the wider Trust
• A commitment to on-going professional development
• Strong links with the community
• A school committed to staff wellbeing
Deadline for applications: Midday 3 May 2024
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
Information about the School
Lakelands Primary School is a brand new primary school that opened in September 2020 with state of the art facilities in Stanway, Colchester. Year on year the school will grow, providing 420 places for local children between four and eleven years old by 2026. At Lakelands Primary School we are creating a new school where children can thrive and flourish and fulfil their potential.