Site Manager

27.5 hours per week

 Monday – Friday on split shifts across 52 weeks of the year, less statutory holidays.

£18,600 – £21,450 per annum, depending on experience

Highfields School is a co-educational independent preparatory school located in beautiful parkland just minutes from Newark town centre, for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 years.  We offer a happy, caring environment with an emphasis on academic excellence.  Our enhanced curriculum provides a broad range of experiences for our pupils with a strong focus on pastoral care.

We are seeking to appoint a Site Manager to promote health and safety around the school, maintaining safe and secure school premises, which includes buildings and grounds and carrying out cleaning, handyperson activities, routine maintenance and refurbishment, porterage, and minor repairs.  There will be some supervision of school cleaning staff and other aspects of site management, such as supervising external contractors, use of the site by external people and supporting the development plans.

We require someone with relevant experience and qualification.  The following skills are also needed:

• Good knowledge of compliance as well as health and safety regulations
• Ability to work flexibly, independently and as part of a team
• Ability to carry out maintenance and repairs to a high standard
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise
• Ability to drive the school minibus

The role requires someone with relevant experience, a passion for delivering to a high standard on both manual tasks and paperwork and great organisational skills to prioritise work.

Please download an application form and job description.  All applications to be made via email to the Operations Manager, Hannah Day, at finance@highfieldsschool.co.uk or to Highfields School, London Road, Newark, NG24 3AL.

Closing date for applications:     Friday 31st March 2025

Interviews:                                     Thursday 3^rd April 2025

Start date:                                       Monday 21st April 2025

• This role is 27.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday, on split shifts, across the whole year.
• We ask for flexibility in this role; some weekend work will be required, and this will be paid as overtime.

Highfields School is committed to safeguarding its staff and pupils and all appointments are made subject to a full enhanced DBS check and references.