Job description
Are you a dedicated professional ready to ensure the seamless operation and security of our academy environment? Join us as a Site Manager, taking a lead role in health and safety management and overseeing the day-to-day operational effectiveness of the site. This position is crucial for maintaining a safe, clean, and secure learning environment for students and staff, relying on strong organisation and maintenance expertise to supervise the site and cleaning team.
The person appointed will:
- Have a proven track record of managing Health & Safety across education sites preferably with accreditation
- Deliver premises related statutory compliance in respect of statutory inspections, risk assessments and checks
- Understand and administrate of school safeguarding policies and procedures
- Have experience of managing sites around preferably large, construction and refurbishment projects
- Have experience of managing contractors including checking standards of work
- Have experience of managing premises budgets, processing purchase orders, checking work done in respect of payment of invoices
- Have experience of managing teams in respect of planning & allocating workflow, coordinating the work of others to an appropriate standard, and all other aspects of staff management
- Develop and manage small premises related projects (up to £50K)
- Have experience working knowledge of computer packages including word processing, excel spreadsheets
- Have experience standard of literacy to complete reports, capital requests and communication with internal and external stakeholders
- Have the ability to prioritise and manage own workload in a fast-paced environment
- Anticipate being hands on when necessary, cover absence, / shift patterns as required
- Be responsible for and maintain the security of the site at all times
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Outwood Academy Freeston
Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–16
- Pupils
- 988
- Avg teacher salary
- £47,971
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.9:1
- Academy trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
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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Normanton, Wakefield, WF6 1HZ
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- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Part time
- Posted
- 19 October 2026
- Closing date
- 2 November 2026
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