St Andrew’s Prep, located in the Meads area of Eastbourne, is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls from nursery age to Year 8. The school campus includes educational, sports, and residential facilities, blending historic and modern buildings.
We are seeking a practical, hands-on Estates Officer to join our dedicated Estates Team. This role is ideal for someone with general maintenance experience who enjoys varied tasks and takes pride in keeping school premises safe, clean, and well-maintained. The successful candidate will support the Estates Manager contributing to the smooth day-to-day running of the school.
1. Job Title: Estates Officer (with Maintenance Duties)
2. Responsible to: Estates Manager
3. Job Summary: To support the Estates Manager in ensuring the school site is safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained, contributing to the smooth day-to-day running of the school.

4. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Undertake basic maintenance and repair work including plumbing, carpentry, painting, and minor building repairs.
• Respond to maintenance requests via the Helpdesk system and complete tasks in a timely and safe manner.
• Conduct regular site checks and compliance inspections (e.g. fire alarms, emergency lighting, water flushing).
• Carry out general caretaking duties including unlocking/locking buildings, setting up rooms for events, and supporting cleaning and porterage tasks.
• Support with setting up for school events and functions, including moving furniture and equipment.
• Assist with emergency cleaning tasks, including spillages and bodily fluids.
• Monitor and maintain tools, equipment, and supplies, reporting any shortages or faults.
• Ensure all work is carried out in line with Health & Safety regulations, risk assessments and school policies.
• Wear appropriate PPE, which is provided.
• Be a visible and approachable presence on site, supporting staff, pupils, and visitors as needed.
• Act as a point of contact for external contractors and hirers during the final hour of the school day.
• Understand and comply with the school’s safeguarding and child protection policies.
• To be on the school’s call out response rota with the alarm service provider and resident staff and attend the school out of hours in an emergency, as and when required in consultation with the Estates Manager. The post-holder receives an additional allowance for participating in the call-out rota.
• The post holder must be willing and able to work occasional evenings and weekends to support school events and functions, as advised by the Estates Manager. Time off in lieu (TOIL) will be granted for any additional hours worked outside of the standard schedule.

5. SAFEGUARDING DUTIES

• The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Statement and staff code of conduct at all times.
• The post holder will be engaging in regulated activity. There are particular safeguarding issues requiring attention for this post
• This role may require the postholder to be aware of protecting the physical safety of pupils and at times be in a setting that requires them to respect the privacy of pupils. They may be the responsible adult in a scenario and must be aware of all relevant procedures in that setting.
• If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the School they must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or, if they are the School’s DSL, to the Headmaster and relevant agencies.