Position: Site Manager
Salary: ME7 12-15 + Accommodation (3-bedroom site house peppercorn house)
Start date: Immediately
Contract: Full Time 7.45am-11.45am – 3pm-6pm
27.5 days holiday entitlement (to be taken during school holidays)
Reporting to: School Business Manager
Responsible to: Head Teacher and Governors
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Site Manager here at St Thomas of Canterbury in the heart of Mitcham! We are looking for an enthusiastic and cheerful candidate with a good sense of humour who is prepared to make a difference as part of our team.
As Site Manager you will be a key member of team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the premises are well-maintained, safe, and secure, supporting the high standards of teaching and learning we strive to uphold.
The successful candidate will take pride in maintaining our school buildings and grounds, ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements, and contributing positively to our school community and the safe, efficient and effective operation of our school.
We are looking for someone who:
- Proven experience in a similar site management, caretaking, or facilities role.
- excellent understanding of health and safety regulations and site maintenance.
- Ability to work independently, manage workload, and use initiative.
- Strong practical skills and ability to carry out basic repairs and maintenance
- Reliable, flexible, and committed to upholding the values of a Catholic school.
- Willingness to support the Catholic ethos of the school.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills including diplomacy, resilience and strategic thinking, along with the ability to collaborate across departments and engage with diverse stakeholders
- Someone who is IT proficient
We can offer you:
- A happy working environment where everyone is valued.
- A highly motivated staff team and supportive parents.
- Children who enjoy learning and are motivated by enriching learning experiences.
- A well-maintained site and a newly refurbished site house.
- A supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body.
- A commitment to a good work/life balance
- A community with Christ at the centre.
- Excellent Employee Assistant Programme
St Thomas of Canterbury is a happy and vibrant school in the heart of Mitcham, with approximately 440 pupils. We encourage you to come and visit, meet our welcoming staff and children and experience the ’family feel’ we have here at St Thomas.
To arrange a visit to the school and an informal conversation with the Headteacher, please email head@st-thomascanterbury.merton.sch.uk or call 0208 648 0869
Job description & Person specification
Closing date: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Interviews: From Tuesday 3rd June 2025
This role is subject to the terms and conditions of STPCD (schools Teachers Pay and Conditions Document)
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, will be made before an appointment is confirmed.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
This job description will be reviewed at regular intervals and is subject to change as the needs of the school evolve.