Premises Manager
Ravenstone Primary School, London, SW12 9SS28 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
20 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 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
- £33,238.00 - £34,238.00 Annually (Actual)
Premises Manager job summary
Premises Manager
Ravenstone Primary School is seeking a reliable, proactive and committed Premises Manager to help maintain a safe, secure and welcoming environment for our pupils, staff and visitors.
The Premises Manager plays a key role in the day-to-day operation of the school site, ensuring that maintenance, health and safety, security and compliance standards are maintained to a high level. Working closely with the Headteacher, Office Manager and Trust Estates Team, the successful candidate will help ensure that our school remains an inspiring place for children to learn and achieve their potential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Daily site inspections and maintenance checks
- Managing site security and responding to emergency situations
- Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety requirements
- Acting as a Fire Marshal and supporting critical incident procedures
- Liaising with contractors and monitoring contract performance
- Carrying out minor repairs, decoration and maintenance works
- Managing planned preventative maintenance programmes
- Supporting school lettings and community use of the site
- Assisting with risk assessments and premises-related documentation
- Supporting the Trust's sustainability and carbon reduction objectives
About Ravenstone Primary School
Ravenstone Primary School is a thriving primary school in Balham and part of the Wandle Learning Trust. We are committed to helping children reach their potential in the heart of the community. Our values of Happy, Kind, Honest, Creative, Determined and Respectful underpin everything we do. We offer a supportive team environment, excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to make a significant contribution to our school community.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone with experience of premises or site management, strong organisational skills, knowledge of health and safety requirements, and the ability to communicate effectively with staff, contractors and visitors. Experience in a school or similar environment is desirable.
School visits are warmly welcomed and actively encouraged. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date; therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Ravenstone Primary School is part of the Wandle Learning Trust, a growing Multi Academy Trust with schools in South London and East Sussex, currently comprising of two secondary schools and eight primary schools. The Trust also runs the Wandle Learning Partnership, which oversees our English, Maths and Teaching DfE Hubs, as well as our sector leading phonics programme, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and a Children’s Barred List check.
The Wandle Learning Trust values the diversity of our students and is proud to inspire them through representative teaching and support staff. We aim to select all staff on merit, irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, gender reassignment, sexuality or other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
The Academy welcomes applications from disabled candidates. If you have a disability, please indicate any adjustments we might make when applying in order to ensure that the shortlisting process is fair and meets your needs.
CVs are not accepted.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
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 Ravenstone Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 283 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
You will always receive the warmest of welcomes to Ravenstone Primary School, situated in the heart of the community in Balham.
We pride ourselves on providing a caring, happy and loving environment for young children to learn, thrive and flourish. We are committed to inclusion and take the view that everyone can succeed given the right support. We use a range of strategies to support behaviour management and we are proud to be a values based school. We always have high expectations of our children and our staff.
High quality teaching in Reading, Writing and Mathematics underpins all we do and while we proudly provide a broad and balanced curriculum, these core academic subjects are the essentials with which children need to be proficient in. We believe in giving the children the best possible start in life and equipping them with the necessary knowledge and skills in order to achieve and be successful in each step in their primary education.
As an innovative school, we continually strive to improve our practice and that begins with teachers and support staff as learners. We learn from each other and from other schools and reflect on our practice in order to provide the best quality education for the children in our care.
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