Premises Manager

Illuminate Minds Trust, Bexleyheath, DA7 4HL

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  18 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

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: Bex 07
• Additional allowances:

  Bex 07

Premises Manager job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Premises Manager 36 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to lead our Premises Team in maintaining our large primary school and grounds, ensuring a safe, secure and high-quality environment for staff and pupils. The successful candidate will take pride in their work and ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.

The ideal candidate will be a conscientious, hard-working, flexible and self-motivated individual with a proactive approach to site management. You will work closely with the Head Teacher and Estates Manager to ensure the effective management, organisation and supervision of all aspects of the school’s premises and health and safety compliance.

Your responsibilities will include site security, health and safety compliance, supervision of cleaning staff and contractors, general maintenance and repairs, and overseeing the day-to-day running of the premises. The role will require flexibility in working hours, including occasional evenings and weekends to support lettings, school events and other activities requiring site access.

Information about the school

Pelham Primary School and Fairford Academy Barnehurst are part of Illuminate Minds Trust, a small and thriving Trust of two schools based in Bexleyheath. The successful candidate will work across both sites, supporting collaboration and consistency in premises management.

Our core purpose is “Excellence Every Day” through:-

Working with children, young people and their families to promote engagement in learning and a work ethic which will help them secure a positive future

Delivering a curriculum in every school which meets the needs of the cohort and supports the development of rounded individuals with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions and have agency over their futures

Offering experiences which are rich and diverse and widen the perspectives of all of our pupils beyond their lived experiences, reducing gaps and disadvantage

Encouraging participation and ownership of the school communities by all members of our staff to enable Trust development through contribution and collaboration

Creating a coaching culture to develop a workforce which is flexible to meet the need of every child or young person within our academies and “future proofs” us as a Trust in an ever-changing landscape

Developing systems and processes which safeguard our communities and reduce workload through sharing of resources and practices and avoidance of duplication

Ensuring the learning environment is fit for purpose, safe and stimulating to support the development of confident, happy pupils who want to attend school and are kept safe

Ethical leadership of the Trust.

Your Application

References will be requested for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Illuminate Minds Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

Illuminate Minds Trust is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery and expects employees to comply with our values of promoting equality and diversity, treating colleagues and service users with dignity and respect at all times. This commitment must be evidenced in practice. Any behaviour that falls below these standards is unacceptable to the School and potentially constitutes misconduct.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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 Illuminate Minds Trust

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

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