Academy Facilities Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Grade P02, (Spine Points 35-38) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6EQ |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 1491949 |
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Salary: Grade P02, (Spine Points 35-38), £41,434.00 - £44,327.00 per annum),
Location: Staplefield Place, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 6EQ
Working Pattern: 36 hrs per week 7.45am - 3.30pm Monday to Thursday, 7.45am to 3.15pm Friday, with 30mins lunch break each day.
Start date: August 2025, subject to selection and clearance process
We are looking for a dedicated Academy Facilities Manager at our Brantridge School to ensure our premises are well-maintained, compliant, safe, and fully operational. As Academy Facilities Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining and managing the school's facilities to ensure they are welcoming and fit for purpose. This is an essential role, managing a team of 5 where you'll be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the site, maintenance tasks, ensuring health and safety and compliance, cleaning and supporting the smooth running of school activities and events. Your work will directly contribute to creating a positive learning environment for both students and staff.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage the onsite facilities team consisting of 5 direct line reports, including 3 domestic staff.
• Manage the preventative planned maintenance, reactive maintenance and upkeep of the school’s buildings and grounds.
• Ensure compliance, health, safety, and environmental standards are met through regular inspections and risk assessments.
• Prepare specification, plans for PPMs, refurbishments and improvement projects and obtain quotes.
• Coordinate with contractors for repairs and maintenance.
• Maintain site security and manage access to the buildings.
• Assist with the setup and support of school events and activities.
• Respond to emergency repairs as needed.
• Assist in carrying out regular emergency evacuation practices and keep appropriate records.
Key Requirements:
• Previous experience in site management or facilities management, ideally in a school or educational setting.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities, with experience supervising a team
• Knowledge of health, safety, building maintenance, and environmental regulations
• Ability to work independently and manage your time efficiently
Rewards & Benefits: Career benefits - Orchard Hill College Academy Trust,
• Enhanced parental leave schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Employee referral scheme
• Membership to Discounts for Teachers
• Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
• Comprehensive training and development
• Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
• Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
• Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
• Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Our Trust
Brantridge School, is part of Orchard Hill College Academy Trust. We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND). To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our websiteWe are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners.
Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.
Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.
Closing Date: 9am Thursday 19th June 2025
Interviews will take place on: Thursday 26th June 2025
Location: Staplefield Place, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 6EQ
Working Pattern: 36 hrs per week 7.45am - 3.30pm Monday to Thursday, 7.45am to 3.15pm Friday, with 30mins lunch break each day.
Start date: August 2025, subject to selection and clearance process
We are looking for a dedicated Academy Facilities Manager at our Brantridge School to ensure our premises are well-maintained, compliant, safe, and fully operational. As Academy Facilities Manager, you will play a key role in maintaining and managing the school's facilities to ensure they are welcoming and fit for purpose. This is an essential role, managing a team of 5 where you'll be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the site, maintenance tasks, ensuring health and safety and compliance, cleaning and supporting the smooth running of school activities and events. Your work will directly contribute to creating a positive learning environment for both students and staff.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage the onsite facilities team consisting of 5 direct line reports, including 3 domestic staff.
• Manage the preventative planned maintenance, reactive maintenance and upkeep of the school’s buildings and grounds.
• Ensure compliance, health, safety, and environmental standards are met through regular inspections and risk assessments.
• Prepare specification, plans for PPMs, refurbishments and improvement projects and obtain quotes.
• Coordinate with contractors for repairs and maintenance.
• Maintain site security and manage access to the buildings.
• Assist with the setup and support of school events and activities.
• Respond to emergency repairs as needed.
• Assist in carrying out regular emergency evacuation practices and keep appropriate records.
Key Requirements:
• Previous experience in site management or facilities management, ideally in a school or educational setting.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities, with experience supervising a team
• Knowledge of health, safety, building maintenance, and environmental regulations
• Ability to work independently and manage your time efficiently
Rewards & Benefits: Career benefits - Orchard Hill College Academy Trust,
• Enhanced parental leave schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Employee referral scheme
• Membership to Discounts for Teachers
• Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
• Comprehensive training and development
• Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
• Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
• Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
• Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Our Trust
Brantridge School, is part of Orchard Hill College Academy Trust. We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND). To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our websiteWe are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners.
Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.
Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.
Closing Date: 9am Thursday 19th June 2025
Interviews will take place on: Thursday 26th June 2025