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Trust Estates & Facilities Manager
Hearts Academy Trust, Wickford, SS11 8HE10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
29 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £30,521.89 - £37,725.27 Annually (Actual) Band 4 of the HEARTS Pay Scale (Pt. 18-28 pending experience). Includes fringe allowance.
Trust Estates & Facilities Manager job summary
The role of Trust Estates & Facilities Manager (EFM) is a crucial strategic appointment, supporting HEARTS to provide and enhance the already excellent opportunities and learning for our pupils.
As the Trust Estates & Facilities Manager, you will play a vital role in shaping the environment across all of our settings, ensuring our pupils, families, colleagues and wider communities continue to thrive.
HEARTS Academy Trust is an innovative employer. You will be joining a highly supportive and ambitious organisation, working alongside over 200 like-minded professionals, including an executive team comprised of the CEO, CFO, Director of Education, Deputy Director, Executive Lead for SEND & Safeguarding and an Executive Headteacher & Deputy CEO. There are also seven Heads of School/provision, with complimentary teaching staff, business and support staff including an experienced Trust Business Manager, catering and caretaking teams. The Local Advisory Boards (LABs) and Trustees oversee, lead and support our work with their expertise, time and experience.
Your expertise and experience in managing our estates and facilities will ensure that our pupils have safe, inspiring and welcoming spaces to learn, grow and explore.
The successful candidate will firmly believe in, and uphold, our HEARTS values.
Person Specification
As Trust Estates & Facilities Manager, you will be the strategic lead managing our physical assets, ensuring effectiveness, compliance and long-term sustainability for the benefit of the Trust.
You will work strategically as a member of the central team, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and liaising closely with all Trust schools via Heads of School and individual, school-based site-supervisors.
You will also work closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as well as other members of the Trust’s executive team including the Deputy CEO and Executive Heads.
The Trust Estates & Facilities Manager will be expected to have a strong, working knowledge of schools, particularly primary schools, and be able to scan horizons. The successful candidate will have a keen overview of legislation, policies and procedures that affect health & safety and compliance in schools.
Please see attached the person and job specification related to this role.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/trust-information/policies
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hearts Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Hearts Academy Trust website
HEARTS is a small innovative Academy Trust of six primary schools and an alternative provision for pupils with SEMH challenges. All provisions are based in the south of Essex. Our values are central to all that we do. We work tirelessly to ensure that happiness, equity, achievement, resilience, truth and spirituality are embedded into the curriculum. Our pupils are well-rounded individuals who are ready to face the challenges offered to them. These values are at the heart of all we do and fundamental to our working relationships as well as our pupils' learning. We have high expectations of our employees and offer support and continued development opportunities for all. We expect our employees to live the HEARTS values in their work and relationships with other employees and the community.
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the Trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/trust-information/policies
We can offer you:
- an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including Trust-wide twilights throughout the year
- a two-week October half-term
- supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
- a highly effective learning environment
- a responsive and involved leadership team
- an 80:20 teaching model (4-day teaching week where all teachers receive an additional 10% non-contact (PPA) time each week as part of the Trust policy)
- a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values
- access to our School Counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions
For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website: www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk
All of our schools are judged good or outstanding.
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