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Estates Services Administrator

Job details

Contract hours: 35
Basis: Full time
Salary: £28,000
Location: Uppingham School
Closing date: 9 December 2025, 11:59 pm

Description

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator to play a key role in supporting our friendly and dynamic Estates Services team.

As an Estates Services Administrator, you will play a key role in the smooth running of our facilities and support the operations of a busy, fast-paced department by providing comprehensive and high-quality administrative support. This will involve:

Covering reception duties and acting as the first point of contact for all estates enquiries
Ensuring that visitors and contractors are greeted, signed in, and managed in accordance with school policies
Managing the estates helpdesk, monitoring incoming jobs and allocating tasks to internal teams and external contractors
Providing administrative support to the Head of Estates Services, the Estates Services Manager and the wider team, across areas such as security, waste management, procurement of materials/equipment, and internal communications

Working hours for this role will be 08:00 – 16:00, Monday – Friday

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic individual, with a proactive and flexible approach to their work. You should be confident dealing with a wide variety of people and committed to delivering excellent customer service. A relevant qualification or equivalent experience in administration is essential, along with previous experience in an estates or facilities management environment. You will also need to be highly organised, comfortable managing multiple tasks, and proficient in using a range of software, including Microsoft Office.

Interviews will be held on the 17th December 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we recieve a sufficient amount of applications.

Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All positions at the School are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, therefore ALL convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’ under the Act) MUST be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. All information given will be treated as confidential and each case will be taken on its merits. Failure to disclose this information may result in the withdrawal of an offer of employment or immediate termination of employment.

Uppingham School is an equal opportunities employer.

Working at Uppingham

Uppingham is a vibrant, stimulating, energetic and forward-looking school. Our community is made up of talented people offering a diverse range of experiences. We welcome applications from candidates who are both experienced and new to working within the independent education sector.