Mobile Facilities Manager

Mobile Facilities Manager

Salary: TSAT Grade E – £26,821 - £29,571 per annum 

Location: Plymouth

Hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 

Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date of Position: Monday 14^th December 2020

Interview to take place commencing 16^th December 2020

We are looking to appoint a Facilities Manager, who will be based at Plymouth High School for Girls. Plymouth High School for Girls will be joining the Thinking Schools Academy trust in early 2021 and this is an opportunity for a promising candidate to begin a vital role at this important time.

The successful post-holder will manage the utilisation of school premises, ensuring that they are secure, safe and well-maintained. This will involve management of Health and Safety procedures, management of cleaning, overseeing maintenance programmes and ensuring that budgets are monitored accordingly. 

You will line manage site staff and cleaners, and oversee general security arrangements, as well as prioritising and delegating tasks using a CAFM software. You will also manage the shift system, ensuring that all requirements both in and out-of-hours are taken into consideration. You will work with the Head of Estates and Health & Safety, to monitor capital projects taking place.

Your new role:

Your core hours will be 7.30am – 3.30pm with some flexibility required to cover shifts. 

There will also be some flexibility needed for school events plus weekend working. You will be part of a team required to maintain and care for the school and its grounds. 

What you will need to succeed:

• Previously worked in a similar environment 
• Practical skills in maintenance and cleaning 
• Full clean driving licence with access to own transport 
• A MIDAS licence is preferred (or be prepared to undertake the necessary training to obtain one) 
• Experience of working within an Academy/School is desirable, along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft office

As part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, we benefit from working cohesively as a family of schools for the benefit of our children, and for the adults who work here too. Our mission is to “transform life chances”; at The Thinking Schools Academy Trust we believe education has the power to change lives and children only have one chance to get this right. To ensure all our academies focus on our mission school leaders translated our mission to core values that would be demonstrated and evident in all our Academies:

Child First, Aspire, Challenge, Achieve

What you will get from the Thinking Schools Academy Trust:

The opportunity to work with all of our academies within our Portsmouth hub and join at a time where you can set the benchmark. We are proud to work with parents who are supportive of our school values and ethos. You will benefit from vast support network from senior leaders and other teachers and staff within the school and our trust.

What you need to do now:

If you are interested in working in our friendly schools at the start of a new and exciting time, then please apply today!

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

If this position as a Facilities Manager is not quite right for you, but you would be interested for any other positions within our Trust please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk to ensure that you are added to our talent pool and considered for any future positions.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.