Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale F: £16,851 to £18,279 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£27,711 - £30,060 full time equivalent)
Part Time: hours per week
Working Weeks: Full Year
Are you a practical problem-solver with a strong sense of responsibility and a passion for keeping things running smoothly? Cromer Academy is looking for a Site Manager to take the lead in ensuring our school environment is safe, secure, and ready to support the success of our students and staff every day.
Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the “Planning your application” section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.
The main responsibility of the Site Manager:
As Site Manager, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of the Academy’s buildings and grounds. You’ll oversee site security, carry out routine maintenance, manage contractors, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. This is a hands-on and varied role where no two days are the same!
You’ll also play a key role in keeping our facilities in top shape; from making sure heating and lighting systems are functioning, to ensuring our site is compliant with all relevant legislation. You'll lead a small team, manage budgets, support improvement projects, and even keep our Academy minibus clean and road-ready.
The ideal candidate will have:
1. Practical experience in site maintenance and security, ideally in a school or similar environment
2. A good understanding of health and safety and statutory regulations
3. A proactive approach and strong organisational skills
4. Experience managing a team and budgets
5. A full UK driving licence
Desirable (but not essential):
6. Experience working in a school setting
7. Awareness of environmental and sustainability strategies
Cromer Academy is a community school in its truest sense: it is at the heart of the area it serves and is ambitious and determined for its young people. The academy is within easy reach of some of the most spectacular beaches and countryside in the UK, but this is no sleepy rural school. The school is rated Good by Ofsted with Outstanding ratings for leadership and management, and for personal development, behaviour, and welfare.
The school has a myriad of opportunities for its children and the wider community to access study support and extracurricular programmes. Pupils are expected to work hard and be committed to learning and the school demands high standards of behaviour that allow effective learning and teaching to take place.
What is it like to attend this school? The culture of Cromer Academy is rooted in the heritage of the town it serves. It is a focal point where the achievements of the community converge and are celebrated. This culture means that pupils who attend the school understand and take great pride in their community. Pupils want to make a positive contribution to their school and wider society. To achieve this, they know that they must meet the high aspirations teachers set for them, and many do so.
For information on what it is like to live and work in Cromer, click here. Cromer Academy was rated Good overall, with Outstanding for student personal development, behaviour and welfare; and for leadership and management in its most recent Ofsted inspection, published in January 2017.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.
The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain’s highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.
When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.
We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.
The Trust also offers:
8. Generous holiday entitlement
9. Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
10. Health Plan and Employee Assistance Programme giving access to a range of services including claim back costs for Eye Care and prescriptions and access to 24/7 virtual GP Service and mental health support (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
11. Cycle-to-work scheme
12. Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
13. Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
14. Salary sacrifice schemes, including home technology, smartphones and healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership discounts (Terms and conditions and restrictions apply).
15. Free Parking (on most sites)
*Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation
If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Vicki Bumphrey, PA to Principal (Please bear in mind that the school is closed until Monday 21st April 2025)
To apply for this role please click the Apply button to complete the online application form.
Closing date for applications: 9am on Friday 25th April 2025
Interview date: Thursday 1st May 2025
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.