Job description
Purpose of the post
- To support the Site Manager in all premises related aspects across the school
Responsibilities
- To ensure that the premises are kept secure and safe and in good working order
- To be responsible for the lighting and heating of the premises as directed
- To undertake handyperson duties as appropriate and with due regard to health and safety legislation
- To undertake porterage duties
- To participate in staff training programmes and to carry out all other duties in a responsible manner with due regard to the school’s Health and Safety Policy
- To use equipment, machinery and cleaning materials as directed and to ensure that such equipment is satisfactorily maintained
- To ensure that accidents at work and defects of equipment, machinery and buildings are reported appropriately
- To undertake overtime duties e.g. related to the authorised use of the premises outside of normal school hours
- To undertake the general cleaning duties including school floors
- To assist appropriate authorities when carrying out inspections of the school
- To have an involvement in other activities as may be assigned from time to time by the headteacher
- Supervise the cleaning team as required
School Ethos and Culture
- Promote the school’s ethos and culture to the broader community
Other Specific Duties
Many specific responsibilities will require collaborative working with other team members which, as the Assistant Site Supervisor, you will develop proactively.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual taskundertaken may not be identified. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties. This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure.
The post holder will be expected to comply with all reasonable requests from the Headteacher and Senior Site Manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in their job description.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
St James' Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Secondary · Ages 11–16
- Pupils
- 824
- Avg teacher salary
- £48,329
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.1:1
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 6PZ
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 19 October 2026
- Closing date
- 4 November 2026
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