Site Manager - Mill Rythe Infant School

Job Introduction

Are you a dedicated, hands-on professional with a passion for maintaining a safe and welcoming environment in which our children can thrive? We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and friendly person, with a range of practical skills to oversee and manage our wonderful school premises and grounds. As well as managing the cleaning team, there will be a requirement to communicate on a daily basis with staff, parents and contractors.

The Site Manager is significantly involved in compliance and health & safety, so forms an integral part of ensuring the smooth operation of the school site. 

Main responsibilities will include: 

• Ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the school buildings and grounds.
• Being responsible for site security, occasionally working outside normal hours for school events, including out of hours/ emergency call outs, and being the principal key holder.
• Carrying out health and safety inspections, assessments and compliance checks including Fire safety, COSHH, Legionella, Risk Assessments for the grounds and buildings.
• Develop and maintain a positive health and safety culture through regular communication and consultation with employees and their representatives on health and safety matters
• Completing maintenance tasks to a high standard.
• Liaise and manage a programme of planned and preventative maintenance undertaking minor repairs, maintenance, and redecoration.
• Overseeing the cleaning team and ensuring high standards are maintained.
• Overseeing the work of external contractors, ensuring standards are maintained, with health and safety being always paramount.
• Have good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Able to keep comprehensive records of tests and checks.
• The provision and maintenance of safe systems, equipment and machinery, ensuring safe handling

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate: 

• A flexible, positive, proactive and efficient approach.
• An ability to work independently, using their own initiative, including prioritising workloads and contributing to the needs of the children and the whole school team.
• Responsibility for the management of the whole school site, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and Health and Safety are maintained.
• Be responsible for site security and the daily unlocking/locking of the site.
• Good basic DIY skills.
• Established IT skills to enable the use of email, Word/Excel, online information and systems.
• Excellent communication skills.

What we offer:

• Comprehensive induction with Hampshire County Council’s caretaking support services to include all statutory training relating to the role.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for training and professional growth.
• Well maintained buildings and beautiful grounds.
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service

Visits are warmly welcomed. Please take a look at our website for more information about our school. https://www.millrytheinfants.co.uk/  Please email adminoffice@millrythe-inf.hants.sch.uk alternatively telephone the school on 023 92465531.

Interview date: Monday 18th November 2024

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.