Site Supervisor

Heywood Academy is one of the latest new schools in the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust when it opened its doors to students in September 2025. We are a 75-placement school that offers tailored educational support for young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or who may experience Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN) associated with ASC.

Heywood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables students from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, with overall breadth and balance, which provides students with ASC and SLCN their full entitlement. As a result, the young people benefit from excellent opportunities in all aspects of our curriculum to achieve and improve their academic achievement, social skills, communication skills, knowledge, understanding, well-being and physical development.

The school is part of the New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of eight special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. All of the children and young people have an EHCP with the Trust supporting a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all. While each setting operates discreetly, they have a shared passion to improve the life opportunities available to the children and young people once they leave school. They work very closely together to achieve this and ensure that together they best meet the needs of individual students. A culture of mutual support and teamwork permeates the organisation.

This is an exciting time for the school as it continues to develop and enhance all aspects of its provision as the student numbers increase year on year. If you share our drive, determination and ambition, it offers an outstanding opportunity to develop in a forward-thinking and outward-looking organisation.

We invite applications for the position of Site Supervisor and the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in carrying out maintenance and daily repairs e.g. painting & decorating, general minor repairs (plumbing, carpentry and tiling), unblocking drains, fitting of shelves and other duties relevant to the post.
• Experience of unlocking and locking school buildings each day, acting as key holder and responding to call outs as required
• Experience in monitoring fire safety equipment and assisting with carrying out fire drills, responding to alarms, recording data as required by management, and recommending improvements to safety where necessary.
• Experience of team-working to work effectively with others and meeting deadlines and goals.
• Communication skills to deliver polite, courteous and efficient customer service.
• Experience in undertaking daily checks in relation to Legionella
• A hard working, organised and proactive approach to own personal and professional development.
• Experience of stock control, COSHH and ordering of essential janitorial materials e.g. soap, paper towels, toilet rolls, light bulbs etc. and ensure these are maintained throughout the building as required, reporting any issues immediately to the line manager

Although based at Heywood Academy, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group if requested.

New Bridge MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must have a commitment to safeguarding young people. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and references will be sought prior to interview.

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Salary: NJC points 7-11: £26,403 - £28,142 per annum

Contracted hours: 36 hours 40 minutes per week / Full Year

Working Pattern: Split Shifts - 6am 9.20am, 2pm - 6pm, Monday to Friday is preferred however, 10am 6pm would be considered.

Based: Heywood Academy, West Starkey Street, Heywood, OL10 4TW

Status: Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 6^th July 2026 at 9am

Interviews: Friday 10^th July 2026

Further information: Rachael Horton, School Business Manager to rachael.horton@newbridgegroup.org

Completed application forms to be returned to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org