Premises Officer - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

About Us

St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
========================================

Hazelgrove Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 3PQ
=============================================

Tel 01444 452584
====================

Email: aparkinson@stjosephshh.org.uk
============================================

www.stjosephshh.org.uk
==========================

PREMISES OFFICER
====================

The Governors of St. Joseph’s Primary School are seeking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic Premises Officer to start as soon as possible.

You will work under the guidance of the Premises Manager on a part time basis. There will be a significant amount of looking after the grounds of the school as well as the usual premises demands.

The majority of the work will be term time but there will be times in the holidays when you will need to be in school for contractors and holiday projects. Hours of work will be 20 hours per week. Working pattern will be every Thursday and Friday 7\.00am to 6\.00pm. Initially, this will be a temporary role until July 2027\.

Please refer to the relevant job description and person specification when applying; outlining why you want to apply and what skills, qualities, attributes and experience you think you can offer.

The school is committed to safer recruitment and all appointments are subject to pre\-employment checks including a portable DBS check (formerly known as CRB).

For an application pack and any enquiries please contact our School Business Manager, Mrs Angela Parkinson on aparkinson@stjosephshh.org.uk

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

Closing date for applications: 15th June 2026

Job Details Salary: Grade 8 point 20 to 23, £32,597 \- £35,412 pro rata, depending on prior experience and length of service.

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working Pattern: Every Thursday and Friday 7am to 6pm

Location: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hazelgrove Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3PQ

Responsible to: Premises Manager

Responsible for: Site

Main Purpose of the Job
===========================

To be responsible for all aspects of site management including a wide range of duties and responsibilities connected with the fabric and grounds of the school. This includes security, cleanliness, porterage, monitoring contracts/contractors, routine maintenance and refurbishment, minor repairs, advising the School Business Manager/Headteacher on suggested improvements to the general school environment, to improve the productivity of site management and to carry out pre\-planned maintenance programmes.

General Responsibilities

• To ensure that the management and maintenance of the school buildings and environment are effectively undertaken


• To be responsible for the health \& safety of the site


• To undertake repairs and DIY projects


• To create and maintain an effective premises team ensuring that the changing needs of the school are met through training and development of the cleaning staff


• To ensure a clean, tidy and well maintained school environment

PREMISES MANAGEMENT

• To monitor the day to day maintenance, repair and cleaning of the school


• In conjunction with the School Business Manager (SBM)/Headteacher to monitor the day to day maintenance and repair budget and the cleaning materials budget


• To attend termly governor inspections of the school site


• To order and supervise repairs and act as project manager for small maintenance contracts and improvement schemes, ensuring best value for money is received


• To assist the SBM/Headteacher to prepare documentation for tenders or specifications of small to medium projects


• To develop appropriate monitoring procedures to ensure that the school site is kept clean, safe and in a good state of repair and stocked with all necessary supplies


• To carry out regular checks and inspections of the premises, equipment and grounds keeping accurate manual records where appropriate, including Legionella testing


• To assist the Headteacher with termly fire drills and lockdown arrangements


• To ensure day to day maintenance tasks and requests for minor works are undertaken as expediently as possible and actions recorded in a timely manner


• To instruct and supervise the grounds contractor ensuring the school grounds are maintained to a high standard

• To set and monitor the school heating and hot water systems


• To take energy readings on a monthly basis


• To ensure the school is kept clean and tidy and is conducive to learning e.g. litter picking, collection and disposal of refuse, disinfecting bins, ensuring toilets checked daily for fresh supply of disposables etc.


• To ensure that halls and other meeting rooms are set out as required for meetings, assemblies and other events and cleared away afterwards


• To ensure the school hall floor is kept clean and polished


• To ensure that all tools and cleaning products are stored correctly and are not accessible by pupils and that hygiene standards and regulations are met.


• To manage the provision of a portering and furniture moving service as required in order that school activities can proceed and that the entrance of the school is always clear and welcoming


• To ensure that orders received into school are delivered to the appropriate area / person as necessary


• To collect and dispose of all waste, refuse and surplus materials


• To clear up bodily fluids after accidents adhering to health \& safety procedure

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.

Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).

Once complete please return this to aparkinson@stjosephshh.org.uk

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01444 452584

NOTE TO CANDIDATES \- Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.

Job Reference: SCHO02505

This listing is from indeed. View original listing ↗