Facility Supervisor

Due to the retirement of the long-term postholder, we’re seeking to appoint a Facilities Supervisor to join our school. We are looking for a highly motivated professional with a strong understanding of statutory compliance and a proactive, hands-on approach to site management. You’ll be joining a supportive environment where your technical expertise and organisational skills will positively impact the educational setting.

You will be highly organised and able to manage a diverse, demanding workload with frequently changing priorities. You will be responsible for ensuring a professional and efficient caretaking and maintenance service across the Early Years site. Your day-to-day role will be varied, covering the security, maintenance, and health and safety of the site.

We’re looking for a colleague who has:

• Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety requirements and Building Management Systems.
• Strong understanding of statutory requirements in relation to health and safety, building management, and risk assessment procedures.
• An ability to oversee all site management activities, including dealing with maintenance tasks, planning and delivering preventative maintenance programmes, and managing the security of the premises.
• Experience of site management activities including dealing with health and safety issues and maintenance tasks.

This post is permanent, part time 30 hours per week and term time only plus 15 training days.
Work schedule: Monday – Friday 7:00-13:00. At times, hours may vary to accommodate contractors and meetings within school.

Interested in finding out more? Please get in touch with James Rochester, Trust Estates and Premises Manager at j.rochester@neatat.org.uk to arrange an informal conversation.

At Walkergate Community School, we strive to provide the best possible education catering for every child’s individual needs. We celebrate the individual talents of our pupils and it is our job to build upon these and encourage new opportunities by providing a broad, well balanced and creative curriculum.

Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• A positive and caring Christian ethos.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Ireland’s leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Interested in applying? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 12th April 2026.

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Please note we expect to hold interviews week commencing 20th April 2026.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.