Facilities Manager
Netherthorpe School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3PU15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £37,035 to £40,476
Pay scale
- NJC Grade 7, point 27 to 31
What skills and experience we're looking for
Post: Facilities Manager
Location: Netherthorpe School (base) with travel, as necessary, to the 3 Derbyshire primary schools
Pay scale: NJC Grade 7, point 27: £37,035 to 31: £40,476 gross per annum
Contract: Permanent, full Time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks
Start date: As soon as possible
Minerva Learning Trust is an expanding Sheffield based multi-academy Trust with a vision of providing outstanding education for all the students within our schools. The Trust is passionate that all students should see their time at school as happy and fulfilling with their potential developed to the utmost. Netherthorpe School is a popular 11-18 school in Staveley, Chesterfield. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school for all. We regard all staff and pupils as part of our family and, whilst we have really high expectations of everyone, we maintain a caring and supportive ethos. We strongly believe in work life balance and we work with our staff to actively promote and improve wellbeing.
This is an exciting new opening to join the team at Netherthorpe School and our Derbyshire schools. Whilst your main work and base will be at Netherthorpe School, you will also have management responsibility for the site caretaker at each of our three primary schools in the Derbyshire hub. Therefore, you will be required to travel to these sites to support and guide as required and work in liaison with the Trust’s central estates leaders to ensure projects and school needs are delivered in a timely way. This appointment is a key opportunity to join a developing, supportive, and committed team. The successful applicant will have:
A proactive approach to meeting school and Trust needs.
Previous facilities work experience.
Previous experience of supervising and managing facilities staff.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with a wide range of audiences including senior managers, Trust staff and contractors.
Previous experience of health, safety and undertaking appropriate testing and inspection routines.
The ability to effectively plan maintenance work and deploy resource.
The ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date records in line with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
The ability to ensure basic facilities are well-maintained and conduct a proactive maintenance regime.
The ability to use IT systems for maintaining compliance records.
The closing date is at 9am on Friday 18 April 2025 with interviews scheduled to take place on Friday 25 April 2025.
Candidates are encouraged to visit the school or have an informal discussion about the role with Alistair Mann, Trust Facilities and Estates Director. Arrangements for this can be made via e-mail to: amann@central-mlt.co.uk.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.
The application form and information pack is available on the school website. Please ensure that you do not fill in a Local Authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.
What the school offers its staff
Please see attached Recruitment Information Pack
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@netherthorpe.derbyshire.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Netherthorpe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1100 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Netherthorpe School website
- Email address
- amann@central-mlt.co.uk
Netherthorpe is a thriving 11 - 18 school with a large Sixth Form and a commitment to raising the level of achievement of all its students. The school has a traditional ethos and enjoys an excellent reputation within the area.
Arranging a visit to Netherthorpe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email amann@central-mlt.co.uk.
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