Senior Estates Manager

Gildredge House, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 8AB

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 August 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 July 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 17.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Starting salary £24,703
• Actual salary: £11,651.81 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a part-time Senior Estates Officer who can efficiently and effectively support the busy working schedule of the school Estates Department. You will need to be well-organised, practical, a team player, physically strong and be able to work as directed or independently.

• Do you enjoy building maintenance and possess skills to complete general building works?

• Do you possess strong people skills with the ability to be flexible?

• Can you work in a team, be a self-starter with good Health and Safety knowledge?

• Would your work colleagues describe you as “a completer/finisher with good self-motivation”?

• Can you demonstrate good IT skills and the ability to close out helpdesk tasks?

If the answer is ‘yes’ to these questions then Gildredge House wants to hear from you.

The principal role for this post is to provide general estates support to the school community.

Quotes from our Estates Team: A day in the life of a Senior Estates Officer: “The job is very rewarding; no one day is the same. I have a lot of responsibility from opening the school in the morning to closing it at night. The job can be quite physical at times, from lifting to walking. Since I joined the team I have done lots of DIY and gardening jobs, both of which I enjoy, which is why I chose to apply for this job. The Estates team are all really friendly and I settled in fast. Also, the staff are all really polite and grateful for things you do for them. To sum it up: if you like varied hours, painting, fixing things, a bit of lifting, a bit of cleaning, lots of responsibility, a small amount of paperwork, a mix of inside and outside work, come and join our amazing team!”

“Our department is a friendly team. We take pride in our work, and strive to do the best we can for the staff and students at Gildredge House. As a team we support each other, working together and independently in a busy school. Our new staff member would gain satisfaction from solving puzzles, completing a task, and making improvements to the school environment.”

“Days are always varied and different, from cleaning to painting, lifting and general repairs around the building. You need to be well organised, due to the size of the building. There is a strong team spirit in the school with high standards and a friendly atmosphere”. As a Senior Estates Officer, you will have responsibility for line managing members of the cleaning team; be joint lead on Estates maintenance; occasionally complete the evening lock-down process and deputise as the Estates Manager, when necessary.

What the school offers its staff

Gildredge House offers:

• continuity of education for boys and girls aged 4+
• an expectation of high academic standards
• strong discipline
• excellent pastoral care
• a range of extra-curricular activities
• parent and community involvement

As an employee of the school, you would benefit from:

• A two-week break in the Autumn Term, allowing for holidays to be taken out of peak season
• LGPS Pension Scheme
• A supportive induction programme for new staff to the school.
• Investment into your career development through appropriate, regular CPD
• Support and mentoring by a strong Senior Leadership Team and other experienced leaders.
• Access to a full employee assistance programme, in support of wellbeing
• Complimentary tea and coffee in our staffroom
• On-site parking

Commitment to safeguarding

Gildredge House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment with the school are subject to pre-employment checks which will include References, Health, Right to Work in UK, a satisfactory Enhanced DBS with Children’s Barred List check and a Declaration that they are not a disqualified person under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2006.

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About Gildredge House

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 16
• Education phase: Through school
• School size: 1182 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Gildredge House website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: careers@gildredgehouse.org.uk
• Phone number: 01323400650
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gildredge-house (opens in new tab)

Gildredge House is an all-through 4-19 Free School, established in 2013.

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