At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage school premises, ensuring a safe and clean environment for students.
- Company: Join Horizon Care and Education, a values-driven organisation dedicated to supporting young people.
- Benefits: Career progression, ongoing training, free DBS check, and employee assistance programme.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of students with special educational needs.
- Qualifications: Handyman skills, health & safety awareness, and good computer skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 35892 £ per year.
Job Reference: horizoncare/TP/887/1210
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Full Time
Working Hours: 37.5
Location: Long Eaton
Closing Date: 19/08/2026
Job Category: Facilities and Estates
Region / Division: East Midlands
Business Unit: Education
Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a Premises Manager to be based at our Meadowbrook School in Long Eaton. Meadowbrook School will be a brand-new, independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for up to 80 pupils aged 5-19 with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including Autism.
Profile:
- Responsibility for managing the school sites and vehicles.
- Completing maintenance tasks, carrying out compliance checks, ensuring a safe, clean and well-maintained site at all times.
- Working independently across the school site with a variety of responsibilities and tasks to complete on a daily/weekly basis.
- Utilising established handyman/maintenance skills for both internal and external works.
- Health & Safety awareness and safe working.
- Manage contractors while on site.
- Open and shut site each day.
- Complete administrative tasks via paperwork and electronically.
- Manage the cleaning staff and ensure the site is clean and tidy at all times.
- Completing compliance checks and managing external contractors completing compliance works, including fire, legionella (water), asbestos and gas/electrical.
- Good computer skills, can use basic email, Word and Excel.
- Fit and able to lift and move items relevant to the role.
- Work both inside and outside whenever needed.
- Always give a high level of customer service.
- Supervise external contractors when needed.
- Show responsibility for a high level of finish to all works undertaken.
- Read and understand risk assessments and method statements, safe systems of work.
- Ensure tools and parts used are of the required standard for use.
- Maintain and regularly clean vehicles.
- Be prepared to work irregular hours if required to complete urgent tasks.
- Any other duties relevant to the post as requested by the Head of School.
Why work for us?
- Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
- Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing and local induction period.
- Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
- Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
- Free DBS check and Update Service subscription.
- Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £500 per referral.
- Government pension scheme.
- Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
- Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do.
Horizon Care and Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and has an expectation that all staff share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be met by the employer.
Premises Manager - (Meadowbrook SEN School - Long Eaton) employer: Horizon Care Ltd
At Olympus Academy in South Croydon, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment for our SENCOs. With a strong emphasis on professional development, our staff benefit from comprehensive support from senior leadership, ensuring they can focus on delivering high-quality education to our diverse student body. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people with Special Educational Needs while enjoying a collaborative culture that values your contributions and aspirations.
