Facilities and Compliance Manager
St Bede Academy, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 3LJ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,000.00
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced facilities professional with a passion for compliance and operational excellence? Do you have the leadership skills to manage a dynamic team and the expertise to oversee multiple facilities across a thriving organisation? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
About the Role:
As the Facilities and Compliance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust’s facilities meet all statutory and regulatory requirements. You will lead the facilities team, including a Multi-Skilled Tradesperson and caretakers, to deliver high-quality maintenance and service across all sites. With responsibility for compliance, health and safety, and project management, this role offers variety, challenge, and the chance to make a significant impact.
What We’re Looking For
- Leadership Skills: Proven experience managing and supporting teams, with strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Compliance Expertise: In-depth knowledge of statutory compliance, health and safety regulations, and building management.
- Project Management: Experience in planning and delivering projects with excellent attention to detail and adherence to budgets and timelines.
- Tech Savvy: Familiarity with compliance and project management software (e.g., IAM Compliant) and proficiency in general office software (e.g., Microsoft Office).
- Problem-Solver: A proactive mindset with the ability to identify and resolve compliance and operational challenges effectively.
Qualifications and Experience
- Relevant qualifications in facilities management, health and safety (e.g., NEBOSH), or a related field.
- Proven experience in facilities management, compliance, and team leadership.
- Experience with helpdesk systems and project management (Prince2 qualification desirable).
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
- A chance to work in a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation.
- A diverse role with opportunities to lead, innovate, and grow.
- Competitive salary and the satisfaction of knowing your work makes a difference.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Hybrid Working
Flexible working opportunities
- Hybrid Working
Further details about the role
Key Responsibilities
- Compliance Management: Ensure all sites meet statutory requirements, including health and safety, fire safety, electrical testing, and asbestos management. Maintain up-to-date compliance records and liaise with contractors and regulatory bodies.
- Team Leadership: Manage and support the facilities team, monitoring workloads, task completion, and helpdesk performance. Provide training, guidance, and regular performance reviews.
- Project Management: Oversee facilities projects, from refurbishments to large-scale developments, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to high standards.
- Health and Safety: Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, oversee risk assessments, and manage identified hazards in collaboration with Compliance Education.
- Maintenance Oversight: Support the development and delivery of planned and reactive maintenance programs to maintain high standards across the Trust.
- Cleaning Standards: Monitor and ensure cleaning standards are upheld throughout all sites.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@thequillcofetrust.org
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Bede Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 652 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Bede Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- dentonk@thequillcofetrust.org
- Phone number
- 01204 323383
St. Bede is a popular three-form entry Academy with 630 pupils on roll, serving a wide community with pupils from different faiths. The present School was formed in September 1992 through the amalgamation of a well-established Infant and Junior School. It became an Academy on 1st July 2011 and is now part of a Multi-Academy Trust, along with our sister school Tonge Moor Primary Academy.
Collaboration between both schools in the MAT is strong, supporting staff’s workload and well-being, and career development. Staff members benefit from: on-site MAT HR support; on-site full time MAT IT support; on-site school term time nursery; on-site 52 week private nursery; on-site out of school club and holiday club; discounted childcare; bespoke personal development opportunities as well as full access to The National College CPD package; a committed Governing body; a supportive leadership team who prioritise well-being; pupils who behave well, are eager to learn, are calm, happy and enjoy school life; a family ethos that nurtures individual talent, empowering all to flourish.
As a Church of England Primary school our school vision, values and scripture underpin our daily practice. We have a strong relationship with St. Bede's Church and this forms the basis of a very happy community.
The School underwent its Statutory Inspection for Anglican and Methodist Schools in February 2023 and the glowing report with a secure ‘Good’ judgement captures life at St. Bede perfectly. The report can be found our school website.
The large school building is made up of: twenty two classrooms, a music room, a computing suite, a main hall, a small hall, an intervention classroom, a library, a staff PPA room, a meeting room, a staffroom and a number of office spaces. We have an urban site with no grounds or playing fields, although the school has access to the adjacent council playing fields which we are currently in talks with the council about purchasing for our children. We have two playgrounds, a Reception outdoor area, a Nursery outdoor area, a Year 1 outdoor area and an allotment.
Our bespoke curriculum ensures that all children are provided with a broad, balanced curriculum taking into account their interests, needs and talents. Our curriculum is sequential from the EYFS to Y6 and is successfully designed to be ambitious and meet the needs of all pupils. We are proud to have specialist teachers in Music, Modern Foreign Languages, Computing and Art who teach from EYFS to Year 6.
Arranging a visit to St Bede Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dentonk@thequillcofetrust.org.
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