Premises Officer
Days Lane Primary School, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 8JU10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
26 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,436 - £29,856
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is a rare opportunity for a well-motivated and experienced individual to join our Premises Team, which consists of an experienced Premises Manager and cleaning staff.
The successful applicant will be able to evidence and demonstrate a positive, ‘can-do’ and proactive attitude to premises work, to our sizeable school site.
Practical maintenance skills in areas such as basic plumbing, carpentry, decorating and electricity are desirable. The successful applicant will also need to be physically fit, as this is an active, hands-on position. They should also be flexible and adaptable, as the role can be varied and demanding, due to the dynamic nature of school life.
The role is for 36 hours a week, working 5 days starting at 10:30am and finishing at 6:30pm pm with a 1 hour lunch break (unpaid). The contract is for 52 weeks per year.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Bonnie South, School Business Manager on 0208 300 1697 or at recruitment@dayslaneprimary.co.uk
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 25 days Annual Leave (rising to 28 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holiday entitlement (pro-rata for part-time)
- An opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic and motivated team
- A strong commitment to your professional development and career management
- Competitive salary and pay progression
- Support for your health and wellbeing with free access to a 24-hour confidential counselling service and employee assistance programme
- Termly staff events including Christmas and summer parties, and regular school fun days.
- Equality and diversity: We are committed to promoting an equal and inclusive community, attracting a diverse range of candidates.
Further information about the job
The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 6 October 2025 and interviews are scheduled for 9 and 10 October 2025.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.
Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.
Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks.
The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.
This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
Commitment to safeguarding
The School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our children. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. In line with KCSIE 2024, the school will conduct an online search for shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates' suitability to work with children. The online search is done on publicly available information and care will be taken to avoid unconscious bias and discrimination. Only information relating to suitability to work with children will be disclosed to the selection panel.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Days Lane Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 661 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Days Lane Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@dayslaneprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02083001697
Days Lane is a popular and successful three-form entry stand-alone Academy providing an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment for children aged three to eleven. The school has a tradition of high academic standards and offers an exciting range of enrichment and extra curriculum activities.
Arranging a visit to Days Lane Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@dayslaneprimary.co.uk.
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