Premises and Facilities Manager - Gatley Primary School

IWFM Regional/Special Interest Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary school in Gatley is seeking a dedicated Site and Premises Manager. The successful candidate will oversee the operational management of the school site, ensuring safety and compliance while contributing to ongoing improvements. Applicants should have a relevant qualification and a passion for the school community. This full-time role offers a permanent contract with competitive salary and extensive benefits. Dedicated training and a supportive team environment await the right candidate.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in Site and Premises Management is essential.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices is fundamental.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a school management team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational running of the school site.
• Ensure safety and compliance with regulations.
• Maintain and develop the school site for optimal use.

Skills

Site and Premises Management

Safeguarding practices

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Relevant qualification in Facilities Management or similar

Job description

Premises and Facilities Manager – Gatley Primary School

Contract: Permanent

Closing date for applications: 15 January 2026, 12.00pm

Job Advert

Contract Type: Permanent 37 hours a week full year (Split Shift 7am to 10.30am 2.45pm to 6.00pm) 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Location: Gatley Primary School

Required from: March 2025

Salary: Point 20 – 22 GBP32,597 to GBP33,699

Closing date: Thursday 15th January :00pm

Interview date: Friday 23rd January 2026

Do you want to be part of an 'outstanding' school and an 'outstanding' community which is dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of all?

Are you seeking to work in a school where with an exceptional building and ambitious plans for future development?

Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to the school's developments and improvements through the maintenance and development of the school site?

Following the retirement of our current, much loved and respected Site and Premises Manager, Gatley Primary School is seeking to appoint a new Site and Premises Manager. We are looking for someone who has a passion and commitment to the local and school community and is talented, passionate and committed to offering the best provision to our children and staff.

The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about Site and Premises Management and will use their expertise and talents to build on the already well–established and successful systems, which are in place. They will be able to work with our highly skilled School Business Manager to enhance the operational running of the school to ensure the safety of our school and wider school community. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a real commitment to safeguarding and safe working practices, which is fundamental to the Trust's ethos and values.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• A opportunity to work within a successful and highly skilled team of professionals
• A significant hand over period with our current Site and Premises Manager to ensure a full induction to the role
• All relevant training required for the role
• Opportunities to build on the training already in place through accessing our Trust's Professional Development Pathways
• Access to a Trust wide team of Site and Premises Managers through networking and collaboration discussions
• A high functioning, friendly staff team who are committed to the school

About ELT

Education Learning Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 450 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.

As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well–regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award winning employee assistance programme.

Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:

• exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
• school improvement strategies arising from evidence based research and professional enquiry
• opportunities for professional development and leadership
• a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
• innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.

All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).

Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).