Premises Manager

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Premises Manager to take responsibility for the effective day-to-day management, safety, and maintenance of the Ossett Academy & South Ossett Infants Academy buildings and estates. This is a pivotal leadership role focused on ensuring that all facilities are safe, compliant, clean, and well maintained, creating an environment that supports high-quality teaching and learning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day running of buildings, grounds and plant, ensuring that the site is safe, secure, and operating efficiently.
• Take ownership of site operations, including managing access, security systems, and responding to urgent situations such as adverse weather, building failures, or emergency incidents, always ensuring continuity and safety.
• Work closely with academy leaders, staff, and external partners to resolve issues promptly and to deliver high standards of facilities support alongside the Director of Estates and Estates Hub Leader.
• Lead and develop a team of premises staff, ensuring that they are effectively deployed, trained, and supported to deliver a high standard of service.
• Manage rotas, allocate work, monitor performance, and ensure that all staff understand and comply with health and safety procedures.
• Foster a proactive, solution-focused culture within the team and provide technical guidance to support professional development.
• Take responsibility for managing contractors on site, ensuring that all work is carried out safely, to specification, and delivers value for money.
• Oversee procurement activities, monitor budgets, and ensure effective use of resources.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness across the sites, either through direct management of in-house cleaning teams or by monitoring contracted services and addressing any performance issues promptly.

Qualifications and attributes

• Proactive and highly organised, able to plan ahead, prioritise effectively and keep all sites operating smoothly.
• Visible and hands-on, with a practical approach to monitor standards, coach teams and resolve issues.
• A strong people leader, able to motivate their teams while supporting the Estates Hub Leader to build a consistent approach across the West Hub.
• Commercially aware and quality-driven, able to challenge contractors appropriately, secure value for money and ensure safe working practices.
• Calm under pressure, able to respond decisively to incidents and emergencies, maintaining safety and business continuity.
• Committed to continuous improvement for our academies, always spotting opportunities to streamline processes, raise standards and improve the day-to-day experience for our young people, staff and visitors.
• Effective at building relationships and working collaboratively with colleagues and leaders across the Trust.

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. Both organisations share a clear ambition - to grow our families of schools, extend the impact of our work, and ensure more children, families and communities could benefit from high-quality education. From 1 September 2026, we will comprise 12 academies, supporting children and young people from early years through to Post 16.

Benefits and culture

We treat people with care and compassion, building belonging, and hold high expectations because everyone matters. We recognise that our people are our greatest strength, and as such, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits as part of our commitment to wellbeing and professional growth. For full details, please see our recruitment pack.

How to apply

Visits are warmly welcomed and can be arranged. For further details regarding this opportunity, for an informal discussion regarding the role or to arrange a visit, please contact hr@accordmat.org.

Closing Date: Friday 10 July 2026 at 10.00am

Interviews are expected to take place Thursday 16 July 2026

Please return completed application forms to hr@accordmat.org.

Safeguarding and equality

Place Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, further details of which can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. Place Partnership is committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information. Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Place Partnership reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.