Estates Operative

Lord Derby Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 6DG

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 October 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: 27,274.00 - 29,071.00

Estates Operative job summary

Join The Dean Trust as an Estates Operative and become part of a team dedicated to providing safe, secure, and welcoming learning environments across our schools. Based primarily at Lord Derby Hub & Park View Academy you may also provide occasional premises support at Blacklow Brown Primary.

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.

Main Purpose of the Role

To provide practical, day-to-day premises support, ensuring that our schools remain safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained. The Estates Operative is a hands-on operational role involving daily key holding, routine DIY and maintenance, porterage, and the execution of basic statutory health and safety checks. The post holder will use Trust-provided digital tablets to log routine compliance tasks, acting as first line of site support for pupils and colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

Opening & Closing: Act as a designated keyholder, responsible for the routine unlocking and locking of buildings and gates, ensuring the site is secure at all times to protect pupils, colleagues and Trust assets.

Visitor & Contractor Access: Control site access for external contractors, ensuring they sign in, are aware of basic site rules, comply with safeguarding checks and are directed to their work areas safely.

Emergency Response: Support in premises emergencies, out-of-hours intruder/fire alarm activations, and adverse weather responses (e.g., gritting, flood prevention).

Routine DIY & Repairs: Carry out basic, minor maintenance and DIY tasks across the sites (e.g., changing lightbulbs, unblocking sinks, fixing door handles, assembling basic furniture, and minor painting).

Grounds Maintenance: Ensure external areas, playgrounds, and pathways are safe, clear of litter, swept, and free of hazards (including gritting and snow clearance during winter).

Team Cover: While primarily based at Blacklow Brow Primary School, provide occasional operational cover, emergency response, or maintenance support at Park View Academy, or the Lord Derby Academy Hub as directed by the Estate Manager.

Please see candidate brochure attached for further details about the role.

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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