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.
As Premises Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of buildings, grounds, and plant, ensuring that the site is safe, secure, and operating efficiently. You will 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. You will 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.
The role also involves leading and developing a team of premises staff, ensuring that they are effectively deployed, trained, and supported to deliver a high standard of service. You will manage rotas, allocate work, monitor performance, and ensure that all staff understand and comply with health and safety procedures. You will foster a proactive, solution-focused culture within the team and provide technical guidance to support professional development.
You will take responsibility for managing contractors on site, ensuring that all work is carried out safely, to specification, and delivers value for money. This includes overseeing procurement activities, monitoring budgets, and ensuring effective use of resources. You will also 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.
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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 shared 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. We recognise that by coming together, we will create a larger organisation with greater capacity to deliver exceptional learning experiences, strengthen school improvement, and contribute more meaningfully to the wider education system. From 1 September 2026, we will comprise 12 academies, supporting children and young people from early years through to Post 16.
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.
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 do not hesitate to 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.
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 atwww.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.