Premises Supervisor

Location: Dukesgate Academy, Little Hulton, Salford, Manchester, M38 9HF
Salary: Actual £23,308 per annum (to the FTE £26,894)
Working Hours: 32.5 per week (split shift, 7am 9.30am and 2pm 6pm)
Working Pattern: Monday Friday all year round (holiday entitlement to be taken during school holidays)
Contract Type: Permanent
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Closing Date: 3rd July 2026 at 12 noon
Interviews to be held: TBC

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The Vacancy
We are looking to recruit a proactive, reliable and well-organised Premises Supervisor to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys variety in their day and wants to play an important role in supporting our school community.

This is a permanent position working 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with split shifts of:

• 7:00am 9:30am

• 2:00pm 6:00pm
  
  

The successful candidate will report to the Cluster Facilities Manager and will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance, security and general upkeep of the school buildings and grounds.

Key responsibilities include:

• Opening and closing the school site

• Ensuring the school is safe, clean and well maintained for staff, pupils and visitors

• Carrying out minor repairs and basic maintenance tasks

• Monitoring the condition of the building, grounds, equipment and services

• Supporting health and safety compliance across the site

• Acting as a key holder and responding to emergency call-outs when required

• Supporting occasional out-of-hours events such as Parents’ Evenings and school community events

• Working under the direction of the School Principal to support school operational requirements as required
  
  

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a flexible and positive approach to work

• Is practical, dependable and able to use their own initiative

• Can manage a varied workload effectively

• Takes pride in maintaining high standards across the school environment

• Works well both independently and as part of a team
  
  

In return, you will join a friendly and supportive team and play a key role in helping to provide a safe and welcoming environment for our pupils and staff.

Full Job Description and Person Specification are attached.

About Us
Dukesgate Academy is a one-form-entry primary school for children aged three to eleven. Its most recent Ofsted inspection confirmed that it is a securely good school, with a strong sense of community and a commitment to placing families at the heart of everything it does.

Visits to the school are strongly recommended. Pleaseget in touch and we would be delighted to show you around. Please call0161 799 2210 or email the school office at: office@dukesgateacademy.co.uk to arrange a visit.

United Learning

We are part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please be aware overseas checks will be required if you have lived or worked abroad for 12 months or more, continuously or in total over the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants