Premises Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust is seeking an experienced Premises Manager to lead site services across four school sites in Oldham. You will oversee health and safety compliance, estates management and building maintenance to ensure safe, welcoming facilities for pupils and staff.

The role requires leading a skilled site team, coordinating with contractors and external agencies, and upholding high standards of record-keeping and statutory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing site services or facilities management teams
• Strong knowledge of estate strategy planning and facilities management
• Solid understanding of Health and Safety legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience maintaining statutory documentation and ensuring estates records are audit-ready and up to date
• Experience delivering training and induction programmes for site staff
• Proven experience managing buildings, grounds and associated facilities
• Excellent relationship-building skills with a wide range of stakeholders
• Proactive, organised and solution-focused approach
• Commitment to continuous professional development and high-quality service delivery

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of all site management functions across four New Bridge School sites
• Maintain the highest standards of Health and Safety compliance, estates and facilities management
• Ensure statutory compliance and accurate records, building maintenance and development
• Lead a site team and collaborate with senior leaders, contractors and external agencies
• Support outstanding pupil outcomes by ensuring safe, welcoming and well-maintained estates

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Trustees are looking to recruit to the post of

PREMISES MANAGER

NJC SCP points 36-39

£47,181- £50,269 (Full time, full year salary)

36 hours 40 minutes per week/Full Year

Required as soon as possible

Lead and Shape an Outstanding Educational Estate

The Trustees of New Bridge Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced, motivated and highly organised Premises Manager to lead our dedicated site services teams across our thriving specialist provision.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an exceptional organisation that provides outstanding education and support for over 800 children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across multiple sites in Oldham.

Working across New Bridge School, New Bridge Learning Centre, New Bridge Pathways and New Bridge College, you will play a vital strategic and operational role in ensuring our buildings, grounds and facilities are safe, compliant, welcoming and maintained to the highest standards.

About Us

New Bridge School and its four sites form part of the wider New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, a highly respected specialist provision for pupils and students aged 11-19.

Our Outstanding-rated provision supports young people with a diverse range of needs, including:

• Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
• Physical Disabilities
• Visual and Hearing Impairments
• Complex and Additional Needs

Every pupil has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), and we are committed to providing exceptional learning environments where all young people can thrive.

About the Role

As Premises Manager, you will provide leadership and oversight of all site management functions across our four New Bridge School sites. You will be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of:

• Health and Safety compliance
• Estates and facilities management
• Statutory compliance and record keeping
• Building maintenance and development
• Operational efficiency and service delivery

You will lead a skilled site team and work closely with senior leaders, contractors and external agencies to ensure our estates continue to support outstanding outcomes for our pupils and students.

We Are Looking For Someone Who Has:

• Experience leading and developing site services or facilities management teams
• Strong knowledge of estate strategy planning and facilities management
• A comprehensive understanding of Health and Safety legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience maintaining statutory documentation and ensuring estates records are compliant, audit-ready and up to date
• Experience delivering training and induction programmes for site staff
• Proven experience managing buildings, grounds and associated facilities
• Excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• A proactive, organised and solution-focused approach
• A commitment to continuous professional development and high-quality service delivery

Please note that all staff are employed by the Trust and may be required to work at any New Bridge Group site.

Safeguarding

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Closing Date: Thursday 4 December, 5.00pm

Why Join New Bridge?

• Work within a highly respected Outstanding specialist provision
• Join a supportive and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
• Make a lasting difference to the lives of children and young people with SEND
• Lead and influence estate developments across multiple sites
• Access excellent professional development opportunities
• Benefit from the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Be part of a values-driven organisation committed to excellence

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.