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Job Reference horizoncare/TP/1436
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Full Time
Working Hours:
37..50
Location:
Closing Date:
06/11/2026
Job Category:
Facilities and Estates
Region / Division:
North
Business Unit:
Education
Job Introduction
Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!
Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a Premises Manager to be based at our Thornycroft School based in Oldham.
Thornycroft School is a brand-new, Independent Specialist Day school providing high-quality education for up to 70 pupils.
Located in Oldham, Greater Manchester, the school will meet the diverse needs of pupils aged 5-19 with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Autism.
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.
You will be 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 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.
- To 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 or 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.
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The platform is designed to give you instant access to amazing employee benefits, company announcements, downloadable resources and documents as well as feedback surveys and our people directory.
You will benefit from Discount programmes, Holiday trading scheme, Eco friendly car scheme, SmartTech scheme, Wellbeing Centre and Cycle to work plus much more!
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 an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be met by the employer.
Closing date for this role will be 6th November We may close this role early if we receive a suitable number of candidates
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Premises Manager - (Thornycroft SEN School - Oldham) 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.
