Deputy Facilities Manager

Murray Park Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9LL

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,363.00 - £38,220.00 Annually (Actual) NJC 25-27

Deputy Facilities Manager job summary

DEPUTY FACILITIES MANAGER

Salary: NJC Pay Scale Pt 25 - Pt 27 £36,363 - £38,220 | 52 weeks, 37 hours weekly

Responsible to: Facilities Manager

Contract: 37 hours per week | 52 weeks per year

Core Hours: ideally working: Mon-Thurs - 8am-4pm and Fri - 8am-3.30pm.

Flexibility required as there may be a need to work occasional Saturdays to cover staff absence

Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place to work. Over the last few years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a much improved Progress 8 score, as well as now being over-subscribed. Never complacent, we are now on our next stage of development and seek high-quality staff to enable this.

As part of our succession planning for the Site Team, the post-holder will work alongside the Facilities Manager and it is envisaged that following successful tenure in this role, the post-holder would be well placed to apply for the position of Facilities Manager were it to be vacant.

The person appointed will have:

Enthusiasm and energy

Commitment to supporting the full life of the school

Professional appearance and manner

Good attendance and punctuality record

To work well with colleagues and function as a ‘Team’

Excellent inter-personal and communication skills

To be able to work flexible hours

Use own initiative and work without supervision

Be approachable, trustworthy and reliable

Staff at Murray Park School benefit from:

Flexible working for all staff.

A Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches.

A whole-school CPD package which includes the sharing of recent research and best-practice.

Please see the attached application pack for more information.

How to Apply

Please online apply via My New Term.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Murray Park School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

This post is Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Murray Park Community School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Murray Park Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/murray-park-community-school

Murray Park is a dynamic and forward-looking 11-16 mixed comprehensive school on the western fringes of the city of Derby. It is a Foundation Status school, but has a close working relationship with the local authority.

We cater for approximately 1111 students, situated on a spacious site surrounded by greenery. We serve students from the Derby City area, within reach of the Derbyshire countryside and our cohort sizes are growing each year.

Our students reflect the full academic ability range and there is a huge breadth to the socio-economic status of our families.

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