School Premises Officer

Philosophy Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a School Premises Officer in London. This role involves managing maintenance and repairs, ensuring health and safety in the school environment. The ideal candidate should be physically fit and have experience in school settings. Flexibility in working hours is required, and applicants must hold an Enhanced DBS or be willing to process one. This position is ongoing and full-time.

Qualifications

• Experience working in building maintenance is essential.
• Previous experience in schools, colleges or educational settings is required.
• Must hold an Enhanced DBS or be prepared to have one processed.

Responsibilities

• Support with general maintenance and repairs in and around the school facilities.
• Prepare areas within the school for events like furniture setup.
• General upkeep and cleaning of the school.
• Conduct weekly fire alarm tests and record them.
• Make repairs as needed.

Skills

Physical fitness

Health and safety knowledge

Experience in building maintenance

Professional approach

Job description

• School Premises Officer
• Jan start
• 5 days a week
• 7am to 4pm
• Ongoing

We are currently looking for a School Premises Officer to join a school on a long‑term basis to manage the current team and complete general maintenance for a school in Southwark. It will be spread across multiple sites.

The Role

In this role you will be working 5 days a week on a temporary basis to cover for a month. The hours may require flexibility for opening and closing the school.

Responsibilities

• Support with general maintenance and repairs in and around the school facilities
• Prepare areas within the school for events (furniture set up etc)
• General upkeep and cleaning
• Weekly fire alarm tests to be recorded in a spreadsheet
• Health and safety knowledge needed
• Make repairs when needed

Qualifications

To apply for this role you must be physically fit and have experience working in building maintenance. Previous experience in schools, colleges or educational settings is essential for this role. You must have a dedicated and professional approach and will need to hold an Enhanced DBS or be prepared to have one processed.

If you are interested in registering for this role and other temporary contract work in school caretaker/premises roles, please apply with an up‑to‑date CV.

Successful applicants will be required to complete our full registration process via phone/video call. This will include providing documentation and references.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.