01 May Site Manager
Job Title: Site Manager
Location: Firs Primary School – Part of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade E SCP 10 – 14 (£27,694 – £29,540 pay award pending)
Hours per week: 37 hours – 6:30 am to 1:25 pm Monday to Friday
Weeks per year: 52
Start Date: As soon as possible
Job outline
Firs Primary School is seeking to appoint a dynamic, ambitious and inspirational Site Manager to join its highly skilled team. This is a key operational role ensuring our school environments are safe, secure, well-maintained and fully compliant, supporting high-quality teaching and learning for all pupils.
As Site Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the school site, overseeing premises, grounds, security, health and safety compliance and contractor activity. You will coordinate maintenance and minor works, manage site-related resources and ensure consistently high standards across the school.
Firs is a Good school, as confirmed at our last Ofsted inspection in June 2022. The Inspectors felt that: “Firs Primary School is an inclusive, happy and welcoming school. The ‘Firsy Five’ values are at the heart of everything staff and pupils do. Staff and pupils ensure that everyone, including those who are new to the country, feel safe and welcomed…This is a school that cares for all.”
The School is proud of its diverse community and is keen to appoint a new member to help us in our continuing efforts to support our pupils in helping them to feel secure, supported and loved whilst enabling them to achieve academic success and emotional and social wellbeing.
As Site Manager you will need to share our commitment and vision and will be part of a team of likeminded colleagues, this post will suit someone who is passionate and motivated. Our vision “Learning, Growing and Achieving Together” underpins our approach and values so it is important that the successful candidate can fully embrace and embody this philosophy.
Application information
To apply please submit completed applications forms to djones@firsprimary.derby.sch.uk by the closing date.
We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms.
Applications are invited as soon as possible, we reserve the right to close applications early.
Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.
Closing Date: midnight on Sunday 31st May 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 4th June 2026
DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.
DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
