Assistant Site Manager

Located on the edge of the city of Southampton, Springwell School is a designated day special school for children aged from 4 - 11 years with complex learning difficulties including speech and language disorders, autism, and challenging behaviours. We are a warm, ambitious, and inclusive Special Educational Needs (SEN) school committed to providing high quality education and care for children with a range of complex learning and behavioural needs.

Our pupils thrive in an environment where every achievement is celebrated, individuality is valued, and nurturing relationships come first.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated team as an Assistant Site Manager within our specialist SEN school.

Working closely with the Site Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the school site is safe, secure, well‑maintained, and fit for purpose. This is a varied and hands‑on role where no two days are the same, and where your contribution will directly support the learning environment for our pupils. This role will work across both the main Springwell School site in Thornhill and the satellite site at Wood Close, Sholing.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, reliable, take personal pride in their work, be able to use their own initiative, be hardworking and can work together to ensure our school remains a clean and safe place for our children to learn. There may also be an opportunity for additional hours during the holiday period and at other times during term time to meet required deadlines.

• Act as a key holder, responsible for access to, and security of, the school site and for emergency and out‑of‑hours call as agreed with the Site Manager
• Maintain a safe environment, ensuring Health and safety Regulations are adhered to
• Identify and report defects and required maintenance works
• Carry out minor repairs as required
• Drive the school minibus and transport pupils between our two sites when required
• Ensure all major utilities (heating, lighting, water) are operating correctly and safely
• Assist with the safety and cleanliness of outside areas, removing litter and clearing drains
• Clean and check the minibus on a daily/periodic basis

• Hold a full clean driving licence
• Hold a minibus driving licence qualification (or willingness to work towards)
• Have significant, relevant maintenance experience/trade skills
• Be energetic, and physically fit in order to carry out a variety of duties
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have enthusiasm, reliability and resilience
• Be able to work in a team to a schedule and use your own initiative
• Possess the ability to use and operate small industrial, electrical and mechanical equipment
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and commit to safeguarding
• Be flexible to the changing demands of the post
• Show willingness to undertake formal and informal training
• Experience of working within a school or SEN environment would be advantageous but is not essential

• Competitive salary with regular salary progression
• Opportunities for CPD
• Free on‑site parking
• Pension Scheme
• Support and training
• Monday – Friday working pattern
• Excellent development opportunities to grow within a positive and supportive team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Monday to Thursday – 11:00 am – 6:30 pm
Friday – 11:00 am – 6:00 pm.
With some flexibility around these hours to cover for the Site manager.

A start date of the 1st of September 2026, or earlier should all satisfactory pre‑employment checks be completed prior to this date.

Springwell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and a full online check of social media platforms as per the updated guidance in KCSIE 2022.