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Premises Manager
- Grade 5 (SCP 7-12) £25,584 – £27,711 per annum
- Permanent
- Dene House Primary School
- 37 hrs per week
Dene House Academy is one of seven schools that form part of Tudhoe Learning Trust. Situated in East Durham, Dene House Primary is a friendly and welcoming school that serves the community within the town of Peterlee.
We are looking to appoint a Premises Manager to join our team at the Academy. The hours of work are split shifts working Monday-Thursday 6:30am-10:15am and 2pm-5:45pm; Fri 6:30am – 10:15am and 2:30pm – 5:45pm. The role is to commence, once the conditional offer checks are successfully completed.
The successful candidate will:
- Ensure that buildings and site are secure, including during out of school hours and take remedial action as required.
- Daily maintenance of the whole school and cleaning to part.
- Act as the designated key holder for the school premises.
- Operate and regularly check systems such as heating, cooling, lighting and security (including CCTV and alarms).
- Undertake minor repairs (i.e. those not requiring, qualified craftsperson) and maintenance of the buildings and site (including painting and decorating).
- Arrange regular maintenance, safety checks and emergency repairs.
- Oversee onsite maintenance contractors, checking that work is completed to required standards and within required timescales.
- Monitor consumables and stock and order when needed through the office staff.
- Undertake general portage duties, including moving furniture and equipment within the school.
- Perform duties in line with health and safety and COSHH regulations and act where hazards are identified, report serious hazards to The Head Teacher immediately.
- Undertake regular health and safety checks of buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings, (including compliance with safety regulations) and equipment, in line with other schedules.
- Basic grounds maintenance – snow clearing, salting during adverse weather, litter picking, bin emptying.
Employee benefits include: –
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee discounts
- Extensive CPD and upskilling opportunities
Previous applicants need not apply.
Closing date for applications: 5th September 2025 (Noon)
Interviews will be held on: 10th September 2025 (am)
For more information about the role, school or Trust please contact Mr Lee Blake, Head Teacher on 0191 58622937.
Applications will only be considered on a Trust application form. An application pack for the post is available via the Trust Learning Trust website or the school when it reopens on 3rd September 2025. Application forms should be returned to the Trust HR Manager via email at recruitment@tudhoelearningtrust.co.uk
The Trust is committed to promoting the welfare of and safeguarding all children in its schools and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references, online searches and you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.
School Governor
Become a School Governor with Tudhoe Learning Trust and make a difference to children’s lives and standard of education in your local community.
We are looking for new governors to support a range of Primary schools throughout County Durham that are part of Tudhoe Learning Trust. Our governors work closely with their school and the Trust Board to support the ongoing communication and development by enabling the school to aspire to and achieve the highest standards of education and care.
Becoming a governor is an excellent form of volunteering and can be a very rewarding experience. Governors have a vital part to play in ensuring the children develop and thrive academically, socially, culturally and spiritually in the safest environments possible. There are lots of opportunities to learn new skills, working with others to help benefit the education of children within our schools.
The most important qualities for any governor are a commitment to the welfare and achievement of the children, a desire to make a positive contribution to the school, common sense, and a willingness to commit time to the role. Many of the functions of the governing body are statutory or have a legal framework. To carry out our core strategic roles, governors need to be able to think strategically, challenge, monitor, but also support. The governing body may also be called upon to consider complaints from parents.
The role of a Governor
- Attend meetings. These are held three times a year, usually early afternoon but sometimes during the school day, and can last up to 2 hours
- Play an active role in monitoring and decision making
- Learn all you can about the school
- Be approachable to staff and parents, but make sure you are clear about your role
- Always represent the school positively
- As a governor, you are one of a group and must never act alone
- Always support the decisions of the LGB and Trust Board
- Have your say on decisions in meetings, and vote in the way you wish, but then support the outcomes of the vote, even if you disagree with them
- Always observe confidentiality. You will get to know a lot of highly sensitive and confidential information. Do not discuss this with anyone who is not a governor.
The experiences of school governorship look great on any CV, and can create career opportunities in the future.
We welcome governors from a diverse range of backgrounds, skills and experience to join our team.
If you have an interest in and commitment to improving education and would like to make a difference within your local community, please register your interest in becoming a governor by completing the application form and returning to recruitment@tudhoelearningtrust.co.uk
If you have any questions about a governor’s role or responsibilities, please contact the individual school and speak to the Head Teacher.
How we recruit…
To assess suitability we:
- Will usually advertise (internally / externally)
- Will always be clear about our commitment to safeguarding
- Will always have a clear person specification and job description that is written specifically for that role that contains information about safeguarding
- Will always require an application form to be completed
- Will NEVER accept a CV
- Will always take up references for all shortlisted candidates
- Will require references to be independent and verified
- Will never accept an open reference
- Will always follow a formal selection process to ensure competency
- Will keep detailed records (securely) of all our selection processes
- Will never make an unconditional offer of employment
- Will always require a DBS and will make judgement about what level of disclosure is required according to the post and the type of work involved
Applicants should read all of the information within the advert and all supplementary information very carefully and follow the instructions when applying.
