Premises Officer
Catmose College, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RP32 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October 2026
Closing date
21 September 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time, Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £30,026 - £33,270 pa
Pay scale
- Scale 3, points 12-18
What skills and experience we're looking for
Rutland and District Schools' Federation is seeking a dedicated and proactive Premises Officer to join our highly regarded Facilities Management team.
Based in Oakham and working across Catmose College, Catmose Primary and Harington School, this varied and rewarding role is ideal for someone who takes pride in maintaining safe, welcoming and well-presented environments where young people can thrive.
Whether you come from a facilities, maintenance, estates, building services or military background, this is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive organisation that invests in its staff and offers genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Premises Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring all Federation sites remain safe, secure, clean and fully operational. Working alongside an experienced Facilities Management team, you will contribute to the day-to-day management and upkeep of our outstanding school environments.
No two days are the same, and the role offers a wide variety of practical responsibilities across our sites.
SHIFT PATTERN
The shift system operates on a four-week term-time cycle:
Week 1 – Catmose College Early shift Monday – Friday 6am to 2pm
Week 2 – Catmose College Late shift Monday – Friday 2pm to 10pm
Week 3 – Catmose Primary Shift Monday – Friday 6.30am to 2.30pm
Week 4 – Harington School Shift Monday – Friday 10am to 6pm
THE POST
Working with the Facilities Management team to ensure that all Federation sites are maintained in a safe, clean and secure condition as required, and undertaking such tasks as may be necessary for effective site management.
KEY TASKS
Working under the direction of the Senior Premises Officer you will:
1.Ensure all Federation buildings and grounds are cleaned to agreed standards and specifications.
2.Maintain all Federation buildings, grounds and utilities, operating to an agreed programme of planned preventative maintenance, and carry out repairs properly and promptly.General maintenance will also be completed outside of term time, which could include joinery, cleaning, painting, floor maintenance, dealing with graffiti, replacing lamps and carpet shampooing.
3.Keep all Federation buildings and grounds secure, reporting breaches of security and ensuring that any resultant damage is repaired or fault rectified properly and promptly.Site security includes locking and alarming, at the agreed closing times for each academy.
4.Undertake various porterage, administrative and letting duties, including receiving and transporting all deliveries to faculties and other areas.
5.Perform all post duties in compliance with relevant health and safety regulations and codes of practice and with due regard for the health, safety and welfare of all premises users and visitors including contractors. Including, ensuring that access routes including car parks and pedestrian pathways are clear and safe to use.
6.Assist with contractors engaged in site work (for example: heating, plumbing, decorators, waste management, sanitation, glazing, joinery and external works) to ensure that the work they carry out is of a high standard and represent good value for money.To know locations of main stopcocks, emergency shutdown valves and mains electricity breakers.
7.Deal with, or arrange others to deal with, all burst pipes, leaks, flooding, fires, breakages, accidents, break-ins, as appropriate.Liaise with Operations Director and report all incidents.
8.Line management responsibility, including supervision and allocation of work for the cleaner supervisor and any daytime cleaning staff.
9.Open and secure the academy sites for approved lettings, ensuring buildings are accessible at the agreed times. Support the effective operation of the Federation’s lettings programme by ensuring that facilities are safe, secure, clean and ready for use by external hirers outside normal hours.
10.The Premises Officer will be required to participate in the site's alarm call-out rota, and respond to out-of-hours emergency situations, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, as required.
GENERAL DUTIES
- To maintain confidentiality and adhere to the Federation’s procedures and policies.
- To attend staff meetings and training as required.
- The Federation has a dress code which must be adhered to as a condition of appointment.
- The successful candidate will be expected to work across the Rutland and District Schools’ Federation as required by the Executive Principal.
- The nature of the work will involve the postholder carrying out work outside of normal working hours.
- A shift rotation is in place to facilitate all Federation sites and will include some weekend work.
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Executive Principal.
What the school offers its staff
Why Work with Us?
We pride ourselves on creating a positive, supportive workplace where colleagues are valued and encouraged to develop professionally.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:
- Excellent opportunities for training, development and career progression
- Membership of the highly regarded Local Government Pension Scheme
- Outstanding facilities and working environments
- Opportunities to support extracurricular activities and educational visits
- Subsidised restaurant, refectory and orangery facilities
- Complimentary lunch on staff training days
- Cycle-to-Work salary sacrifice scheme
- An on-site gym for staff use
- Free on-site parking
- A welcoming and supportive team culture
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates seeking a range of flexible working arrangements.
If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Simon Mellors, Operations Director, via emailsmellors@catmosecollege.com
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students in our care and expects all staff to share this commitment. We provide safeguarding training to all staff on an annual basis, and all staff are responsible for ensuring safeguarding, health and safety policies are implemented in line with Federation policy and current legislation.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Catmose College
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1153 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Catmose College website
- Email address
- office@rutlandfederation.com
- Phone number
- 01572 770066
Catmose College is an oversubscribed secondary academy school on Huntsmans Drive in Oakham, Rutland. The majority of students are drawn from the county town of Oakham and surrounding villages, although many are attracted from a wider area including Leicestershire and Melton through parental choice.
The College is one of the highest achieving in Rutland and Leicestershire. Our Ofsted report in March 2024 rated the College ‘Outstanding’ in all categories. We offer a broad range of experiences beyond the classroom to build independence, resilience and leadership skills that are critical for success in adult life.
We believe in the traditional values of education; that students do best when they are happy, behave well and are engaged in purposeful activity. Our approach blends high expectations with innovative practice to ensure that all students are able to achieve their potential. The College is about much more than just academic success, our ethos is one that embraces the whole person, not just what they accomplish in lessons but everything else that ensures they are ready for the challenges of the adult world. For example, students partake weekly in the ever-popular Electives programme, where lessons finish early to allow time for students to participate in a vast array of over 90 activities and learning, from Caribbean Cooking to Cricket, and Pottery Throw Down to Trampolining.
Students also benefit from an extremely wide array of trips and visits; in previous years these have included a performing arts trip to Liverpool, a photography trip to Iceland, cultural visits to Italy and Spain, a German exchange, a visit to the WWI battlefields and much more.
We pride ourselves on offering a bespoke approach to students’ needs, whether they are more able or need some extra support. Music, Sport and Academic Scholarships are awarded annually to students who can demonstrate excellent ability in their chosen area. The scholarships are designed to recognise exceptional talent and to provide the facilities, resources and staffing to allow high-ability students to achieve their potential.
When making decisions at the College, our guiding principle is simple, ‘Would it be good enough for our own children?’ By ensuring that the standards of everything we do meets this benchmark, we ensure that the quality of services we offer are exceptional.
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