Start Date: As soon as possible
Interview Date: Friday 17th May 2024.
Contract Type: Permanent part-time (24 hours per week), year round
Heronswood Primary have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Site Manager.
Key Purpose:
To ensure a well maintained, safe, secure and clean environment in order to facilitate the effective use of the school by those staff and pupils who occupy it.
Key responsibilities and activities:
• Carrying out security procedures for school buildings and grounds, where applicable.
• Respond to ‘Issues’ raised by staff on Every.
• Conduct routine compliance checks and ensure the results are recorded on Every.
• Regularly checking and ensuring emergency exits are not obstructed.
• Reporting acts of theft or vandalism to the Head/Business Manager.
• Ensure manufacturers and COSHH regulations are complied with in the mixing, use and storage of cleaning materials
. • Ensuring removal of waste to appropriate disposal points.
• Taking on cleaning duties as required.
• Portage of materials, furniture and equipment and any other manual handling duties. • Making safe all electrical and gas emergencies.
• Ensure access for emergency services, assist as necessary and secure premises as required.
• Report all defects which require specialist repair to the Office Manager or Head
• Inspect electrical fittings and report defects as required.
• Replace lamps and domestic fuses as required
. • Regularly inspect plumbing and repair defects or escalate to Office Manager or Head as necessary.
• Ensure school compliance system Every is kept up to date, including online risk assessments
• Synchronise clocks, time switches, etc, as required.
• Undertake minor repairs to fixtures and fittings including desks, tables and chairs as appropriate
. • Remove graffiti etc, as required
. • Carry out minor works to improve the site as required by the Head/Office Manager. • Subject to safety regulations, redecoration of any area, agreed as reasonable on instruction from the Head or Office Manager.
• Attend appropriate training courses as required.
• Maintain cleanliness and general tidiness of all external hard areas; empty litter bins on a daily basis. Clean and clear all drains and gullies to ensure effective and healthy operation.
• Inspect outside fabric of school, report/repair defects as appropriate
. • Inspect all fences, gates, walls, steps, lights, etc.
• Keep entrance to the school, inside and outside, clean and clear of obstructions at all times.
• Clear leaves, snow, ice and moss as appropriate, including treatment of surfaces with salt, etc.
• Inspect all outside areas for dangerous materials and remove – including external emergency cleaning of spillages.
•Carry out external window cleaning where required.
• Carry out minor works to improve the site as required by the Head/Office Manager.
Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged – Please speak to the office (01562 69750) to book a date and time.
Applications can only be made using the Rivers Support Staff Application Form, which can be found on our website. Please send completed application forms to