Estates Officer

The Gorse Academies Trust, Leeds, LS27 0LZ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be agreed with successful candidate

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week all year round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: C3 (SCP 19-22) £32,061 - £33,699

What skills and experience we're looking for

The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Estates Officer to work as part of our central estates team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant management of our trust’s estates. Working as part of the central estates team, you will provide essential support in coordinating contractors, maintaining compliance records, and assisting with procurement processes.

This is a varied role that combines administration with problem-solving and communication. You will work closely with colleagues across our academies, as well as with suppliers and contractors, to help ensure that our buildings and facilities are well maintained, compliant, and fit for purpose.

Your responsibilities will include keeping accurate estates records, supporting the management of contracts, co-ordinating planned works, and contributing to sustainability initiatives. Through this work, you will help create and maintain safe, high-quality environments for staff and pupils across the trust.

Potential applicants should have:

• A minimum of GCSE English and Mathematics at Grade C/4 or equivalent.
• Strong IT, literacy, and numeracy skills, with the ability to produce accurate records and documents.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the confidence to liaise effectively with colleagues, contractors, and suppliers.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work calmly under pressure.
• A proactive and flexible approach, with the willingness to learn and develop within the role.

Previous experience in administration, estates, facilities management, or contract coordination (desirable but not essential).

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

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About The Gorse Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Gorse Academies Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@tgat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-gorse-academies-trust

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