Estates and Health & Safety (H&S) Officer
NJC Point 20 to 25 (£32,597 to £36,363) depending on skills and experience
The provisional start date is Monday, 5th January 2026; however, there is flexibility for the right candidate
The Blackdown Education Partnership is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Central team to support our Head of Estates and Health & Safety with the management of our property asset portfolio.
Based at our Central Office at Orchard Grove Primary school, key responsibilities of the role will include:
- Assisting with the procurement and management of estates and H&S related contracts.
- Supporting school building projects, monitoring budgets and progress to ensure spending and timescales remain on track.
- Co-ordinating and reporting on estates and facilities compliance and planned, preventative maintenance, providing support and advice to school-based staff.
- In conjunction with the HR department, overseeing the provision of H&S related training across the Trust and specific training for estates staff.
- Promoting a culture of proactive Health and Safety practice throughout the Multi Academy Trust.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have practical experience of building and grounds maintenance and statutory buildings compliance as well as experience of carrying out risk assessments where an element of scoring risk is required.
Ideally you will be IOSH qualified or have a relevant professional qualification in a related area, although this is not essential. You will have a good understanding of Health and Safety along with excellent IT skills, particularly in the use of MS Office.
You will also have the ability to form good working relationships with all stakeholders and have a positive and proactive approach to your work.
You will be joining an ambitious, committed and hardworking team of staff who offer great support to schools and to each other and who are relentless in their drive to make a genuine and lasting impact on our young people, families and the wider community.
If you are keen to find out more about the role, please contact Brendan Slade, Head of Estates and H&S – Contact details can be found in the application pack.
If you can meet the requirements of this role, we would love to hear from you.
All applications should be made by completing the E-Teach application form and include evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role. CVs are not accepted, please complete the application form in full.
For full details of the role, please see the job description and person specification
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.