Site Manager

Oldham

Full Time

£31,537 - £34,434

Permanent

Expires 14/11/2025

Site Manager

Grade 5 SCP 18 to 23 Salary £31,537, to £34,434 per annum

Hours per week 36.66 Monday Friday All Year Round Reporting to the Business Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a proactive and skilled Site Manager to work at St Matthew's Primary School, which is a successful and welcoming school.

The successful applicant will work across both school sites, which are in close proximity of each other, and be responsible for the management, safety, maintenance and improvement of a high-quality learning environment incorporating all school grounds, buildings, equipment and facilities, working within trust procedures and protocols and under the guidance of the Business Manager.

This is a key and rewarding role to support the day-to-day running of the school environment. The post holder will be responsible for the opening and closing of the school sites and specific working times/hours will be discussed and agreed with the successful applicant and will be agreed in advance.

Applicants will have care-taking experience in a school or similar environment, have the proven ability to work with external contractors and understand health and safety requirements. Excellent communication, problem solving and organisational skills are also required.

Working for St Matthew's means that you would be part of the Cranmer Education Trust, a successful, growing trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.

There are 10 schools in our trust, both primary and secondary schools, across Oldham and Rochdale. The trust also incorporates a teacher training school and the East Manchester Teaching Hub, which support the training and development of new and existing teachers across the North West of England. For further details please visit

This position will be based at St Matthew Primary School, Oldham but may from time to time require travel as necessary to collaborate with other schools which are all locally based.

We offer:

• Opportunities for professional development in a growing Trust
• A strong school community that places children, families and staff at the heart of everything we do.
• A supportive team who will work with and alongside you to achieve the very best
• LGPS career average pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• Generous holiday entitlement and sick pay scheme, increasing with length of service
  Convenient location for motorway (Junction 1 A627M and junction 21 of M60), and bus and train networks

St Matthew's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Cranmer Education Trust follows safer recruitment practices. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and appointment is therefore subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

For further information please refer to:

• the Cranmer Education Trust's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Trust Policies | Cranmer Education Trust.
• The Trust's statement on the employment of ex-offenders, in the job details' documents section.
• The job description and person specification for further information regarding the safeguarding responsibilities of the role.

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Please note CVs are not accepted

Closing date for applications: Friday 14 November 9am

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 17 November 2025

The Cranmer Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.

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