Premises Manager - (SEN School, Dudley)

Horizon Care and Education; Tipton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Premises Manager to oversee site management at a specialist school. This role involves ensuring safety and cleanliness across two school sites, managing maintenance tasks, and supervising contractors. With a focus on providing a supportive environment for children with special educational needs, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact. The company values career progression and provides comprehensive training, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to grow in their careers. If you are dependable and collaborative, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Ongoing training and professional development

Comprehensive induction programme

Free DBS check

Colleague referral scheme

Government pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Community and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in site management and maintenance is essential.
• Ability to manage contractors and ensure compliance checks.

Responsibilities

• Manage school sites and vehicles, ensuring a safe environment.
• Complete maintenance tasks and compliance checks regularly.
• Supervise cleaning staff and maintain high standards of cleanliness.

Skills

Site Management

Maintenance Skills

Health & Safety Awareness

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 specialist SEN school in Dudley. We require a candidate with site management and maintenance experience to manage the school site.

Our specialist independent schools offer unrivalled opportunities, securing sound educational outcomes with personalised, inclusive, and stimulating programmes of learning. We provide education and support to children and young people who have complex special educational needs and require their SEN provision to be delivered in a specialist setting.

Role will be an initial 3-6 month placement with possibility of going permanent on completion of probation period.

PROFILE:

Responsibility for managing the school sites 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 2 school sites with a variety of responsibilities and tasks to complete on a daily/weekly basis.

1. Utilising established handyman/maintenance skills, for both internal and external works.
2. Health & Safety awareness, and safe working.
3. Manage contractors while on site.
4. Open and shut site each day.
5. Complete administrative tasks, via paperwork and electronically.
6. Manage the cleaning staff and ensure site is clean and tidy at all times.
7. Completing compliance checks and managing external contractors completing compliance works, including fire, legionella (water), asbestos and gas/electrical.
8. Good computer skills, can use basic email, word and excel.
9. Fit and able to lift and move items relevant to the role.
10. To work both inside and outside whenever needed.
11. Always give a high level of customer service.
12. Supervise external contractors when needed.
13. Show responsibility for a high level of finish to all works undertaken.
14. Read and understand risk assessments and method statements, safe systems of work.
15. Ensure tools and parts used are of the required standard for use.
16. Maintain and regularly clean vehicles.
17. Be prepared to work irregular hours if required to complete urgent tasks.
18. 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 - earn 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're in this together.

To start your journey with Horizon, click apply now!

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.

INDTEACH

Closing date for this role is 22/04/2025.