Estates Manager

Acorn Education Trust, Warminster, BA12 9DR

32 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 April 2026

• Closing date

  25 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £38,510 to £43,150 per annum (DoE)

Estates Manager job summary

Acorn Education Trust is seeking a skilled and highly practical Estates Manager to take responsibility for the maintenance, safety and day-to-day operation of our school sites. This role will be predominantly be based at Avon Valley Academy, one of our Wiltshire-based secondary schools, with planned and reactive support provided to other schools within the Trust when required.

Working Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). Required: ASAP

At Acorn, we pride ourselves on transforming education locally, with our two nurseries, seventeen primary and four secondary schools being at the heart of their local communities. Working as a key member of our site team, you will be a hands-on individual with strong trade skills who takes pride in maintaining safe, well-presented and fully operational learning environments.

As Estates Manager, you will provide operational oversight of the school premises and facilities, ensuring that buildings and grounds are safe, secure, compliant and fit for purpose. You will work closely with school leaders and the Trust’s Head of Estates, combining practical maintenance work with leadership and coordination responsibilities.

If you are passionate about delivering high standards in school environments and want to make a positive impact for children, families and staff, we would welcome your application.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is practical, proactive and solution-focused
  
• Has strong hands-on trade skills (e.g. plumbing, electrical, maintenance or similar)
  
• Can work independently while managing multiple priorities
  
• Communicates well and is confident leading others
  
• Is flexible and responsive to the needs of a busy school environment
  
• Takes pride in maintaining high standards across school sites
  

We can offer the successful candidate:

• The opportunity to be part of a supportive and growing Trust
  
• A role that makes a direct, visible impact on students and staff
  
• Varied, hands-on work with autonomy and responsibility
  
• A stable role primarily based at Avon Valley Academy, with Trust-wide collaboration
  
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing to 30 days after five years’ service
  
• A Local Government Pension Scheme
  
• An annual pay review
  
• A Care First employee assistance programme
  
• A Cycle to work scheme
  

For more information, including a full job description and person specification, please read our Applicant Information Pack.

We strongly encourage prospective candidates to contact Colin Hector, Head of Estates, for an informal conversation about the role before applying on: 01985-801055.

Closing date: Monday 25th May 2026 at midnight

We welcome early applications and may close the vacancy early if an appropriate candidate is found.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Acorn Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Acorn Education Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acorn-education-trust

The Acorn Education Trust was formed in August 2014 to create a local solution to a national strategy. Through close collaboration and a shared vision we believe each school will achieve great things while retaining their individual identity.

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