Outwood Grange Academies Trust
School Senior Site Supervisor
🇬🇧Wakefield, England, United Kingdom5 days ago
£28,598 – £29,540SeniorFull Time
Outwood Grange Academy
Senior Site Supervisor
Start Date: As soon as possible
Salary (Actual Salary): £28,598 to £29,540
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week (shift patterns), full year.
Are you an experienced site professional seeking a role where you can lead operations and ensure the highest standards of safety and security? Join us as a Senior Site Supervisor, instrumental in guaranteeing the academy is a well-maintained, safe, and secure site for all users. You will provide crucial supervision and coordination for site staff while managing key operational maintenance and compliance tasks.
Welcome from the Principal:
Thank you for your interest in Outwood Grange Academy.
I am so pleased you are looking at this fantastic opportunity to work at Outwood Grange Academy. Our larger-than-average 11-19 academy is in the heart of Outwood, Wakefield, with easy access to major towns and cities via the motorway network.
As the Founding Academy of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, we embody the organisation's core ethos: making students our fundamental priority, raising standards, and transforming life chances.
I am truly proud of the work we do to ensure all aspects of education are of the highest possible quality. This is driven by our staff's unwavering dedication, their commitment to enabling every student to achieve their potential. We are passionate about the importance of CPD for our teachers as they are our greatest resource and are best placed to inspire students.
If this is a vision that resonates with you, I look forward to meeting you to discuss what you have to offer.
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If you would like to discuss this role please contact Adelle Rowley at a.rowley@grange.outwood.com.The Senior Site Supervisor ensures the academy site is safe, secure, and well-maintained for all users. A primary function is supervising Site Supervisor and Cleaning staff during the Facilities Manager's absence. Responsibilities include the opening and closing of premises for routine use, lettings, and emergency services, and regularly checking alarms and fire equipment to ensure emergency exits are not obscured.
The role requires managing lettings, undertaking minor repairs to fixtures and fittings, and inspecting and reporting all major defects (including electrical, gas, plumbing, and building issues) to the Facilities Manager. Furthermore, the supervisor accepts deliveries, maintains outdoor areas (including clearing snow and ice), and assists the Facilities Manager in implementing Portable Appliance Testing and the risk management programme for Legionella.
Essential requirements include experience in managing or supervising direct line reports and extensive experience of general building and site maintenance. Candidates must have the ability to undertake basic repairs and demonstrate good time management and organisation skills, including the ability to oversee the work of others. Effective communication with a wide range of audiences is essential.
The successful applicant must possess an understanding of academy child safeguarding procedures and be willing to obtain or enhance qualifications and training relevant to Health and Safety and site maintenance. Experience of working in a school environment is desirable, as are NVQ 1 and 2 in Cleaning and Support Services or equivalent. A satisfactory DBS check is required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff. (Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
Further Information on employee benefits can be found Click Here
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Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
