Job Description

• The Beeches Community Primary School
• Address: Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 4DG
• Salary: £31,537 - £33,699 per annum
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, weekdays 6.30am-9.30am and 1.30pm - 6pm daily (totalling 7.5 hours per day),52 weeks per year
• Contract: Permanent, required to start mid-August 2026 (negotiable)
• Reference: 8932

The Beeches Community Primary School are seeking to appoint a Site Manager for our vibrant, inclusive and happy primary school. At The Beeches, we work as a team to support the children and families in our community. We are looking for a friendly and hardworking site manager who will form strong relationships with all stakeholders and greet families with a smile each day. We seek an engaging and committed individual to work with the trust and onsite cleaning team, ensuring the school premises and facilities are presented and maintained to the highest standards. Experience in a school environment would be of great advantage.

Key tasks will include:

• undertaking site security and fire alarms, including locking and unlocking premises
• taking a proactive role in identifying and implementing improvements to site security
• supervising the work of contractors on site. general porterage, furniture, equipment and room set up
• an understanding of Health and Safety within the school environment or be willing to learn
• liaising with school management with the planning of future projects and budgets
• communicating with external contractors regarding maintenance work and projects
• site cleaning and working alongside the cleaning team
• general site maintenance
• monitoring of planned maintenance, site maintenance, weekly checks and repairs through the online system - IAm Compliant
• management of grounds maintenance
• working alongside the Trust Estate Managers, school Business Manager and Headteachers to ensure high standards and best value are met.
• to be available to answer emergencies outside of regular working hours and pre - planned lettings.
• ensuring that any lettings of the school comply with the Trust Lettings Policy and any breaches are logged.

You will need:

• a flexible attitude
• willingness to undertake a variety of practical tasks
• a commitment to high standards and attention to detail
• good communication skills, the ability to work effectively with others in school and to work without direct supervision (essential).

To find out more

Please refer to the

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and positively encouraged. To arrange please contact Jo Mapplebeck, Business Manager via 01473 741225 or speak to the school office.

How to apply

Please submit your application on Mynewterm

Closing date: 12pm, 10 June 2026.

Interview date: 17 June 2026.

The Beeches CP School and ASSET Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers 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.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references