Site Manager
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Tameside , SK14 4SS |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75713028 |
Summary
The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of
Site Manager
Thomas Ashton School, Audenshaw
NJC scale points 26-28: £36,124 - £37,938
36 hours 40 minutes per week / Full year
Commencing as soon as possible
Thomas Ashton School, part of New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, is an ambitious and rapidly improving SEMH specialist school in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The school is expanding with projections to grow to 108 pupils, aged 5-14 by September 2025 and 120 by 2026. Our site at Lumb Lane in Audenshaw, has undergone a complete refurbishment and will provide four classes for our Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students. The second site at Bennett Street site in Hyde, supports ten Key Stage 3 classes, including a group of Alternative Provision students.
The school recently joined New Bridge MAT, a vibrant, aspirational and inclusive multi-academy trust of six special schools and two specialist post-16 provisions across Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale. As part of the wider New Bridge Group there are also two post-19 provisions. The settings support a wide spectrum of needs from age 4-19 and beyond. The Trust is proud to be national leaders in Special Education and has a culture of creating outstanding opportunities for all. At the heart of the school ethos is a profound commitment to nurturing the whole child.
The Trustees are now looking to appoint a Site Manager, based at Thomas Ashton, Lumb lane, Audenshaw, and to work flexibly providing support, maintenance and general security at other NewBridge sites as necessary.
The successful candidate will be active and hands on to ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day operations of the school. Ideally, they will have site experience and a background working in schools.
We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation
Although based at Thomas Ashton Lower School (Upper & Lower), all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group if requested.
Salary: NJC scale points 26-28: £36,124 - £37,938
Contracted hours: 36 hours 40 minutes per week / Full Year
Based: Initially at Thomas Ashton School (Lower), Lumb Lane, Audenshaw, M34 5SF
Status: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 14th July 2025 (9am)
Shortlisting: Week commencing Monday 14th July 2025
Interviews: Friday 18th July 2025
Completed application forms to be returned to: recruitment@newbridgegroup.org
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