Premises Officer

What skills and experience we're looking for

Place Partnership is seeking a dedicated Premises Officer at Middlestown Primary Academy to join our wider Estates Team and play a vital role in ensuring our academy sites remain safe, secure and fully operational for children, staff and visitors. This is a varied and rewarding role that combines site maintenance, health and safety compliance, security responsibilities and operational support.

As a Premises Officer, you will be responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of academy buildings, grounds and facilities. You will undertake routine maintenance, support statutory compliance checks, help maintain site security and contribute to the smooth running of academy operations.

You will also act as a key holder, participate in opening and closing procedures, and support events, deliveries and contractor management across the site.

Middlestown Primary Academy is a mixed 3–11 primary academy that was established in 1928 and set within expansive grounds. Our school is situated in the heart of Middlestown, a semi-rural village close to the city of Wakefield.

The working pattern for the role is 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with working hours negotiable and to be agreed with the successful candidate.

About You

The successful candidate will have

• Experience in a premises, facilities or maintenance role
• Good understanding of health and safety practices
• Good organisational and time management abilities
• Basic ICT skills, including email and management systems
• The ability to work independently and as part of a wider team
• A flexible approach to working hours and emergency callouts

About Place Partnership

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking and ambitious organisation driven by a genuine passion for the wellbeing, care and education of young people.

Place Partnership represents the voluntary merger of two strong and successful Trusts in

South and West Yorkshire

Maltby Learning Trust, established in 2014, and Accord Multi Academy Trust, founded in 2016. At the heart of Place Partnership is a commitment to building a culture where people feel valued, take pride in their place, and hold high expectations because everyone matters. At Place Partnership, we are dedicated to providing high-quality education which ensures that every child is given the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

What the school offers its staff

We invest in our people through extensive professional learning and development opportunities, and we recognise that our people are our greatest strength. As such, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits as part of our commitment to wellbeing and professional growth. Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees’ financial, physical and mental wellbeing:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• 26 days’ annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus bank holidays after 5 years’ service
• Technology scheme via SmartTech*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform via ‘Place Plus’
• Access to an industry-leading employee assistance programme (EAP)
• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through corporate paid healthcare cash plans
• Access to health and wellbeing services, with the ability to claim money back for essential healthcare such as prescriptions, optical and dental care through corporate paid healthcare cash plans
• Cycle-to-work scheme*
• Free annual flu jab
• Free, on-site parking at every site
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

* restrictions apply

For full details of our employee benefits package, please see our recruitment pack.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.