Premises Manager
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7DA23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Immediate start available
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 8am
Date listed
9 May 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
- £31,250.00 - £35,700.00 Annually (FTE)
Premises Manager job summary
| Job Title | Premise Manager |
| Salary | £31,250 - £35,700 pa Plus Interrupted lunch allowance £884.17 pa |
| Pension | Employer Pension Contributions of 22.5% (LGPS) |
| Hours | 37 hours per week - 52 weeks per year |
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is an 11-18 year old selective Boys’ Grammar School, with a co-educational sixth form, run jointly with Wilmington Grammar School for Girls.
We are looking to appoint a Premises Manager to work at Wilmington Grammar School for Boys.
Do you have a strong background in estates management and are looking for a fresh challenge?
If so, Endeavour MAT is seeking to appoint a hardworking, flexible, and reliable individual who can work on their own initiative and be proactive in problem solving.
This is a busy role, and you will be responsible for a large and complex site and will require you to be proactive and resourceful with demonstrable experience of facilities management, health & safety compliance, and small/ medium sized project management.
The post holder will take responsibility for their personal development to ensure that the skills required to perform their accountabilities are identified and maintained. You will be required to work on you own initiative as well as within a team and responsible for maintaining high standards building maintenance, cleanliness, and safety across the school estate.
Working collaboratively Trust wide with other Premises teams/managers and lead by the Head of Premises & Estates working closely with the School Business Manager and Head Teacher on a day-to-day basis and will be supported by our hardworking Premises Assistants and cleaning team.
You will need to demonstrate:
- An NVQ 2 or equivalent relevant qualification in a construction-based trade, preferably carpentry, plumbing or electrical.
- Ability to work both as part of a team and unsupervised, taking responsibility for the completion of tasks.
- Effective communication skills at all levels
- A proficient level of education, with a minimum of GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
- The ability to manage and supervise others.
- Experience of small/ medium sized projects, planning and budget monitoring.
- A clean driving licence (and willingness to undertake minibus driver training)
- The commitment to safeguard the wellbeing of children at all times
There are also many additional benefits of working at one of our Endeavour MAT schools including:
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- An interrupted lunch allowance of £884.17 per year
- Access to a range of development opportunities including formal, online and on the job training.
- A friendly and supportive staff team
Please read the attached job description and person specification for more information on this role.
Career with Endeavour MAT - what we can offer you:
As well as offering a competitive salary: a supportive working environment; modern facilities; allocated parking space; use of school gym and a collegial staff team, we can also offer you the opportunity to advance your career with us.
You will be joining an Academy Trust already established in developing practitioners, and nurturing excellent future leaders, with unrivalled opportunities for progression; whatever your aspirations.
A significant reward of working within our Trust schools is that you will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented, engaged and motivated students and staff in the country. Our common values of respect, integrity, determination, equality of opportunity and self-management instil in our students a strong work ethic and our supportive culture provides what many of our existing staff describe as a ‘family feel’ within our MAT.
Application Process:
The deadline for applications is 08:00am on 2nd June 2025, with interviews expected to take place shortly afterwards.
Please note: Early applications are encouraged as we may hold interviews as and when applications are received. We reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the My New Term website. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Commitment to safeguarding
As a school we take safeguarding issues very seriously. The following gives an overview:
Safeguarding procedures in school are overseen by a member of the Senior Leadership Team, with a lead Governor responsible for ensuring that these procedures are in place and are monitored regularly.
The school has a designated DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) and a Safeguarding Team who meet regularly to discuss any ongoing safeguarding or welfare concerns.
All staff have received recognised training in safeguarding and child protection.
All staff, including non-teaching staff know the procedures for reporting safeguarding or welfare concerns
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.
About Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1119 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wilmington Grammar School for Boys website
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (often referred to as WGSB) is an extremely considerate school with a wonderful learning environment and atmosphere.
The key focus for ensuring our students gain the best possible education is to provide them with the highest quality teaching within the best learning environments. Continually developing the quality of their teaching and pedagogy is the number one priority for all our staff. The school's senior leadership team prioritises their attention to supporting what is happening day by day in the classroom and there is a relentless focus on continually raising standards and expectations which is equally endorsed and monitored by the school's governing body. The staff and students continually rise to the challenge.
The school is comparatively small with a six form entry in Y7/8 and a five form entry in Y9-11 with a total number of students on roll measuring approximately 1050 including an expanding joint Sixth Form with Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (WGSG). The school’s size and embedded ethos of care and support is the key feature of its reputation in the local community.
WGSB is a member of the Endeavour MAT family of schools, which pride themselves on setting consistently high expectations, securing outstanding outcomes and delivering exceptional standards of teaching and learning for all. Our students are encouraged to develop resilience and are supported to become innovative and thoughtful problem solvers via the Endeavour mindset programme.
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