Estates Opearative

Lord Derby Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 6DG

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  9 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 26,403.00 - 28,142.00

Estates Opearative job summary

Salary:£26,403 - £28,142 per annum FTE (Pay Award Pending)Contract: Permanent, full-time (Monday-Friday on a Rota Basis)Location: Candidates’ main office base will be at Lord Derby Academy. Regular travel between all Trust sites will be required as part of the role.Start Date: ASAP
Join The Dean Trust as an Estates Operative and become part of a flexible, multi-site estates team dedicated to providing safe, secure, and welcoming learning environments across our schools.
Based primarily at one site, you will also provide premises support across Park View Academy, Blacklow Brow Primary School, and the Lord Derby Academy Hub.
Reporting to the Estates Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operation of our sites, including keyholding, site security, minor maintenance, statutory compliance checks, and ensuring our buildings remain safe and well maintained for pupils, staff, and visitors.
As a forward-thinking Trust, we use digital systems rather than paper logbooks. You'll be provided with an iPad to complete daily health and safety and compliance checks quickly and efficiently—no specialist IT knowledge is needed, just confidence using simple apps.
This is an excellent opportunity for a practical, reliable, and proactive individual who enjoys variety, takes pride in maintaining high standards, and wants to make a real difference to our school communities.
In return, we offer comprehensive employee benefits package, including wellbeing support and professional development opportunities, please see our Trust benefits in the attached Recruitment Brochure
Application Closing Date: 08:00am, Wednesday 30th September 2026 Interview Date: TBC at Lord Derby Academy.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.
The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.

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

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 Lord Derby Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1076 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lord Derby Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lord-derby-academy

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