Estates and Facilities Manager
Fitzwaryn School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ETThis job expired on 28 August 2024
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 August 2024 at 8am
Date listed
16 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Hours: 40 hours a week, to be worked from Monday to Friday between 7.30am-4.00pm. 28 days paid holiday per annum, plus bank holidays, depending on grade. Contract type: Full time, permanent, all year round. Reporting to: Headteacher
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 8-9, point 18-26. Hourly rate £15.17-£18.06. Actual salary £31,642.16-£37,658.38. Rate will be dependent on experience.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Fitzwaryn School is a very friendly and extremely successful school for children and young people aged 3-19 years. Our pupils have a range of learning difficulties, including moderate and severe learning difficulties, PMLD and autism. The school was judged Outstanding by OfSTED in all areas in May 2022.
The school is part of The Propeller Academy Trust.
About the role
- To proactively manage the estates and facilities function across the school, including organising contractors and undertaking repairs and site maintenance.
- To manage, maintain and develop the physical resources on site to optimise use for staff, students, and the community.
- To support the Senior Leadership Team and the Chief Operations Officer in their role in relation to the management and monitoring of the repairs and maintenance budget.
- To support the Senior Leadership Team and the Chief Operations Officer in their role in relation to the strategical running of the estate and successful delivery of all capital projects.
- To consistently promote a positive H&S culture across the school and be the school representative on the Trust Health and Safety Committee, helping to shape H&S policy across the Trust.
- As main keyholder, to maintain the security of the school.
- To ensure the completion of compliance testing and equipment servicing in line with the relevant regulations.
We are seeking an individual who has
- Relevant estates and facilities site management experience.
- A proactive approach to identifying areas for improvement.
- Experience of managing budgets and understanding estates spending trends
- Skills in all aspects of basic building maintenance and general repairs.
- Good knowledge and understanding of Health and safety management systems.
- Good computer literacy, the ability to use a range of Microsoft products, as part of the day-to-day work.
- The ability to work effectively and independently without supervision.
- A proactive, and supportive approach to staff and stakeholders.
- A proactive approach to observing the daily operations of the site and being vigilant to risks.
- Can do attitude.
- The ability to works well in a fast-paced environment and calm emergency situations.
- The ability to adapt to change.
- A tidy and well organised manner.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- A good sense of humour.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to prioritise, and plan work out in advance in an organised manner.
- Good record management skills, especially in relation to testing and controls.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer you
- The opportunity to work with a progressive and forward-thinking multi-academy trust, where you are making a difference to the lives of young people.
- Opportunities for development and career progression
- Extensive induction programme and ongoing CPD and training
- A range of staff benefits including
- one wellbeing day per term (after a qualifying period, pro rata for part time employees),
- access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- workplace pension scheme (LGPS)
- Free eye test for DSE users
- Free flu vaccinations
- Free tea and coffee
- Refer a friend bonus (up to £500)
- A positive and friendly working environment
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Propeller Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
This role involves a high level of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check (including Barred List where applicable) and online searches for publicly available information.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.
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About Fitzwaryn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 125 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Fitzwaryn School website
- Email address
- hr@propellertrust.org
- Phone number
- 01235764504
Fitzwaryn is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people from 3 – 19 years old whose Special Educational Needs range from Moderate Learning Difficulties through to Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.
The school is situated in Wantage, a small but growing market town in Oxfordshire. We have a fantastic, up to the minute, purpose built environment that enables us to deliver an exciting and diverse curriculum for each and every child. We continually strive to further develop our educational offer and in recent times we have added a Horticulture area and a bike track to our outside provision.
The school is organised into 11 classes including provision for EYFS and Post 16. Our dedicated staff team are committed to providing the best possible education for the pupils at the school, grasping every opportunity to provide a rich and diverse curriculum which often takes place outside the classroom. The staff team is committed to further developing their own skills and expertise through the Continuing Professional Development offered at the school. We work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to ensure we are meeting the diverse needs of all of the pupils.
Our vision of ‘through learning to learn, pupils will access society’ underpins all that we do with the aim that all of the pupils who have been with us leave with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully engage in the next stage of their lives and of course with fantastic memories of their time at Fitzwaryn!
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