Assistant Site Manager

Do you have a passion for working with children in a school environment? Then we have a great opportunity for you to join a vibrant Ark academy in Portsmouth.

We are looking for an Assistant Site Manager to assist the Site Manager in ensuring the school site is maintained in a safe, clean and secure condition as required and to undertake in such tasks as may be necessary for effective site management.  This will include site maintenance, waste disposal, caretaking, grounds services, security and line managing the cleaning team.

Leaders look after staff. We are a collaborative team, ensuring staff receive high quality support, training and feedback so they can thrive in their role. Colleagues are encouraged to learn from one another and we ensure we regularly celebrate success.

We are part of the Ark network of schools and work closely with Ark Dickens and Ark Charter to serve the children of Portsmouth. We are committed to ensuring our children are well-equipped to successfully make the next exciting step in education as they move onto secondary school and furthermore take their place as great citizens of their community.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity or for any questions or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Lynda Miller at [email protected].

Our ideal candidate will:

• Live within 20 minutes travelling time from the school site – this is essential for emergency out of hours response times
• Have experience of caretaking or building maintenance
• Have the ability to assist with management of the grounds, general maintenance, security, and the health & safety of a primary academy site
• Have the desire and enthusiasm to provide a clean, secure facility.

• Support and challenge to develop you further
• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Twice as many training days as standard and comprehensive CPD.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Ark Ayrton are a two form entry primary school and nursery, situated in the heart of Portsmouth, close to the sea. We have high expectations of our children and for our children of what they can achieve. Our priorities are to ensure all children are here, safe, happy and learning well at all times.

This means we also have high expectations of ourselves, our parents and carers and the other people who work with us in improving outcomes for our children. We work closely with our partners and challenge each other openly and honestly to be sure we never lose sight of the vision and the job to be done in achieving excellence for all.

We have a strong and dedicated staff team at Ayrton - all ready to provide the best education and environment for the children to thrive in every day. We have a bespoke ‘Horizons’ Curriculum, written by us for our children and we are passionate and relentless in ensuring that there is something for everyone ay Ark Ayrton.