Estates Operative (2 Roles Available)

Your Role

• Salary: £26,403 - £28,142 per annum FTE (Pay Award Pending)
• Contract: Permanent, full-time (Monday-Friday on a Rota Basis)
• Location: Candidates' main office base will be at Lord Derby Academy. Regular travel between all Trust sites will be required as part of the role.
• Start Date: ASAP

Join The Dean Trust as an Estates Operative and become part of a flexible, multi-site estates team dedicated to providing safe, secure, and welcoming learning environments across our schools.

Based primarily at one site, you will also provide premises support across Park View Academy, Blacklow Brow Primary School, and the Lord Derby Academy Hub.

Reporting to the Estates Manager, you will play a key role in the day-to-day operation of our sites, including keyholding, site security, minor maintenance, statutory compliance checks, and ensuring our buildings remain safe and well maintained for pupils, staff, and visitors.

As a forward-thinking Trust, we use digital systems rather than paper logbooks. You'll be provided with an iPad to complete daily health and safety and compliance checks quickly and efficiently-no specialist IT knowledge is needed, just confidence using simple apps.

This is an excellent opportunity for a practical, reliable, and proactive individual who enjoys variety, takes pride in maintaining high standards, and wants to make a real difference to our school communities.

In return, we offer comprehensive employee benefits package, including wellbeing support and professional development opportunities, please see our Trust benefits in the attached Recruitment Brochure

Application Closing Date: 10:00am, Tuesday 1st September 2026

Interview Date: Tuesday 8th September 2026 at Lord Derby Academy.

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.

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.

Benefits

• Conditions of Service
• We adopt national terms and conditions for all teaching and non-teaching employees.
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Generous sick pay scheme, entitlement dependent on length of service.
• Continuous Service
• Recognition of local government continuous service.
• Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence
• Paid leave which supports a wide range of circumstances, including family emergencies and religious festivals.
• Health Care Cash Plan
• We are excited to be part of the Simplyhealth 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.
• Free places to school-run Holiday, Breakfast and After School Clubs
• The Believe Learning Institute
• Access to high-quality professional learning and development programmes through our dedicated training centre.
• Recognition Awards
• Financial awards in recognition of long serving employees.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free and confidential counselling service available 24/7.
• High Street Benefits and Discounts
• Access to high-quality professional learning and development programmes through our dedicated training centre.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Pension and Death in Service Benefit
• Automatic enrolment into either the Teachers Pensions Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme for non-teaching employees.
• Annual Leave
• Generous annual leave entitlement for non-teaching employees.

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 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 ( 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.

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