Site Manger

Overview

We are seeking a reliable, proactive and experienced site manager to help maintain a safe, secure and welcoming environment for the pupils, staff and visitors.

Personal attributes

Although the working pattern is described as above, the ability to be flexible to support the needs of the school and to respond to ad-hoc responsibilities is required.

We expect you to be the first point of contact for all services, maintenance and emergency work carried out. To be the first point of contact in emergencies e.g. alarm sounding out of school hours and to be proactive in keeping the school site to a high standard.

An understanding and compassion for the pupils is a must as they are the focus of everything we do at Hillside. Confidentiality, professionalism and the ability to think on your feet is a must. A good sense of humour, a considerate and cheerful nature and a positive ‘can do’ attitude are all essential.

Hillside is a very successful school and we place the pupils at the heart of everything we do; we expect the same of all our staff. There are currently 102 pupils on roll.

Salary

Pay Scale and Points:

Grade 4, Point 1-4

Contract Type and Working Hours

Required from: As soon as possible

Contract type: Permanent Contract (subject to a six-month probationary period)

Contracted Hours:

37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year,
Annual leave entitlement is 24 days. (After 5 years this rises to: Grades 1-4: 28 days and Grade 5+: 29 days).
Entitled to the eight public holidays. Leave is normally to be taken during school closure periods.
Working hours expected to be: 7:00am to 10:00am and 14:00pm to 18:30pm 5 days a week.

Location

Hillside Special School
Hitchcock Place
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 1NN

Job Description and Application Form

Closing date and how to apply

Closing date: Wednesday 30th September 2026 at 10:00am

Interview date: Monday 12th October 2026

We actively encourage applicants to see our school in action before applying for vacancies. If this post is of interest to you and you would like to know more, please contact Lizzi Murphy, Headteacher, via email to: admin@hillside.suffolk.sch.uk including your full name and ‘Site Manager Vacancy’ in the subject line. Please also include your phone number in the body of your email and we will arrange a mutually convenient time to have an informal chat and a visit.

If you think you have the qualities to fulfil this role and you want to make a real contribution to our school, we would welcome an application from you. All applications must be made on an official application form and must be accompanied by a covering letter. Please send your completed application form to admin@hillside.suffolk.sch.uk

All applications must be made on an official application form. CVs cannot be accepted.

Job reference: Site Manager Sept26

Hillside Special is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and children’s barred list check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school.

We expect all candidates to have read the following two documents:

No recruitment agencies, thank you.