Key Role Information

Salary
£38,510.00 - 41,177.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
02/11/2026 12:00
Interview
To be confirmed
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Band 7, scp 26 - 28
Department
Estates
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
36.25
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The Dean Trust is seeking an experienced Estate Manager to take operational responsibility for ensuring our school environments are safe, compliant, well maintained, and fit for purpose across Ashton on Mersey School.

This is a critical role within The Dean Trust, providing strategic and operational leadership across the school site. You will oversee the day-to-day delivery of estates services, including planned and reactive maintenance, health and safety compliance, statutory testing, site security, and the effective management of the school estate team, premises and facilities.

Ashton on Mersey School serves the community of Sale and beyond. As part of our team you can contribute, collaborate and lead on many established areas that shape our school culture. Our school vision has been shaped by every member of our school community


Key responsibilities:

  1. Lead daily premises and facilities operations ensuring school maintains high standards of safety, cleanliness, function, and presentation
  2. Implement the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule carrying out and coordinating statutory inspections within mandatory timeframes to achieve 100% completion metrics
  3. Ensure all completed statutory compliance records, certifications, defect logs, and service reports are accurately uploaded to centralised digital Trust compliance platforms in a timely manner.
  4. Prepare assigned school premises for internal and external Health & Safety audits, actively completing assigned remedial actions and risk control measures within agreed deadlines.
  5. Supervise external contractors on site, verifying DBS checks, issuing permits to work, ensuring adherence to Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), and managing site inductions.
  6. Oversee keyholding, building opening/closing protocols, alarm systems, perimeter security, and access control across assigned sites to protect Trust assets.

 

For more information about the role please contact us on 0161 973 1179 Ext 2348 or omairchunara@thedeantrust.co.uk

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.


We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.



Benefits

Annual Leave
Generous annual leave entitlement for non-teaching employees.
Cycle to Work Scheme
This scheme allows Dean Trust Employees to purchase a bike and/or accessories through a salary deduction scheme.
Employee Assistance Programme
Free and confidential counselling service available 24/7.
Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence
Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence
Free places to school-run Holiday, Breakfast and After School Clubs
Health Care Cash Plan
We are excited to be part of the Simply Health Care Cash Plan. The Trust will fund membership for all employees to receive money back on healthcare services.
Preferential Admission
Employees with two years at the Trust will benefit from preferential admissions arrangements for their children.
Recognition Awards
Financial awards in recognition of long serving employees.
The Believe Learning Institute
Access to high-quality professional learning and development

Qualifications

5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalentessential
Recognised qualification in facilities management, Health and Safety or HRessential
Equivalent
Management and/or facilities related qualification(s)desirable
Equivalent

Skills

Leadership

Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and peopleessential

Personal Attributes

Ability to work collaboratively and lead a teamessential
Committedessential

Ashton on Mersey School

Omair Chunara

omairchunara@thedeantrust.co.uk

Cecil Avenue
Sale
Greater Manchester
Cheshire
M33 5BP

Safeguarding Information

The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.


This post involves working with children, young people, vulnerable adults or is a position of trust. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website (www.gov.uk/dbs). Any failure to disclose the appropriate information could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the organisation. Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.