Premises Manager (Draycott Moor School - Stoke). Job in Cresswell Education & Training Jobs

Horizon Care and Education; Draycott in the Moors; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Draycott seeks a dedicated Premises Manager to oversee site management and maintenance. The role involves managing contractors, ensuring safety compliance, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have relevant handyman skills and be fit for physical tasks. Opportunities for career progression and comprehensive training are provided.

Benefits

Opportunity for career progression

Ongoing training and professional development

Employee assistance program

Community wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience managing a school site and maintaining safety standards.
• Ability to work both independently and supervise others.
• Fit and able to lift and move heavy items.

Responsibilities

• Manage the school site and vehicles.
• Complete compliance checks and manage contractors.
• Ensure a clean and well-maintained environment.

Skills

Handyman/maintenance skills

Health & Safety awareness

Good computer skills

Customer service

Job description

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a Premises Manager to be based at our school in the Draycott area of Stoke.

Draycott Moor College is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for boys and girls aged 10-18.

Based in the small Staffordshire village of Draycott in the Moors, the school meets the diverse needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Needs.

Premises Manager Role

Responsibility for managing the school site and vehicles. Completing maintenance tasks, carrying out compliance checks, ensuring a safe, clean and well‑maintained site at all times.

You will be working independently across 1 school site with a variety of responsibilities and tasks to complete on a daily/weekly basis.

• Utilising established handyman/maintenance skills, for both internal and external works.
• Health & Safety awareness, and safe working.
• Manage contractors while on site.
• Open and shut site each day.
• Complete administrative tasks, via paperwork and electronically.
• Manage the cleaning staff and ensure site is clean and tidy at all times.
• Completing compliance checks and managing external contractors completing compliance works, including fire, legionella (water), asbestos and gas/electrical.
• Good computer skills, can use basic email, word and excel.
• Fit and able to lift and move items relevant to the role.
• To work both inside and outside whenever needed.
• Always give a high level of customer service.
• Supervise external contractors when needed.
• Show responsibility for a high level or finish to all works undertaken.
• Read and understand risk assessments and method statements, safe systems of work.
• Ensure tools and parts used are of the required standard for use.
• Maintain and regularly clean vehicles.
• Be prepared to work irregular hours if required to complete urgent tasks.
• Any other duties relevant to the post as requested by the Head of School.

Why work for us?

• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face‑to‑face training, online modules, shadowing and local induction period.
• Face‑to‑face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
• Free DBS check and Update Service subscription.
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards up to £500 per referral. Government pension scheme.
• Employee assistance programme free, confidential support via Bupa.
• Community and wellbeing – Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We are in this together.

Horizon Care and Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and has an expectation that all staff share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be met by the employer.

Closing date for this role will be 24th November

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