Site Manager

Responsible to: Assistant Head: Operations and Communications

Salary: CST Payscale 36 to 38 (£39,298 to £41,357)

Start date: 3rd June or as soon as possible thereafter

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, all year round. 3 days a week, these can be 9.00 - 5.00 with earlier starts 2 days a week.

Trinity Academy is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment.

In July 2021, the Academy moved into a fantastic £25 million state of the art building with bespoke rooms including a large concert hall, dance studio, 3G pitch and science and art rooms. This is a unique opportunity to oversee the management of fresh, modern facilities in their infancy. There is scope to establish facility management processes and a key area of development is ensuring the building’s energy consumption is as efficient as possible. The school also runs a comprehensive lettings programme 7 days a week which supports the local community and generates essential income for the school.

You will be responsible for the security, functioning, legal compliance and general appearance of the school buildings. You will be based on the school site, supervising 2 full time caretakers. You will plan and prioritise your own workload and be able to provide adequate cover for out of hours lets, school holidays, out of school hours and emergency call out where required. All our professional service staff undertake school duties and are encouraged to contribute to the school’s unique co-curricular provision. As such this role is seen as an integral part of the school’s staffing body.

Applications are welcome from outstanding individuals with a proven track record, who want to join an ambitious and energetic team where they can make a difference.

Why choose Trinity Academy?

• Trinity is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding ‘Personal Development’ (Ofsted Jan 2024)
• Strong commitment to your professional development as a leader and manager
• Local government pension scheme
• Employee benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and staff health support service.
• Hardworking staff and students who want to do well

We are committed to your professional development. As a growing school there is considerable opportunity for career development both within the school and across the Cathedral Schools Trust.

Closing date: 12th May 2024

Interviews: 22nd May 2024

Due to the high levels of applications for roles at Trinity, we are unable to register receipt of applications. Candidates will be contacted if they are successfully shortlisted for an interview. If you have not heard from us by the interview date, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. All posts at Trinity Academy are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The school may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of the interview process.

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We are a life-friendly school and support our employees in achieving a balance in life and meeting their commitments beyond school.

For further information about our Recruitment and Safeguarding procedures, please refer to the school website.