Premises Manager

About The Role
Role: Premises Manager
Reports to: Operations Manager
Start date: 1st September 2025
Hours of work: Full-time hours 8am to 5pm
Contract type: 52 weeks. 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Responsible for: Premises Assistants

We are looking for an exceptional Premises Manager to lead the team responsible for ensuring the Academy is a safe, inviting and positive learning environment for Pupils, staff and visitors. You will also guide the school to run as efficiently as possible following good sustainable principles.

You will be responsible for the management and operation of premises-related functions at the academy including buildings and grounds maintenance, security, cleaning, health and safety, lettings of our facilities and contractors.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Benefits

• Bespoke professional development to all team members
• Opportunity to plan and moderate with colleagues in the same discipline, beyond our own school gates.
• Breadth of opportunities - many of our team have taken on leadership roles progressing from one of our sister schools.
• Benefits beyond the classroom including everything from shopping discounts to a supportive and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

About Us
We are non-denominational, mixed gender school based in a brand-new building with top class facilities. We serve a wonderfully diverse community and two fifths of our pupils receive pupil premium funding.

We're led by our values - Aim High, Have Integrity, Be Kind and Model Determination and our team truly unite behind our vision. Curriculum is incredibly important to us and we've planned backwards from university readiness to give our pupils the very best in every subject discipline.

We timetable collaborative planning and love to engage in 'productive struggle'. Every team member is supported with coaching and tailored professional development, whatever stage they are at in their career. Our team say: 'All staff are incredibly supportive and positive, and it is a great environment to work in'.

See our school in action here and hear what our staff have to say about why they love working at our school here.

Visit arkpioneer.org/jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.