Premises Manager

Streatham Wells Primary, London, SW2 3NJ

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 0.6 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 7 Spine Point 14 to 25 £35,373-£41,637 FTE (£21,223 - £24,982 pro rata)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a driven, motivated and skilled Premises Manager to join our successful and welcoming school starting as soon as possible. We need someone who can take operational responsibility for the school site, ensuring legal and statutory compliance across health and safety, maintenance, and security. The role provides leadership to premises assistants and contractors and works with the Headteacher and Business Manager to maintain a safe, efficient, and sustainable school environment.

The postholder leads the day-to-day management of the school premises, acting as the single site lead for all premises matters and ensuring that buildings, grounds, and facilities are safe, compliant, and well maintained. They supervise site staff and contractors, implement Trust estates policies and compliance systems at school level, and operate within the agreed reporting structure: reporting directly to the Headteacher in a primary setting, or to the Premises Manager or Director of Business & Operations in a secondary setting.

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What skills and experience we're looking for:

Comprehensive understanding of H&S law and Trust compliance systems. Ability to prioritise workloads and respond to emergencies. Practical skills in maintenance and problem solving. Confidence to communicate with senior leaders and external contractors. Data-entry and digital log management skills(IAMCompliant or similar).

Responsible, methodical, and resilient under pressure. Leadership presence with hands-on approach. Strong commitment to school ethos and pupil wellbeing. Adaptable and solution-focused when facing maintenance issues or unexpected events.

Significant experience in premises management or caretaking. Demonstrable knowledge of statutory compliance (e.g. fire safety, asbestos, legionella). Experience of supervising staff and contractors. Competence with basic budget and procurement processes. Literacy, numeracy and IT skills sufficient for record-keeping and communication.

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What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• Competitive Salaries
• Pension Scheme
• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Opportunities for flexible working
• Access to high quality CPD
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Season Ticket Loans

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.

How to apply:

Please download an application form from our website and send to recruitment@tcset.org.uk

For Further information about the school visit the Streatham Wells Primary School Website

If you have any questions or would to discuss the role, please contact us at recruitment@tcset.org.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

The Charter Schools Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be sought, and the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Premises Manager SWP JD.pdf - 485 KB (opens in new tab)

About Streatham Wells Primary

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Streatham Wells Primary website
• Email address: oprizeman@tcset.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/streatham-wells-primary

Streatham Wells Primary is an exceptional one-form entry school in Tulse Hill. We are a small, friendly and caring school where everyone is committed to providing the very best learning opportunities for our children. At Streatham Wells we believe in teaching hearts and minds. We deliver a curriculum which promotes academic excellence as well as supporting physical and mental wellbeing. We aim to foster learners to create a future generation more enlightened than the current. Our curriculum is actively anti-racist, anti-homophobic, anti-sexist and anti-ableist. We are part of The Charter Schools Educational Trust, which is committed to equality and diversity and to being a family where everyone can be themselves. We are committed to continuous improvement in how representative we are of our local communities, including gender, ethnicity, religion, age, and all other aspects of diversity.

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