Are you an organised and proactive administrator with a passion for supporting impactful work across schools? GLF Schools is seeking a dedicated Estates Support Officer to join our central Estates team in a permanent role based at either our Banstead or Earlsfield office, with hybrid working from home also available and occasional travel to our schools. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our Estates function - supporting compliance, capital projects, data management, and finance processes. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to contribute to creating safe, efficient, and inspiring school environments, we’d love to hear from you.

Your Opportunity 

This vital role provides administrative and operational support across a wide range of estates functions, including compliance, capital projects, data management, finance, and facilities coordination. Acting as a key point of contact for schools, the postholder will help ensure smooth communication, accurate record-keeping, and efficient delivery of estates services across the Trust. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, teamwork, and making a meaningful impact in a busy and supportive environment.

What we are looking for

• Educated to A-Level standard
• Experience working in a busy administrative position
• Experience of general financial administration and record keeping
• Experience of working and supporting colleagues at all levels and providing advice
• Good understanding of estates and facilities related issues, especially in a school environment
• Good general IT skills, including experience of using compliance management or FM systems
• Methodical and thorough problem-solving approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including to distil complex information into clear and easily understood reports

Please read the full job description and person specification before applying. 

Join Our Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive pension scheme (LGPS)
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Salary: GLF Associate Specialist - £33,000

Location: The Beacon School, Banstead OR Earlsfield Office / Hybrid / Visits to schools where required 

Contract type: Permanent, 36hrs per week - full time. 

Start Date: ASAP

Closing date for applications: 12th August 2025 

Interview Date: TBC 

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.