Facilities and Projects Officer
Sheffield Park Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 1SN8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £35,000 gross per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job title: Facilities and Projects Officer
Location: Barnsley and Sheffield
Starting salary: £35,000 gross per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual to provide a professional, efficient and cost-effective facilities management service over the Yorkshire Cluster of United Learning academies.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a role within the Cluster, to support the Facilities and Projects Manager in embedding systems and processes. The successful candidate will have overarching responsibility to manage and coordinate effective site operations, maintenance and compliance of the facilities and grounds.
This role requires a highly focussed individual who is organised and passionate about making a difference for our academies and the local communities. The successful candidate will oversee the maintenance of hard and soft services, ensuring our academies adhere to all applicable regulations. This is a challenging role that will bring many rewards.
We are looking for:
- An individual with excellent communication and team building skills.
- Experience in managing building/site maintenance including forward planning and problem solving.
- Experience of managing and supervising staff and contractors.
- Good working knowledge of current statutory compliance and best practice.
- Good knowledge of basic site maintenance and practical maintenance skills.
- Good understanding of risk management.
- Good general IT skills including experience of using Microsoft Office and Facilities Management software.
- You must have strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Ability to adapt to changing and diverse workload with autonomy and resilience.
- Demonstrate a positive, proactive and professional approach at all times.
To apply, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the advert on our website using the following link to our vacancies page: Sheffield Park Academy Vacancies and complete our online application form. Please note that CVs are not accepted. The closing date for this post is midnight on the 09 March 2025. Interviews will take place soon after.
If you would like to discuss this exciting opportunity, please contact hr@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, Right to Work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
What the school offers its staff
We will offer you:
- Highly competitive pay above national average.
- 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory bank holidays per annum.
- An additional day’s paid leave awarded per annum (in addition to annual leave).
- Excellent facilities and resources.
- Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
- A respectful working environment.
- Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
- A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
- Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy across the Cluster and United Learning.
- Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
- Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
- Perkbox benefits platform.
- Free on-site parking.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. United Learning is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country who offers unrivalled Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, including opportunities for nationwide networking.
Commitment to safeguarding
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, Right to Work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Sheffield Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Sheffield Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- chantelle.mathia@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk
Sheffield Park Academy is an 11-19 school and is part of the United Learning group. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost
Arranging a visit to Sheffield Park Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email chantelle.mathia@unitedlearningyorks.org.uk.
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