Site Maintenance Officer
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Salary: £25,583 to £25,989
Grade: Grade 4; Point 5-6 Cheshire East Council NJC Pay Structure
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: 37 hours per week (full time), 52 weeks per year (full year)
Contract Term: Permanent
Closing Date: 8:00am Monday 17th August 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 26th August 2026
Wilmslow High School
School age range: 11-18
Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form)
This is a full-time (37 hours per week) There are two vacancies each with different shift patterns.
Vacancy 1
Monday – Thursday: 14:00 – 22.00 pm; Friday: 14:00pm - 21:30pm, 52 weeks per year (full year)
Vacancy 2
Monday – Thursday 10.00 - 18.00 and Friday 10.30 - 18.00, 52 weeks per year (full year)
There may be occasions when these hours are varied to meet the needs of the school, for example to cover holidays or illness.
We are looking to appoint a professional, self-motivated, committed and resilient team player to join our school site support staff team. You will ensure the safe, effective and efficient supervision of the site and curriculum & community provisions, in particular that occurring after the normal school working day.
You will be responsible for ensuring that the School is fully operational at the start and end of day (eg, heating systems and toilets are working, etc). Some additional flexibility may be required; on occasion to provide cover within the site staff team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- carrying out routine and reactive maintenance across the school site, including minor building repairs, decorating, painting, and general maintenance tasks.
- use and care of equipment and general preparation of school areas;
- management, maintenance and storage of resources and equipment;
- ensuring appropriate safeguarding and health and safety measures are in place
- contributing to grounds and facility management
- contributing to monitoring of school security systems including intruder and fire alarms
- undertaking site security duties, including opening and locking of the school site
It is an exciting opportunity that will allow you to work alongside people who value and see the importance of community spaces that support the young people of Wilmslow.
We offer a happy and caring environment rooted in our core values, in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. A consideration of the person’s suitability to work alongside children is part of the selection process.
If invited for interview, you will be:
- asked to complete a self-declaration form answering questions in relation to any criminal record or other information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.
- subject to an online search. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may wish to explore at interview.
If successful, you will be subject to:
- an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
- pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, DBS and a Declaration that neither they nor anyone who lives in the same household is a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009.
Current or previous employers will be contacted and information requested will include:
- disciplinary offences relating to children, including any for which the penalty is ‘time expired’.
- whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns.
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Job Description - Site Maintenance Officer
To whom responsible: School Business Manager
Purpose of Post
Operating within the school’s support staff structure, the post holder will be responsible for site maintenance and for overseeing the security of the premises and its contents; including being the registered key holder.
Principal Duties
You will ensure the safe, effective and efficient supervision of the site and curriculum & community provisions.
- Responding appropriately to communication occurring after the normal school working day including on site enquiries
- Working within the site team to ensure high standards of maintenance, cleanliness, safety, security, presentation, hygiene and cleanliness across the school site including:
- contributing to grounds and facility management, including litter picking and emptying bins
- reporting and responding to damage, hazards, or maintenance issues
- locking up areas if required (doors, windows, alarms)
- ensuring equipment is stored properly
- contributing to monitoring of school security systems including intruder and fire alarms
- Conducting daily monitoring of areas of curriculum and community provision
- Setting up rooms and facilities for events and functions (eg, parents’ evenings, school plays).
- Maintain the school building, including effecting repairs and improvements in order to fulfil the school’s specific responsibilities.
- Discuss with and monitor the work of contractors engaged by school as directed by the site manager and School Business Manager
- Monitor, operate and maintain appropriate site security systems, including opening and closing the building as appropriate
- Maintain and monitor Health and Safety standards, reporting any failures to comply with the school’s statutory obligations in this area and ensure that contractor’s work meets Health and Safety Regulations.
- Carry out portering and facilities management duties (including the moving of heavy furniture) which will secure the most efficient use of resources.
- Receive delivery of supplies, furniture and parcels and ensure their correct distribution.
- Responsibility, daily for locking the school and premises and site and ensuring the operating of security alarms.
- Operating within lone worker guidelines where appropriate.
- To undertake any ad-hoc duties as required to ensure the provision of a quality service for the school.
Health & Safety and Safeguarding
To take all reasonable steps to ensure the Health and Safety of students and staff within the teaching base environment.
To promote and safeguard the welfare of students in accordance with the school’s child protection policy.
Wilmslow High School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with, as such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. The post holder will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Check with appropriate barred list checks, or the equivalent, and must be eligible to work in the UK. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school, this is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Local Authority Flexibility Policy
Notwithstanding the detail in this job description to undertake, in accordance with the Policy, such work as may be determined by the Head teacher from time to time, up to or on a level consistent with the Principal Duties of the job.
‘No Smoking’ Policy
The school is an entirely ‘no smoking’ and ‘no vaping’ environment.
Review
This job description will be subject to review annually at the end of the academic year or earlier if necessary.
In addition, it may be amended at any time after consultation with you.
Pay: £25,583.00-£25,989.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
