Deputy Bursar (Site, Facilities and Transport)
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 March 2026 |
| Location: | Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4FZ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b9744845-7301-4813-8391-807708d8ed7c |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Crestwood Community School is a thriving single school operating across two campuses, proudly serving the central Eastleigh community. We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and experienced Deputy Bursar (Site, Facilities and Transport) to join our leadership team.
This is a key operational leadership role within the school. The successful candidate will work flexibly across both campuses as required, ensuring the effective management of our physical environment, site safety, facilities, and transport provision.
The purpose of the role includes:-
• Deputise for the Bursar (Site, Facilities and Transport)
• Manage both campuses on a day to day basis;
• Manage the Team Leaders of each campus and site staff and support line management of minibus drivers.
• Cover during staff absence
• A lead role in the management of health and safety;
• Oversee daily operations, manage maintenance teams and external contractors, control site security, and maintain the building to support an effective learning environment.
• Caretaking, cleaning, porterage and routine maintenance to meet the needs of the school, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and operational effectiveness;
• Compliance with health and safety requirements.
Other duties will include:
• coordinating and overseeing any contractors on site
• stock-taking and ordering supplies
• Being Key Holder and handling occasional out of hours call outs (eg. in response to alarm)
• responsibility for site security, grounds maintenance and helping to set up for events.
You must have a full clean driving licence, preferably including D1, and are able to drive a minibus, for which full training will be given. You will be joining a highly experienced site team and will be provided with support, training and full uniform.
You will need to have previous experience of leading a team, grounds maintenance, building maintenance and repair and health and safety. Any experience working in a school environment or with children/young people would be ideal.
What the school offers its staff
Crestwood Community School had an Ofsted inspection in February 2024, which confirmed that we continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwood family pervades through everything we do.
Our Head Teacher has a clear vision and an absolute determination to improve the provision of education across Eastleigh.
We care deeply about our school, the staff, the students and the community we serve, we are a school with a heart. We as a school are clear about our improvement agenda and we work cohesively as a school wide team. As this was our fifth consecutive “good” grading it demonstrates that at Crestwood we are continually providing a consistent quality in all we do, against a backdrop of tougher standards and criteria to be judged against.
As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:
• wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
• free lunch every day
• half termly cooked breakfasts
• accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year
• One well being day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
• weekly thank you bulletin
• birthday cards
• heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
• acts of random kindness
• access to mental health first aiders
Further details about the role
For an informal chat about the role please contact Alan Hussey, Bursar (Site Facilities and Transport Lead) on 023 8064 1232 or via email alan.hussey@crestwood.hants.sch.uk
Application Procedure:
Apply here:
https://crestwoodcommunityschool.face-ed.co.uk/Emp/Campaign/DetailsEmpView?campaignRef=SCH-CCS-0012
You will need to sign up to SAMRecruit in order to apply.
Alternatively, you can complete the Support Staff Application form that can be found on the school website www.crestwood.hants.sch.uk and email it to hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk.
Please note we cannot accept a CV as a means of application. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Commitment to safeguarding
Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Crestwood Community School is a thriving single school operating across two campuses, proudly serving the central Eastleigh community. We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and experienced Deputy Bursar (Site, Facilities and Transport) to join our leadership team.
This is a key operational leadership role within the school. The successful candidate will work flexibly across both campuses as required, ensuring the effective management of our physical environment, site safety, facilities, and transport provision.
The purpose of the role includes:-
• Deputise for the Bursar (Site, Facilities and Transport)
• Manage both campuses on a day to day basis;
• Manage the Team Leaders of each campus and site staff and support line management of minibus drivers.
• Cover during staff absence
• A lead role in the management of health and safety;
• Oversee daily operations, manage maintenance teams and external contractors, control site security, and maintain the building to support an effective learning environment.
• Caretaking, cleaning, porterage and routine maintenance to meet the needs of the school, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and operational effectiveness;
• Compliance with health and safety requirements.
Other duties will include:
• coordinating and overseeing any contractors on site
• stock-taking and ordering supplies
• Being Key Holder and handling occasional out of hours call outs (eg. in response to alarm)
• responsibility for site security, grounds maintenance and helping to set up for events.
You must have a full clean driving licence, preferably including D1, and are able to drive a minibus, for which full training will be given. You will be joining a highly experienced site team and will be provided with support, training and full uniform.
You will need to have previous experience of leading a team, grounds maintenance, building maintenance and repair and health and safety. Any experience working in a school environment or with children/young people would be ideal.
What the school offers its staff
Crestwood Community School had an Ofsted inspection in February 2024, which confirmed that we continue to be a ‘good’ school. The report stated that at Crestwood “there is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere”. They also said that “teachers and support staff, including those in the early stages of their career, are proud to work at the school. They particularly value school leader's careful consideration of their workload and well-being so that they can focus their efforts fully on pupils’ education.” In addition Ofsted report that “many pupils, staff and parents describe the school as a ‘big family’. This is a happy school, where staff and students want to be. The #Crestwood family pervades through everything we do.
Our Head Teacher has a clear vision and an absolute determination to improve the provision of education across Eastleigh.
We care deeply about our school, the staff, the students and the community we serve, we are a school with a heart. We as a school are clear about our improvement agenda and we work cohesively as a school wide team. As this was our fifth consecutive “good” grading it demonstrates that at Crestwood we are continually providing a consistent quality in all we do, against a backdrop of tougher standards and criteria to be judged against.
As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:
• wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
• free lunch every day
• half termly cooked breakfasts
• accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year
• One well being day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
• weekly thank you bulletin
• birthday cards
• heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
• acts of random kindness
• access to mental health first aiders
Further details about the role
For an informal chat about the role please contact Alan Hussey, Bursar (Site Facilities and Transport Lead) on 023 8064 1232 or via email alan.hussey@crestwood.hants.sch.uk
Application Procedure:
Apply here:
https://crestwoodcommunityschool.face-ed.co.uk/Emp/Campaign/DetailsEmpView?campaignRef=SCH-CCS-0012
You will need to sign up to SAMRecruit in order to apply.
Alternatively, you can complete the Support Staff Application form that can be found on the school website www.crestwood.hants.sch.uk and email it to hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk.
Please note we cannot accept a CV as a means of application. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Commitment to safeguarding
Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.