What skills and experience we’re looking for
Post: Site Manager (Mayfield School)
Hours of work: 36.5 hours, all year round. The role may involve shift work.
Contract type: Permanent
Start date of role: As soon as possible
Interview date: To be confirmed
Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes
EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is ‘Better Never Ends’.
Mayfield School is a special school for 315 pupils aged between 3 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including autism. Mayfield is a Unicef Rights Respecting School on a journey to achieve gold status.
The school is split across two sites – Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants will primarily be based at Healthfield Road but may be asked to work at other Trust premises as required.
About the role:
The role will play a fundamental part in the development of our estates in terms of improving the environments for our students and staff, as well as ongoing maintenance and compliance with all relevant legislation. You will be part of the Trust Central Team. This role will be primarily based at Mayfield School, but there will be opportunities to work together as a Trust-wide Estates team to find inventive solutions and to share ideas.
The ideal candidate for this role will:
- Have experience of working in a site role, ideally with experience of working in a school/college;
- Have an excellent working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation along with practical experience of ensuring compliance;
- Have a proactive approach and to be able to prioritise and address issues identified;
- Be an excellent team player and able to work with a range of staff colleagues;
- Have experience of supervising/managing a team;
- Have the ability to manage a budget and undertake administrative tasks;
- Have a commitment to working with students with SEND and an appreciation of how important the right environment is for them to flourish;
There will be a requirement across the team to work outside school hours, which may include some early mornings and late evenings.
A clean driving licence is advantageous as there may be some travel between our sites.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.
- A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
- Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
- An enhanced CPD offer facilitated by regular training time
- An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
- Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.
- Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers.
- Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.
- Family friendly policies.
- Onsite parking at all sites.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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