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School Facilities Manager
Lift Beacon, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2NF14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 March 2026 at 12:15pm
Date listed
27 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23187.57 - £25152.97 per annum
School Facilities Manager job summary
Salary: NCJ point 12 (£28,598) - 17 (£31,022) FTE Actual Salary: £23,187.57 - £25,152.97 + Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional Benefits
Hours: Part time, 30 hours
Contract: Permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Your New School
Lift Beacon is a thriving Primary Academy in Loughborough, serving children aged 2 to 11 years old. The school is dedicated to ensuring that every child receives an excellent education every day, underpinned by high expectations, a broad and enriching curriculum, and a strong focus on personal development.
The school was graded 'Good' in all areas by Ofsted in 2021 and has continued to go from strength to strength. Lift Beacon is proud to be an IQM (Inclusion Quality Mark) Centre of Excellence, reflecting its commitment to inclusive practice and providing the very best opportunities for pupils.
The school is led by Principal Ben Kilgannon, alongside Executive Headteacher Sharon Burke, who oversees the school as part of the wider Trust leadership. Together, they promote a collaborative culture with a strong emphasis on teamwork, staff development, and ensuring every pupil reaches their full potential. Lift Beacon is a school where staff feel valued, supported, and heard.
As part of Lift Schools Trust, the school benefits from strong collaboration across a wider network, sharing expertise and best practice to further enhance pupils' outcomes.
Your New Role
The School Facilities Manager plays a vital role in the day-to-day running of the school, ensuring the site operates safely and effectively at all times. The role operates on a shift basis across two patterns and includes responsibility for responding to on-call call-outs when required.
You will be responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly environment, carrying out minor repairs and routine maintenance, managing site security, and overseeing on-site contractors - ensuring facilities are safe, compliant, and fully prepared to support teaching and learning.
What You'll Need to Succeed
You will have experience in premises, facilities, or building management, alongside a strong understanding of health and safety procedures and site security. You will be practical, organised, and proactive, with the ability to undertake general repairs, safely move equipment, and follow guidance relating to tools, equipment, and materials.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, as the role requires travel and the ability to respond to on-call call-outs.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 58 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
If you would also like to visit the school, please contact us.
Please apply for the role as soon as possible. We will be reviewing CVs as they are submitted and reserve the right to close early.
Closing Date: 13th March 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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 Lift Beacon
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 308 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lift Beacon website
We are a large primary school on the edge of Loughborough with an MLD Special Provision and Nursery.
Lift Beacon is a great place to be where children are at the centre of what we do. We work closely as a team to improve the life chances of our children who come from all over Loughborough, including Shelthorpe Estate. Our intake is mixed; with a high number of children with EHCPs and over half our children are entitled to free school meals. Therefore everyone who works at Beacon has a drive to make sure that our children get the best education they possibly can, this has its challenges but is incredibly rewarding.
We endeavour to work closely with other schools locally and have a number of links to Ashmount Special School through the Loughborough Learning Alliance (LLA). The LLA provide local professional development and enable us to moderate our work within the Loughborough Area. Nationally we are linked to Lift Schools where we are able to use nation research and resources to impact our teaching and learning.
The staff at Beacon are our greatest resource and we will nurture and develop you throughout your career. Being part of Lift Schools means every employee at every level is able to access tailored CPD and opportunities to work across the group as they progress.
We warmly welcome visitors and hope that you will come and see for yourself just what we are about and whether or not working here is right for you.
Thank you for your interest in our school; we can't wait to meet you!
General Information
Lift Beacon is a 2 to 11 aged community school in the Shelthorpe area of Loughborough.
The school originally opened in 1933 as an infant and junior school and was later amalgamated into a single school. The Nursery building was opened in 2005. The school also benefits from an extensive field space for outdoor activities. In December 2012 it became part of a network of schools sponsored by Lift Schools.
It is a larger than average-sized primary school with 309 pupils. Included in this figure, is a 40-place Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD) resource provision for children with an Education & Health Care Plan (EHC) or a Statement of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Our popular 80-place full-time equivalent (FTE), term-time only Nursery includes a 6 FTE Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD) resource provision.
There are various clubs and activities that take place on site during the evenings and at weekends for adults and children within the community. There is a weekly Family Learning group that works alongside one of the teachers and children in Key Stage 1. The area has good transport links and the School is close to Loughborough University. Housing is a mixture of council and affordable dwellings. This is a community that is growing as can be seen from the high numbers of pupils in Key Stage 1.
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