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Site Manager
Start date: ASAP
Full time - 37 per week / Mon-Fri
Southend LGPS Scale 7 point 21 -27 (£33,143 - £38,220) + £2,000 Annual Lettings Management Allowance.
We are seeking a proactive and experienced Site Manager to lead our caretaking team and oversee the day-to-day operations of the school premises. This pivotal role includes managing maintenance, cleaning, security, and health & safety across the site, ensuring a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors.
You'll be responsible for coordinating contractors, maintaining records, supporting lettings, and promoting high standards through strong leadership, organisational skills, and hands-on maintenance expertise.
The Site Manager will also monitor the premises budget, including raising purchase orders and validating invoices, while ensuring compliance with the school's safeguarding and health & safety protocols. This is a varied and rewarding role offering autonomy, responsibility, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant school community. The position includes a £2,000 annual allowance for lettings management.
Chase High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. It educates more than 1,300 pupils aged 11-18 from over 40 countries.
For further information and a job description please contact Mrs Sasha Wisbey, HR Administrator on 01702 354441 sasha.wisbey@chasehigh.org
Chase High School is committed to safer recruitment so all applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children
Closing date for this vacancy: 17 October 2025
Interviews will be held: To be arranged on application
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon appointment of a successful applicant.
Your normal place of work is at Chase High School, however, the Discovery Educational Trust reserves the right to require you to work at any other of its establishments, whether current or future. This may be for a temporary period or on a permanent basis, according to the needs of the employer.
Chase High School is an academy that forms part of the Discovery Educational Trust
Information about the School
Chase High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea
, near Southend, Essex. It educates more than 1,000 students aged 11-18 from over 40 countries. Since 2011, the school has had a sixth form.
Chase High School was built more than 100 years ago and recently secured academy status under the Discovery Educational Trust. The secondary school continues to be involved in the community, forging local and international partnerships.
At Chase High School, academic achievement and personal performance are pursued in equal measure. Every student matters and the school policy is to treat everyone with dignity and support.