Site Manager

A chance to join our brand new school, based in East Leake.

Are you happy to ‘turn your hand’ to anything?  Can you help the Principal and teachers to bring new visions to life? If you are the sort of person who could build flat pack furniture and manage deliveries, write a report to governors and manage a cleaning team whilst holding a conversation with a three-year-old then this could be the place for you!

We are looking to appoint an experienced Site Manager who will undertake all the usual aspects of the Site Managers role to ensure the school is clean, secure and all compliance checks are undertaken whilst prioritising the needs of the school, we expect this role to commence end of July/beginning of August 2022.

Working as part of this important team, you will be required to carry out the duties mentioned in the attached job description to the highest possible standard. The nature of the academy year requires some of these tasks to be done regularly, whilst others will be on an annual cycle. 

Purpose of Role:

- To provide efficient and effective site management to the school, ensuring the security, maintenance, cleanliness and general appearance of the buildings and surrounding areas are maintained in accordance with the Spencer Academies Trust standards.  

- Assist the Principal and Academy Finance Manager to set the maintenance budget and plan.  

- The Site Manager will have delegated responsibility for premises decisions following appropriate discussion with the Director of Estates & Facilities / Principal / Director of School and where appropriate will advise/support the Senior Leadership Team on matters relating to premises and Health & Safety.  

- To provide effective line management of the site and cleaning team as appropriate to the staffing structure of the school.

- As part of the Spencer Academies Trust, you may be required to work flexibly across the Trust sites.

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have over 16000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 16 primary Academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs.

Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality; one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission:

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision:

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:

- All children have a right to quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.

- Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a 'family' and are open to a true sense of partnership.

- We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for the quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact Malcom Lucas, Trust Director of Estates and Facilities at malclucas@satrust.com.

Applications for this post must be submitted on our online application form, which can be found at Spencer Academies Trust Careers.

Closing Date: 9am Monday 6th June 2022.

Interviews: 15th June 2022 - Subject to change (in line with safer recruitment policies, references will be called for prior to interview).

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.