Premises Manager - (Thornycroft SEN School - Oldham)

Horizon Care Ltd; Oldham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Care and Education Group is seeking a Premises Manager to be based at Thornycroft School in Oldham. The role focuses on overseeing the site, maintenance, safety compliance and cleaning, coordinating contractors to keep the school safe and welcoming for pupils aged 5-19 with SEN/SEMH needs.

You will work independently across the site, monitor risks, complete paperwork, and ensure high standards of finish. Closing date: 6 November 2026.

Responsibilities

• Utilising handyman/maintenance skills for internal and external works.
• Health & Safety awareness and safe working.
• Manage contractors on site.
• Open and shut site each day.
• Complete administrative tasks via paperwork and electronically.
• Read and understand risk assessments and method statements, safe systems of work.

Job description

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Job Reference horizoncare/TP/1436

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full Time

Working Hours:

37..50

Location:

Closing Date:

06/11/2026

Job Category:

Facilities and Estates

Region / Division:

North

Business Unit:

Education

Job Introduction

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 Thornycroft School based in Oldham.

Thornycroft School is a brand-new, Independent Specialist Day school providing high-quality education for up to 70 pupils.

Located in Oldham, Greater Manchester, the school will meet the diverse needs of pupils aged 5-19 with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Autism.

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 the 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.

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You will benefit from Discount programmes, Holiday trading scheme, Eco friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!

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 an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be met by the employer.

Closing date for this role will be 6th November We may close this role early if we receive a suitable number of candidates