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Site Manager
Start date: 1st January 2022
Pay range: Essex LGPS Scale 6/7 (point 12-21) depending on experience
37 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year (annual leave to be taken during school closures)
May include some evening and weekend work
Heybridge Primary School is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South and East of England, with 4 Primary schools in Essex and overall 45 Primary, Secondary and Special Academies in the TKAT family (www.tkat.org)
We are looking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic, pro-active Site Manager who possesses the skills, experience and confidence to manage the upkeep, maintenance and development of the school site. Previous experience as a site manager is desirable.
The successful candidate will ideally have experience of property, building or estate management and will possess a good working knowledge of health and safety legislation. Handyman and general DIY skills are essential as is a helpful and approachable manner to staff, children and visitors to the school. We are looking for an individual who understands the aims of the school and takes pride in their work.
The successful candidate will have:-
- Enthusiasm for maintaining a school environment to a high standard to support children's learning
- The ability to use your own initiative and be able to prioritise your workload
- An ability to manage the safety and welfare of the site, ensuring that planned preventative maintenance activities are carried out to prevent facilities failure
- A physical fitness to undertake some heavy lifting, moving and handling
- A willingness to participate in training and development
- The ability to respond to call outs and access the school site quickly
- Ability to monitor Health & Safety across the site, including legionella, asbestos, fire safety compliance, COSHH requirements, together with TKAT compliance systems
- Championing health and safety around the school and supervising external contractors
- Managing the site and liaising with the cleaning contractors
- Strong DIY and handyman skills for example, decorating, carpentry, plumbing, electrics
- Good record keeping skills and a good standard of written English
- Training will be provided
Visits to the School are strongly encouraged, please contact the School office on 01621 854082.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.
If you have not had any communication within 10 days of the closing date please take this as confirmation that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
Safeguarding: TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Equal Opportunities: TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part-time or on a flexible basis.
Information about the School
Heybridge Primary School currently has 396 pupils ranging from 4 – 11 years.
We have a bright modern building, which is well equipped and is set within unusually generous grounds with playing fields and gardens. We are acknowledged as a friendly school within our local community and benefit from easy access to local amenities.
In December 2012 we converted to Academy status and became part of the highly prestigious Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). The School shares good links with other primary and secondary schools in the Maldon area, so can provide wider learning experiences and networking opportunities with our neighbours and also schools within the TKAT family.