Academy: Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Category: Site and Facilities Role (School Based)
Start Date: November 2025
Closing Date: Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Job Weeks: All Year Round
Hours: 37 hours per week
Type: Permanent, Full Time
Job Reference: OCT
Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale F: £28,598 to £31,022 per annum
Working Weeks: 52 weeks
Full time - 37 hours per week over 5 days from Monday to Friday. (Normal working hours will be between 6.30am and 7.30pm, but additional hours may be required for lettings.)
Start Date: November 2025
Are you a practical problem-solver with a strong sense of responsibility and a passion for keeping things running smoothly? Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is looking for a Site Manager to take the lead in ensuring our school environment is safe, secure, and ready to support the success of our students and staff every day.
Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the "Planning your application" section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.
The main responsibility of the Site Manager:
As Site Manager, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of the Academy's buildings and grounds. You'll oversee site security, carry out routine maintenance, manage contractors, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. This is a hands-on and varied role where no two days are the same
You'll also play a key role in keeping our facilities in top shape; from making sure heating and lighting systems are functioning, to ensuring our site is compliant with all relevant legislation. You'll lead a small team, manage budgets, support improvement projects, and even keep our Academy minibus clean and road-ready.
The ideal candidate will have:
Practical experience in site maintenance and security, ideally in a school or similar environment
A good understanding of health and safety and statutory regulations
A proactive approach and strong organisational skills
Experience managing a team and budgets
A full UK driving licence
Desirable (but not essential):
Experience working in a school setting
Awareness of environmental and sustainability strategies
Charter was rated as good by Ofsted in June 2024. Ofsted stated that "Pupils at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy are proud to attend the school. It provides them with a safe and structured environment. It is a place where pupils can thrive and achieve their potential."
Over the last four rounds of pupil admissions at year 7 the school is now oversubscribed with first choice pupils. Our job adverts are linked to this growth and our desire to support pupils from our community.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country's top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country's best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain's highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Great Yarmouth, click here.
When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
Generous holiday entitlement
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
Cycle-to-work scheme
Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
Free Parking (on most sites)
* Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact the Principal's PA on or call the school on
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Sunday 12th October 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 20th October 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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