Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Part Time, 30 hours per week (to include Monday site inspection and Mon-Fri lock up)
Number of positions: 1
Start Date: 1st October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
Salary: Scale 5 (SCP 12-17) £29,064 pro rata (£24,855 actual)
Location: Sacred Heart RC Primary School (Gorton)
As Site Manager, your main purpose will be to champion the welfare and safety of our children, staff and visitors.
Working as part of a collaborative team, you will manage the daily operations of the premises, bring a hands-on approach to maintenance and DIY, and confidently liaise with external contractors and agencies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Security & Safety: Act as the main key-holder. Oversee site security (locking/unlocking), operate alarm systems, conduct regular safety audits, and provide emergency site access when required.
- Compliance & Health & Safety: Take a proactive approach to mitigating hazards. Ensure all compliance checks (including fire alarms, water sprinklers, and Legionella testing) are up-to-date and meticulously recorded.
- Maintenance & DIY: Organise and carry out a planned maintenance programme, handling minor repairs, improvements, and decoration work (e.g. painting, erecting shelves etc.).
- Operations & Environment: Monitor heating, cooling and lighting systems. Undertake day-to-day cleaning duties, as well as graffiti removal and litter picking, emergency spillages, and seasonal site care (such as gritting and clearing snow/leaves).
- Contractor & Community Liaison: Supervise external contractors, manage external school lettings and liaise with council security or police when necessary.
- Stock & Porterage: Manage the site budget and stock audits, and oversee porterage duties, including distributing goods and setting up rooms for exams and events.
- Team Leadership: Manage site staff, contribute to school procedures and engage in continuous professional development.
What We Are Looking For
- Skills & Expertise: Strong DIY, repair and minor decorating skills with a solid understanding of health and safety compliance.
- Attributes: A resilient, motivated individual who displays high standards of professional conduct, tact and diplomacy.
- Communication: Ability to build positive relationships with staff, contractors, external agencies and the wider community.
Safeguarding & Diversity
Sacred Heart RC Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to strictly adhere to all safeguarding and child protection policies. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches as part of our due diligence checks.
Please Note: This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The successfulcandidate will be subject to an enhanced CRB check and shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches as part of ourdue diligence checks.
An application pack is available on the school website: Sacred Heart vacancies.
We are a vibrant and inclusive school community dedicated to providing a safe, welcoming, and high-quality learning environment for our pupils.
As part of our commitment to the Catholic aims and visions of our school and the Diocese of Salford, we pride ourselves on maintaining an ethos of respect, dignity, and excellence. While we actively support these Catholic values, there is no requirement for applicants to be a practising Catholic.
We are currently seeking a dedicated, proactive, and skilled Site Manager to take ownership of our school site, ensuring it remains safe, secure, and beautifully maintained.
Visits to the school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by calling the school office (0161 223 0231) or emailing the Headteacher, Mrs J Botham, at head@sacredheart-jun.manchester.sch.uk.
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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed
here.
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
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
