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Site Manager

The Trafalgar School at Downton
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Salisbury, South West, GBfull timePosted October 7, 2026via The Trafalgar School at Downton

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Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Act as designated key holder and point of contact in emergencies
  • Maintaining a safe environment with proper lighting, signage, and disability access
  • Updating emergency plans and risk assessments
  • Ensuring building compliance and administrative records
  • Overseeing site security, fire prevention, and other safety systems
  • Scheduling (as well as undertaking) regular building maintenance and servicing
  • Contracting professionals for upkeep and repairs as needed
  • Ensuring all required utilities are in place & monitored
  • Be the Site budget holder and keep costs within budget
  • Arranging for building improvements including tendering contracts
  • Overseeing contractors and inspecting completed jobs
  • Line lead for site assistants, grounds staff
  • Hiring employees or contractors as needed to maintain, repair, or improve the property
  • Providing training for all employees as needed
  • Evaluating employee performance and providing direction, correction, or additional
  • training to ensure proper maintenance of the building
  • Scheduling contractors and employees
  • Resolving complaints, problems, and requests from users
  • Assisting with emergency response, evacuations and supervisory duties as required
  • Undertake daily duties as per Duty rota and cover for absent site staff
  • Hold termly site walks with Operations Manager, checking for any repairs or maintenance required.

Other Duties:

  • To ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with Health & Safety regulations and with due regard to Child Protection and Safeguarding
  • To underttake first aid training and act as a First Aider
  • To partcipate in school educational visits
  • To undertake any training and development for the better fulfilment of the post
  • Act at all times as an ambassador for the school and model behaviour which upholds our Trafalgar values and ethos
  • Foster good relationships with colleagues, students and the wider community
  • Demonstrate a commitment to personal professional development
  • To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
  • To contribute to the Trafalgar School co-curricular and Trips and Visits programme
  • To promote actively the school’s corporate policies
  • To continue personal development as agreed
  • To comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate
  • To undertake any other duty as specified by Headteacher.

Supervision and Management

The job holder will line lead Site Assistants and Groundskeeper. You may also be required to assist with H&S induction or training of colleagues and new staff.

Summary

Site Manager at The Trafalgar School at Downton in Salisbury, South West. On-site full-time role in Skilled Trades Craft Work.

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