Premises Officer

Newark Hill Academy; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public sector pension

Free parking on site

Annual leave with progression

Wellbeing platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Benefit Hub discounts

Job summary

Newark Hill Academy, part of Greenwood Academies Trust, is seeking a committed Premises Officer based at The Newark Hill Primary Academy. You will manage building environments, ensure safety, and lead a small team to maintain premises and assets.

You will supervise a Premises Assistant, coordinate with contractors, uphold statutory compliance, and support capital projects. Strong communication, IT literacy, and ability to work collaboratively are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of buildings and asset management.
• Experience supervising staff and managing work programmes.
• Excellent communication and IT literacy at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure environment of all buildings is safe, secure, well maintained and compliant with Health and Safety.
• Assist in development and implementation of Trust strategies across the Trust.
• Maintain full statutory compliance in the academies.
• Premises management and maintenance of sites.
• Organise and manage with contractors per Trust procedures.
• Ensure security of the buildings and line manage Premises Assistant.
• Support delivery of Capital projects.
• Identify and maintain statutory, environmental, professional and technical standards related to premises, land and property.

Skills

Buildings & asset management

Staff supervision

IT literacy

Tools

Facilities management software

Job description

About this Role

We are looking for a committed and experienced Premises Officer to join our team here at Greenwood Academies Trust. You will be based at The Newark Hill Primary Academy.

Previous experience of buildings and asset management is a must, along with experience of supervising and motivating staff and managing work programmes; additionally, you must be a great team player with the ability to manage and lead a small team. You must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels. IT literacy is a must as you will using a number of systems to input data.

Duties will include:

• ensuring that the environment (internal and external) of all buildings, are safe, secure, well maintained and meet Health and Safety requirements.
• assisting the Operations Directorate in the development and implementation of Trust Strategies across the Trust.
• to maintain full statutory compliance in the specified academies
• premises management
• maintenance and cleanliness of the sites
• organising and managing with contractors in line with Trust procedures
• ensuring the security of the buildings
• line management of a Premises Assistant
• supporting the delivery of Capital projects
• Ensuring relevant statutory, environmental, professional and technical standards are identified and maintained in relation to the premises, land and property issues.

About us:

Our CHILD intent is fully engrained across all areas of the academy with a successful Pupil Well-being and Readiness for Learning agenda where pupils come to the academy and work hard and behave well. We deliver a broad and balanced curriculum which is well resource in the classroom and in our grounds which provides the very best for our pupils.

Our initiatives and decisions are all empowered by high quality research. We value Curriculum Professional Development to move all staff, no matter their role, to become their best version of themselves on their career journey.

We are pioneering our teaching and learning outlook by being a 21st Century school and are proud to be a ‘Microsoft Showcase School’. Our pupils use technology for their learning, equipping them with vital skills for the future.

Well-being at Newark Hill Academy for teachers and pupils is paramount. We have lots of initiatives promoting positive work-life balance including at least 3 hours and 45 minutes non-contact time a week for teachers.

Visits to meet the team are warmly welcomed to ensure we are the right place for you to work, and we are certain we will not disappointed when you meet the most supportive and wonderful community you could ask for.

In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:

Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they make to our children, their families and the communities we serve.

• Access to Benefit Hub - the world’s largest discount marketplace
• A free Wellbeing Gateway platform and mobile app
• A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it
• Lease a brand‑new or pre‑loved hybrid vehicle through our Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy
• Supporting your professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review
• Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone
• Eye tests & Spectacles Discount
• Family friendly policies and time off for dependants
• Dedicated ECT support programme
• Access to savings in childcare costs
• Generous annual leave allocation
• Automatic pay progression
• Free parking on all sites
• Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff
• Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.