Premises Manager
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7BB23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
10 August 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 July 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) Plus Interrupted lunch allowance £884.17 pa
Premises Manager job summary
| Job Title | Premises 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 Girls was founded in 1958. Our school has been helping girls to secure outstanding academic results and providing a well-rounded experience for over half a century. The school encourages a happy and harmonious community which respects the individual and celebrates the rich diversity of backgrounds and heritage of students and staff.
We are looking to appoint a Premises Manager to work at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls.
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 Midnight on 10th August 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.
Join Endeavour MAT as a Premises Manager at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls. We're looking for a proactive, experienced facilities professional to lead site operations, ensuring safety, compliance, and high standards
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 Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1163 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls website
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls is an Outstanding school situated near Dartford in Kent, with a strong track record of achievement. Our students are encouraged to develop resilience and are supported to become innovative and thoughtful problem solvers via the Endeavour Mindset programme.
We are part of the Endeavour MAT family of schools, and we pride ourselves on setting consistently high expectations, securing outstanding outcomes and delivering exceptional standards of teaching and learning.
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