Facilities Manager
Highworth Combined School and Nursery, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7PH5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
3 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time: 37 hours per week - 5 days a week: 8.30am-4.00pm Mondays / 8.30am-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday with 30 minute lunch break each day
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Bucks Range 6 ISN 33 - FTE Salary £39,523 Actual Salary - £35,926 - 41 weeks per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
Essential – The Ideal Candidate Will:
- Have significant experience managing facilities or operational services, with responsibility for line‑managing staff and handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Demonstrate strong leadership, organisation and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy school environment.
- Have sound knowledge of health and safety legislation, data protection and confidentiality requirements.
- Be a professional, calm and values‑driven leader who is approachable, resilient, solution‑focused and committed to safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare.
- Hold GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
(Job Description and Person Specification attached)
What the school offers its staff
Highworth is a large school which offers delightful pupils and friendly staff. This post is ideal for candidates who wish to develop their career within a caring and stimulating environment. We have a reputation for encouraging the professional development of our staff into leadership positions.
Further information about the job
This is a pivotal leadership role for an experienced and values‑driven Facilities Manager who wants to make a genuine difference to children’s learning by ensuring a safe, well‑run and welcoming school environment. You will have strategic and operational oversight of the school’s estate, health and safety, administration and operational services, leading a team of four to provide high‑quality support to classroom staff so teaching and learning can thrive. Working closely with the Headteacher, you will play a key role in decision‑making, compliance and long‑term planning, acting as a professional ambassador for the school at all times. The role offers variety, responsibility and autonomy, combining people leadership with hands‑on operational oversight across premises, health and safety, first aid, HR administration and resources. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys leading others, solving problems and contributing to a positive, child‑centred school culture
(Job Description and Person Specification attached)
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Highworth Combined School and Nursery
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 457 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Highworth Combined School and Nursery website
- Email address
- office@highworthcombined.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01494 525534
Why should you come to join us at Highworth?
• Exceptional progress and attainment for all our pupils
• We love and use: Rosenshine’s Principles; Why Don’t Student’s Like
School? TLaC; StepLab; Instructional Coaching; a fully resourced
knowledge based curriculum
• Children who are curious, respectful and well behaved (Ofsted say
‘across classes, behaviour is impeccable’)
• Kind, knowledgeable colleagues
• No planning required, but we will show you how to deliver each lesson
to an exceptional standard
• Supportive parents, carers and governors
• Consideration of work life balance in everything that we do
• Once a term assessment and data drop
• No marking; no homework; no unnecessary meetings
• 2 school rules: Be Kind; Work Hard
• Additionally Resourced Provision for hearing support
• Ofsted say we ‘might be outstanding’. See our latest report for why:
https://www.highworth.bucks.sch.uk/web/february_2024_report/683277
Come and visit to find out more!
Arranging a visit to Highworth Combined School and Nursery
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@highworthcombined.co.uk.
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