Estates Operative

Inspiring Futures Through Learning, Milton Keynes, MK11 4BA

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 Annually (Actual)

Estates Operative job summary

Estates Operative

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Full Time, Permanent

£ 28, 598 per year

About the Role

The Estates Operative plays a vital role in maintaining safe, secure and well‑managed school environments across multiple sites. Working as part of the Central Trust Operations Team, you will act as a mobile specialist supporting schools with day‑to‑day site management, building operations, and maintenance tasks.

You will ensure buildings, grounds and facilities are well‑presented, compliant and fully operational by managing security, overseeing contractors, carrying out minor repairs, and supporting premises and cleaning staff. A key part of the role involves monitoring and maintaining essential systems such as heating, lighting, alarms and CCTV, as well as responding to emergencies and organising remedial actions when needed.

The role also includes planning and prioritising work, contributing to budget management, supporting health and safety compliance, and upholding safeguarding responsibilities. As a designated key holder, you will take responsibility for routine and emergency access to school premises. Travel between sites is required, along with the ability to work flexibly to meet Trust‑wide operational needs.

Please see the job description for further details.

We can offer:

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, successful candidates have access to enhanced family leave, Employee Assistance program, bespoke CPD and auto enrolment in LGPS/Teacher pension. All IFtL employees have access to a benefits platform which offers discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme and much more.

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school-based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check

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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 Inspiring Futures Through Learning

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/inspiring-futures-through-learning

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