Estates Manager - Full-time

Borden Grammar School, Sittingbourne

• Ref:KCC886-4527-399S
• Posted:04/02/2026
• Pay:KSG
• Start Date:March 2026
• App Close Date:22/02/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:w/c 2nd March

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Post:  Estates Manager
Grade:  KSG £34,421 - £38,304
Responsible to:  School Business Manager
Start date:   March 2026
Working hours / package:  37 hours per week, all year-round contract.  Annual leave allowance of 30 days + bank holidays.  Access to private medical insurance.

Would you like to work in a “harmonious community” where “pupils are keen to learn and respectful to all”? (Ofsted). Would you like to work at a forward thinking Grammar School providing students an opportunity to improve their life chances? The candidate should be confident that Borden is a successful, exciting and supportive place to work.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive School Estates Manager to lead the strategic and operational management of our school estate in line with the Department for Education’s Good Estate Management for Schools (GEMS) framework.

This is a key role ensuring that our buildings and grounds are safe, compliant, well maintained and fit for purpose, while also maximising value for money and income generation through effective management of school lettings delivered via an external

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Experience in estates, facilities or property management (ideally within an education or public sector environment).
• Strong knowledge of health & safety and statutory compliance.
• Experience managing contractors, budgets and building projects.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A proactive and solution-focused approach.
• A commitment to safeguarding and providing a safe learning environment for students.

If this sounds like you, then please complete an application form by the following deadline:

Closing date: midday Sunday 22nd February

Interview date: w/c 2nd March

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Interested candidates are welcome to telephone the school for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the school - please ask to speak to Mrs K Murphy.

Information about the school

Borden is a vibrant and purposeful grammar school for boys. The school is part of a thriving post-16 partnership and has female students in the Sixth Form. Borden provides a stimulating learning environment for its students and is committed to their protection and safety. We became an Academy in January 2012.

Our values of kindness, creativity, resilience, courageousness and respect are underpinned by our strong belief in the importance of effort - “striving forward together”.

Borden Grammar is committed to:

• Challenging and inspiring our students to achieve their personal aspirations. • Encouraging the pursuit of excellence in academic, sporting and cultural spheres. • Providing a caring environment that enables our students to thrive socially and academically. • Maximising the advantage, that being a boys’ grammar school can bring to our students, our parents, our local community and beyond.

The school underwent successful Ofsted Inspections in November 2016 and November 2021. The inspectors concluded that:

• All staff share the Headteacher’s ambitious vision which focuses on the achievement of every student within a highly supportive and harmonious community. • Parents, staff and students are exceptionally positive about the standards of behaviour and safety in the school. • Students arrive at their lessons hungry to learn and engage enthusiastically with classroom activities. • The relationship between teachers and students is a particularly strong feature of the school and helps to ensure that there is an exceptionally positive climate for learning.

Benefits of Working at Borden Grammar School

We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer the following benefits:

● Benenden Healthcare paid for by the school ● Counselling and mental wellbeing support service ● Cycle to work scheme ● Free and adequate parking for all staff ● Free flu jabs ● Free eye test ● Therapy dog ● Wellbeing charter signatories with an active wellbeing committee ● No more than one directed meeting a week and early finishes before events ● More than minimum PPA time provided to all teaching staff

Borden Grammar School is committed to the safety of our students; therefore, disclosure of criminal background is required from those with substantial access to children.

You will be required to provide details on a self-disclosure form at the shortlisting stage of the process and understand that it is illegal to apply for any job that involves working with children if registered on the Children’s Barred List. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

The post for which you are applying is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; therefore, we will not discriminate against applicants who have previously committed offences.

An offer of employment will be dependent upon the completion of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

Please see our website for more information on our commitment to safeguarding: https://www.bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk

Please also note that as part of our safeguarding checks all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an on-line search carried out by the school and any findings questioned at interview.

GDPR UK Summary Notice:

Candidates should understand that when submitting their application form they are giving consent to the following: • All application forms and supporting statements are held on all candidates for six months and are shredded thereafter; • The successful candidate’s application and employment records will be kept for six years after their termination of employment; • Employees details are shared with appropriate third parties such as Teachers’ Pensions, Human Resources, etc.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs K Murphy, HR Assistant
• Address:Borden Grammar School, Avenue Of Remembrance, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4DB
• Telephone: 01795 424192
• Email: humanresources@bordengrammar.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Estates Manager job description