Site Manager - Temple Meadow Primary School

Overview

Site Manager Vacancy: Temple Meadow Primary School. Contract: Full time, Permanent. Hours: 37 hours per week (hours to be discussed and arranged).

Temple Meadow Primary School is seeking an experienced, proactive, and highly motivated Site Manager to become a key part of our vibrant school community. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who takes pride in creating safe, inspiring, and inclusive environments where children can thrive.

At Temple Meadow, our values, Belong, Nurture, Thrive, Discover, Grow; shape everything we do. We are looking for someone who will embody these values by helping to create a school environment where everyone feels they belong, where care and nurture are prioritised, and where children can thrive, discover new opportunities, and grow every day.

Why This Role Matters - the Site Manager plays a vital role in the life of our school. You will lead on ensuring our site is safe, secure, clean, and welcoming for children, staff, families, and visitors; enabling exceptional teaching, learning, and wellbeing.

As a school, we are about to embark on our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) journey, transforming the way children learn, play, and interact outdoors. We need someone who is adaptable and able to turn their hand to new initiatives. You may even bring your own creative ideas and practical skills to help shape this exciting development, from enhancing outdoor spaces to supporting innovative approaches to play and learning.

This role also includes supporting health and safety, compliance, site security, premises management, and sustainability initiatives, helping us create a greener, more energy efficient school.

Responsibilities

• Lead on site safety, security, cleanliness, and welcoming environment for children, staff, families, and visitors.
• Support health and safety, compliance, premises management, sustainability initiatives.
• Contribute to OPAL outdoor learning initiatives and adapt to new approaches to play and learning.
• Collaborate with staff and external partners to maintain high standards across the school environment.

We are looking for

• Strong experience in premises, estates, facilities, or site management.
• Solution focused, organised, and able to manage a varied workload.
• Ability to uphold high standards across the school environment.
• Creative and adaptable to support new initiatives such as OPAL.
• Flexibility to meet the varied and evolving needs within an educational setting.
• Strong communication and collaboration with staff and external partners.
• Proactive, reliable, and committed to the wellbeing and safety of children.
• Practical skills and/or relevant qualifications (e.g., health & safety, trade skills, premises management).

What We Offer

• A supportive and friendly school community.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact on the school environment.
• A role where every day is different and every contribution matters.

Safeguarding

Temple Meadow Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices, and all appointments are subject to robust pre-employment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, verification of identity, references, and, where applicable, online checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted to the school office, either in person or via email to . Application packs can be downloaded from the Local Authority website, West Midlands Jobs, as well as the school website.

Timeline

Closing Date: 06/02/2026 at 10:00am. Shortlisting date: 06/02/2026. Interviews: 10/02/2026.

Pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with KCSIE.

Role Details

Hours: 37 hours per week. Grade: Band D, SCP 9-17 £27,254-£31,022 pro rata (£14.13-£16.08 per hour). Location: Temple Meadow Primary School, Wright's Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6RH. Contract: Permanent. Closing Date: Friday 6th February 2026 at 10:00am.