Site Manager - Yewstock School, Sturminster Newton.
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About the role
Yewstock School is an Outstanding all-age Special School (3-19 years) for pupils with a wide range of complex learning needs.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced Site Manager to help keep our school safe, well-maintained, and running smoothly. You will play a key part in creating a happy and safe place for our pupils to learn. This is a full-time role, but we can be flexible with hours for the right person.
Your role will include:
- Day-to-day repairs and maintenance
- Managing larger site projects and planning ongoing upkeep
- Making sure we meet all health and safety rules and carry out risk assessments
- Working with the School Business Manager to get the best value for money on site costs
- Managing contractors and contract cleaning staff
- Acting as the main key holder and supporting school security
- Keeping the site and grounds clean, safe, and welcoming
We're looking for someone who:
- Has experience with health and safety rules and procedures
- Can prioritise tasks, is reliable and flexible
- Works well on their own and as part of a team
- Communicates clearly with staff, visitors, and contractors
- Follows school policies to help keep children and adults safe
- Has basic DIY and repair skills (experience in a trade like plumbing, painting, or carpentry would be a bonus)
- Can manage a budget and keep accurate records
- Is confident using email, Word, and other basic computer systems
Every day is different at Yewstock, so if you're ready for a new challenge and want to be part of something special, we'd love to hear from you.
Further Information
If you have any questions, please contact Shannah Serlin at [email protected].
Yewstock school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.