Head of Estates & Operations

Lydiate Learning Trust, Liverpool, L13 1FB

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  12 June 2025

• Closing date

  30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 June 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: Competitive – Depending on experience

Head of Estates & Operations job summary

We currently recruiting for Head of Estates & Operations  who is a strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset, excellent people skills, and a deep understanding H&S, compliance, estates and facilities management ideally within an educational setting. You will need to be resilient, collaborative, and committed to delivering high standards across all areas of responsibility.

Job overview

 The Head of Estates & Operations will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of all premises-related functions across the Trust. This includes ensuring that all school environments are safe, compliant, well-maintained, and conducive to learning. 

This role is central to ensuring that our learning environments are safe, efficient, and inspiring for all members of our school communities. As Head of Estates and Operations, you will lead on the strategic and operational management of our estate, health and safety, capital projects, and facilities services across all Trust sites.

Our Schools

Lydiate Learning Trust currently includes two large secondary schools, Deyes High School (Sefton) and Childwall Sports and Science Academy (Liverpool) and two primary schools, The Grange Primary (Sefton) and Knotty Ash Primary (Liverpool). We also operate a thriving initial teacher training centre (AMP SCITT).

 

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Lydiate Learning Trust

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

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