Premises Manager
Orchards Church of England Academy, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3NP17 days remaining to apply
Closing date
31 August 2025 at 9pm
Date listed
13 August 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
- Point 19 (FTE £32,061 per annum)
Premises Manager job summary
Orchards Church of England Academy
Part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT)
is seeking to appoint a
Premises Manager
Payscale: Point 19 - FTE £32,061 per year,
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Orchards Church of England Academy has an exciting opportunity for a committed Premises Manager to join a vibrant team of enthusiastic, hardworking individuals. We would love you to take your place with us in this fantastic role!
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally:
Have experience of working in a site support role, preferably within the education sector
Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Be enthusiastic, ambitious and serious about improving children’s life chances through education
Be highly organised, conscientious and able to set clear priorities when managing a busy workload
Be able work cooperatively and communicate clearly with fellow colleagues, parents and pupils
Have a ‘can-do’ attitude and has the ability to use their initiative
Be able to work flexibly and professionally
About Role
We are looking for an experienced Premises Manager to join our team, working 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year with the hours of work to be discussed. The purpose of this role is to support the schools with their day to day operational maintenance as well as their health and safety and premises compliance. For further information about the role, please download the job description attached or visit our website: https://www.demat.org.uk/recruitment
About Us
DEMAT has recently won the Multi-Academy Trust of the Year 2024 at the National School Awards making this is a very exciting time to join us! The award recognises our extraordinary educational achievements as a multi-academy trust. To read more, please visit our website: https://www.demat.org.uk
Orchards Church of England Academy is part of the DEMAT family of schools who work in partnership towards the common goal of delivering an excellent education for our pupils and a supportive, enriching place to work for our staff. Orchards Church of England Academy is very proud to continue the great work that has been done to better the future lives of our children.
DEMAT is a large multi-academy Trust which consists of 39 primary academies and approximately 7,000 pupils. Our primary focus as a Trust is to ensure that every child in our schools receives a world-class education through a knowledge-rich curriculum which values the arts as well as what may be perceived as more academic subjects. We are unapologetic about holding the highest expectations for our children, for their outcomes as well as their behaviour and personal development. DEMATs vision is to; To learn. To know. To lead out. This sets out what we do as a Trust and how we work with our children to become confident within society and to develop as individuals. This is encapsulated in the DEMAT Promise and underpinned by our values of Love, Community, Trust, Respect and Ambition. To find out more about the Trust, please visit https://www.demat.org.uk/
If we sound like your perfect match, then we want to hear from you! In order to be considered please complete a full application on My New Term
If you choose to join us, our promise is to offer you:
Career progression opportunities internally and/or across a large number of DEMAT schools.
A supportive work environment with a Trust that understands the importance of enhancing health and wellbeing at work with 24hour access to our Employee Assistant Programme
GP 24/7 service and access to an online health and wellbeing hub
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to Eyecare Vouchers
Annual flu vaccinations
A generous pension and annual leave entitlement
Inclusive policies and practices
Well-behaved and enthusiastic children.
Strong links with the community and local church groups.
For more information, please download the job description and person specification attached or visit our website: Orchards C of E Academy: Nurturing Growth and Learning
Closing Date: 31 August 2025, 9pm
(We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a suitable number of internal or external applications)
Interview Date: to be confirmed
Safer Recruitment
The Diocese of Ely Multi Academy Trust (DEMAT) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.
DEMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of DEMATs due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Orchards Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 401 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Orchards Church of England Academy website
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