Assistant Estates Manager
The Education Alliance
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Job summary
The Education Alliance is seeking an Assistant Estates Manager to support caretaking and site maintenance across multiple schools in the trust. You will help ensure safe, clean, and well-maintained premises and supervise daily operations.
This permanent, full-time role offers an induction, ongoing training, and access to staff benefits including gym memberships and wellbeing support.
Qualifications
- Literacy and numeracy skills to complete relevant documentation.
- Previous site maintenance experience.
- Knowledge of building plant operation.
- Practical skills related to DIY and maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day caretaking and site maintenance services.
- Ensure school premises are available for educational use and kept secure and well-maintained.
Skills
Job description
More than one location, The Education Alliance
This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust . You can find out more in schools overview .
- Other support role
Visas cannot be sponsored
Full time
Permanent
£26,847 per annum
- Literacy and numeracy skills that enable the post holder to complete relevant documentation.
- Previous site maintenance experience
- Knowledge of building plant operation
- Practical skills related to DIY and maintenance
- An induction programme and continued investment in training and development, with access to coaching and mentoring, career and professional development
- Corporate membership to the East Riding Leisure gyms, saving over 25% on membership costs and onsite gym at South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College, at only £12.50 per month
- Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
- Financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase, affordable loans and savings available through the Salary Finance Scheme
- Opportunity to become a Mental Health First Aider
- Access to Vivup – a wide range of employee benefits can be accessed through our Vivup platform which are designed to improve your physical, financial and mental health wellbeing.
The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Premises Team as an Assistant Estates Manager. Each day you will manage the day-to-day delivery of caretaking and site maintenance services, ensuring that the school premises and associated facilities are available for both educational and allied usage and kept to a clean, secure safe and well-maintained standard.
The working hours are from 8:00am AND 4:00pm Monday to Friday, with a 3:30pm finish on Fridays. Your actual salary is £26,847 per annum, and this is paid in 12 equal instalments over the year so even when it is the summer holidays, you continue to receive the same payment that month. If you are interested in working on a part time basis, please get in touch and we are happy to explore this further with you.
The purpose of the role is to ensure that the caretaking staff, grounds person and chargehand cleaners are provided with clear direction, resulting in a caretaker team that is responsive, professional, highly effective and trained to carry out safe working practices.
An induction programme and continued investment in training and development, with access to coaching and mentoring, career and professional development
Corporate membership to the East Riding Leisure gyms, saving over 25% on membership costs and onsite gym at South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College, at only £12.50 per month
Well-being support including discounted East Riding gym membership; free annual flu vaccinations; refund of the cost of the annual NHS prescription prepayment certificate; access to a free employee assistance scheme 24/7 with advice on a wide range of practical issues ranging from legal information and consumer issues to specialist counselling.
Financial incentives including a cycle to work scheme offering discounted bike purchase, affordable loans and savings available through the Salary Finance Scheme
Opportunity to become a Mental Health First Aider
Access to Vivup – a wide range of employee benefits can be accessed through our Vivup platform which are designed to improve your physical, financial and mental health wellbeing.
- Literacy and numeracy skills that enable the post holder to complete relevant documentation.
- Previous site maintenance experience
- Knowledge of building plant operation
- Practical skills related to DIY and maintenance
The deadline for completed application forms is Monday 16th November 2026. We look forward to receiving your application and we will contact you once your application has been reviewed.
The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 guidance.
The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf
The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service will be sought prior to appointment, and we undertake an online check on all shortlisted candidates, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at: https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf
The Education Alliance (TEAL) is a family of 12 schools and a SCITT in Yorkshire with a shared purpose:
We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives.
Our work is grounded in a shared set of values that underpin how we behave, how we lead and how we connect across our schools.
We serve with integrity:
- Focussing on young people to inform our decisions
- Prioritising collaboration to do our best work
- Committing to excellence in all that we do
Type Multi-academy trust
Website The Education Alliance website
Email address recruitment@theeducationalliance.org.uk See more jobs teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-education-alliance
The Education Alliance (TEAL) is a family of 12 schools and a SCITT in Yorkshire with a shared purpose:
We are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives.
Our work is grounded in a shared set of values that underpin how we behave, how we lead and how we connect across our schools.
We serve with integrity:
- Focussing on young people to inform our decisions
- Prioritising collaboration to do our best work
- Committing to excellence in all that we do
Inclusion runs through the heart of everything we – the employees of The Education Alliance – do. It shapes our practices in and out of the classroom, informs our curriculum, guides our interactions and underpins our relationships. By placing inclusion at the centre of our vision, we aim to ensure that every child feels seen, heard, supported and respected. Inclusion is more than a statement of intent; it is an ongoing commitment to equity and justice.
This commitment to inclusion extends to our staff culture. TEAL is a friendly and welcoming place to work. Knowing that we all benefit when everyone feels valued and that they belong, and where our work is rewarding and manageable, leaders do all they can to reduce levels of stress and anxiety in the organisation. We believe people want to do a good job and create a culture where openness, professional trust and kindness are the norm.
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@theeducationalliance.org.uk .
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