Estates Officer – Brownlow Primary School

Full time (permanent) – 37 hours per week

This is an exciting opportunity for a Trust Estates Officer to join the Estates Team. The Estates department is continuing to grow in line with the prospective school’s needs and requires an enthusiastic and passionate Trust Estates Officer. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate good practical and organisational skills, a positive work ethic and knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and legislation. It is important that you are self-motivated and can support other team members.

The Role

This is a full time (all year round) permanent position for 37 hours per week, working Monday to Friday. Some weekend and evening work may be required. Working hours are flexible and will be discussed and agreed with the Headteacher. The role will involve responsibility for opening the school at the start of the day and securing and locking the premises at the end of the day. Work and travel to other sites may also be required.

You will have GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4 (C) or above and have good communication and problem-solving skills.

The role of Trust Estates Officer will involve working across several different areas including:

• Ensuring the estate remains compliant with legislation.
• Ensuring the estate remains in a good state of repair, particularly in terms of structure, fabric and finishes.
• Ensuring the estate is secure and safe for staff, pupils and visitors.
• Monitoring the estates Inbox and reacting to any maintenance requests.

We can offer you:

·         A warm, supportive and positive learning and working environment

·         Staff who are collegiate, committed to their own professional development and to improving outcomes for children

·         The opportunity to be part of the Brownlow team where skills, enthusiasm and desire to succeed will be recognised

Why join Mowbray Education Trust?

·         an opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic team with a ‘can do’ attitude

·         high aspiration for maintaining our Trust schools

·         an extensive and personalised professional development programme

·         a great sense of community and range of opportunities for staff and students

·         opportunities to develop your career within our growing Trust

Mowbray Education Trust is located in Melton Mowbray, a rural market town in Leicestershire which is easily commutable from Grantham, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham, and Oakham.

About the Mowbray Education Trust

About Mowbray Education Trust Mowbray Education Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) serving the interests of over 3,000 young people, with a dedicated team of over 500 staff members. We believe that education should not only be accessible but also relatable, and that is why we are so proud to be an integral part of our local communities. Our cluster model comprises of feeder primary schools working with their local secondary. This enables us to make sense of curriculum, transition arrangements and to build meaningful and effective relationships with families over time while educating, inspiring, and nurturing the talent of children throughout their time with us.

Our original cluster is in the Melton Mowbray area and consists of six primary schools and John Ferneley College. Our second and newest cluster is being established in the Shepshed and Loughborough area, and currently consists of our second secondary school, Iveshead, which also brings post 16 education to our Trust. The recent growth at secondary has allowed us to explore the benefits of collaboration and has enabled talented staff to be retained in the Trust through secondments and fresh opportunities. This has allowed us to take a step closer to our vision of one team delivering across all settings.

Our Trust Employee Benefits

-       High quality continuous professional development throughout the year

-       Career progression opportunities within the Trust

-       Occupational sick pay, maternity, and paternity pay

-       Access to the generous Local Government Pension Scheme

-       Cycle to Work Scheme

-       Free eye care tests

-       On-site parking

-       Employee wellbeing schemes

-       Accessible central services including HR, finance and IT

-       A minimum of 23 days holiday plus bank holidays

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Further information

Salary: Grade 8: £28,605 - £31,029

Closing Date: Tuesday 27^th January 2026

Interviews: Friday 30th January 2026

Start date: As soon as possible  

Mowbray Education Trust reserves the right to close adverts early if sufficient applications are received.

Mowbray Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working within the Trust to share this commitment. All roles are subject to full pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an Enhanced DBS with Barred List check.

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