Deputy Premises Manager

DEPUTY PREMISES MANAGER Beaulieu Park School | Chelmsford Learning Partnership (CLP) Salary: Scale 6 (£29,540 - £31,537) Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year Location: Beaulieu Park School, Chelmsford Contract: Permanent Lead the Team. Keep the School Thriving. Make a Difference Every Day. Be the Driving Force Behind an Outstanding School Environment Beaulieu Park School is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive and highly organised Deputy Premises Manager to support the operational management of our growing and vibrant school site. This is far more than a maintenance role. You'll play a key leadership part in ensuring our buildings, grounds and facilities are safe, compliant, welcoming and ready to support exceptional teaching and learning every day. Working closely with the Premises Manager, you'll lead caretaking operations, coordinate maintenance activities and help create an environment where students and staff can thrive. What You'll Be Doing

• Supervising and supporting the caretaking team
• · Coordinating day-to-day site operations, rotas and task allocation
• · Ensuring the school remains safe, secure and fully operational
• · Managing routine inspections, health & safety checks and compliance records
• · Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance works
• · Supervising contractors and ensuring safe systems of work
• · Supporting school lettings and community use of facilities
• · Acting as Deputy to the Premises Manager when required
• · Responding to operational challenges and helping keep the school running smoothly every day
We're Looking For Someone Who Has: Essential Experience & Knowledge
• Experience in a premises, facilities, caretaking or site management role
• Experience supervising or line-managing staff
• Strong understanding of health & safety and safe working practices
• Experience carrying out or overseeing compliance and site safety checks
• Experience coordinating contractors and maintenance activities
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to undertake basic maintenance and repairs, including practical maintenance tasks
• A commitment to safeguarding and site security within a school environment
Essential Qualifications
• IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) or willingness to achieve
• First Aid qualification or willingness to obtain
• Relevant premises, facilities or maintenance training and experience
Personal Qualities
• Reliable, professional and approachable
• Calm under pressure and resilient
• Flexible and adaptable
• Positive team player with a strong sense of responsibility
• Takes pride in maintaining high standards
• Committed to supporting the wider school community
Why Join Beaulieu Park School?
• Join a growing and ambitious school within the Chelmsford Learning Partnership
• Be part of a supportive and collaborative team
• Take on a genuine leadership role with responsibility and variety
• Access opportunities for professional development and progression
• Make a visible impact on the daily experience of students, staff and visitors
• No two days are ever the same!
Additional Requirements The successful candidate will:
• Participate in an out-of-hours call-out rota
• Be willing to work flexible shift patterns, including occasional evenings and weekends
• Be able to work across CLP sites where required
• Be physically able to undertake indoor and outdoor site duties
Apply today and help shape a safe, successful and inspiring environment at Beaulieu Park School. Ready to take the next step in your facilities management career? Safeguarding Statement The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.


• Experience in a premises, facilities, caretaking or site management role
• Experience supervising or line-managing staff
• Strong understanding of health & safety and safe working practices
• Experience carrying out or overseeing compliance and site safety checks
• Experience coordinating contractors and maintenance activities
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to undertake basic maintenance and repairs, including practical maintenance tasks
• A commitment to safeguarding and site security within a school environment, IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) or willingness to achieve
• First Aid qualification or willingness to obtain
• Relevant premises, facilities or maintenance training and experience
Personal Qualities
• Reliable, professional and approachable
• Calm under pressure and resilient
• Flexible and adaptable
• Positive team player with a strong sense of responsibility
• Takes pride in maintaining high standards
• Committed to supporting the wider school community
  
  Why Join Beaulieu Park School?
• Join a growing and ambitious school within the Chelmsford Learning Partnership
• Be part of a supportive and collaborative team
• Take on a genuine leadership role with responsibility and variety
• Access opportunities for professional development and progression
• Make a visible impact on the daily experience of students, staff and visitors
• No two days are ever the same!
Additional Requirements The successful candidate will:
• Participate in an out-of-hours call-out rota
• Be willing to work flexible shift patterns, including occasional evenings and weekends
• Be able to work across CLP sites where required
• Be physically able to undertake indoor and outdoor site duties
Apply today and help shape a safe, successful and inspiring environment at Beaulieu Park School. Ready to take the next step in your facilities management career? Safeguarding Statement The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.