Estates Support Officer

Glf Schools, Banstead, SM7 1AG

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  28 July 2025

• Closing date

  12 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 July 2025

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: GLF Associate Specialist - £33,000

Estates Support Officer job summary

Are you an organised and proactive administrator with a passion for supporting impactful work across schools? GLF Schools is seeking a dedicated Estates Support Officer to join our central Estates team in a permanent role based at either our Banstead or Earlsfield office, with hybrid working from home also available and occasional travel to our schools. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our Estates function - supporting compliance, capital projects, data management, and finance processes. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to contribute to creating safe, efficient, and inspiring school environments, we’d love to hear from you.

Your Opportunity 

This vital role provides administrative and operational support across a wide range of estates functions, including compliance, capital projects, data management, finance, and facilities coordination. Acting as a key point of contact for schools, the postholder will help ensure smooth communication, accurate record-keeping, and efficient delivery of estates services across the Trust. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, teamwork, and making a meaningful impact in a busy and supportive environment.

What we are looking for

• Educated to A-Level standard
• Experience working in a busy administrative position
• Experience of general financial administration and record keeping
• Experience of working and supporting colleagues at all levels and providing advice
• Good understanding of estates and facilities related issues, especially in a school environment
• Good general IT skills, including experience of using compliance management or FM systems
• Methodical and thorough problem-solving approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including to distil complex information into clear and easily understood reports

Please read the full job description and person specification before applying. 

Join Our Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive pension scheme (LGPS)
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Salary: GLF Associate Specialist - £33,000

Location: The Beacon School, Banstead OR Earlsfield Office / Hybrid / Visits to schools in South & East regions. 

Contract type: Permanent, 36hrs per week - full time. 

Start Date: ASAP

Closing date for applications: 12th August 2025 

Interview Date: TBC 

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 Glf Schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glf-schools

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