Facilities Manager

WMJobs; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rent facilities manager's house

WCC pension scheme

Professional development

Training and qualifications

Wellbeing support app

Job summary

St Catherine’s CE Primary School in Larkhill, England, invites applications for a Facilities Manager. This full‑time, permanent role leads the site team, oversees contractors and ensures our buildings and grounds are safe, secure and well maintained.

You will report to the School Business Manager, work 37 hours per week, and join us from 22 March 2027. Closing date for applications is 2 October 2026 with interviews on 9 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in facilities management or site supervision is desirable.
• Ability to lead a small team and coordinate external contractors.
• Strong organisational and safety management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the School site team and oversee external contractors.
• Ensure the buildings and grounds are safe, secure and well maintained.
• Oversee statutory premises compliance and health and safety standards.
• Manage maintenance schedules, cleaning contracts, and building services.
• Liaise with school leadership on facilities-related planning and emergencies.

Job description

Facilities Manager Vacancy

St. Catherine's CE Primary School,

Salary: Grade SO1 (SCP 23–25) – £35,570 - £37,563 per annum

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday–Friday, with flexibility according to the operational needs of the school and agreement with the successful candidate

Responsible to: School Business Manager

Responsible for: Site Team and oversight of relevant external contractors

Start Date: Monday 22nd March 2027

Closing Date: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 9.00am

Shortlisting: Friday 2nd October 2026

Interviews: Friday 9th October 2026

Holiday Entitlement: Under 5 years’ WCC service: 5 weeks or over 5 years’ WCC service: 6 weeks. Two weeks may be taken during term time, with the remaining annual leave taken during school holiday periods.

What We Can Offer: At St Catherine’s, you will join a supportive and welcoming school community committed to providing the very best for our children.

• A competitive salary;
• Opportunity to rent the facilities manager’s house at a competitive rate;
• Access to WCC pension scheme;
• Excellent opportunities for professional development;
• Relevant training and opportunities to further develop professional qualifications;
• A supportive Headteacher, School Business Manager and leadership team;
• Access to employee wellbeing support app, counselling sessions and benefits;
• The opportunity to take genuine ownership of the management and future development of our school site;
• A friendly and inclusive staff team; and
• A school community where staff are valued and supported.

About St Catherine’s

It is an exciting time to join St Catherine’s CE Primary School. We have worked tirelessly to make St Catherine’s a special place for our pupils, families and staff. Our recent Ofsted inspection in summer 2026 recognised the positive work taking place across our school. Our children are happy here, our staff are proud to work here, and our families would recommend our school.

Our modern school building opened in 2012 and has been well maintained, providing an excellent environment for pupils and staff. The school has capacity for 420 pupils from Reception to Year 6, with a private nursery also operating within the building.

We have a dedicated team of approximately 65 staff, working across a wide range of roles within the school. Our school meals and cleaning services are currently delivered by external providers, and the Facilities manager will play an important role in working effectively with these contractors and overseeing the standards of services provided.

The school site is busy and well used. The building is generally open from 7.00am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, and is also used during school holiday periods, excluding Christmas, when an external holiday club operates from the premises.

There are also opportunities for the school to develop lettings outside normal school hours, generating additional income for the school. The successful candidate may therefore have opportunities to undertake additional opening and locking-up duties associated with lettings, subject to agreed arrangements.

We are proud of our inclusive Christian ethos and are committed to providing a safe, secure, welcoming and inspiring environment in which every child can flourish. The effective management and maintenance of our school site is an important part of achieving this.

We are now seeking to appoint an experienced, proactive, practical and highly organised Facilities manager to join our team. This is an important role within the school, with responsibility for ensuring that our buildings and grounds are safe, secure, well maintained and ready to support the needs of our pupils, staff and wider school community.

Role Purpose

The Facilities Manager will support the School Business Manager and Headteacher by taking responsibility for the safe, secure, efficient and effective day‑to‑day management of the school site, buildings, grounds and facilities.

The post holder will have responsibility for ensuring high standards of:

• Health and Safety;
• statutory premises compliance;
• site security;
• building and grounds maintenance;
• fire and emergency preparedness;
• cleaning and facilities management;
• planned and preventative maintenance;
• contractor management and liaison and management with cleaning company;
• asset management; and
• premises-related emergency response.

This is both a strategic and hands‑on role. We are looking for someone who takes genuine pride in working at St Catherine’s, notices when something needs attention and takes proactive action to resolve it.