Mabel Prichard School wishes to appoint a Facilities Manager who will demonstrate the skills and abilities to manage and organise the academy’s site and facilities to the highest standards, ensuring that staff, students and visitors are safe and secure at all times. 

The Facilities Manager will demonstrate a range of operational and management skills and will work flexibly to meet the academy’s needs. The successful candidate will have professional experience in a site management role and will welcome the opportunity to develop their career. 

About The Role

You will support the senior leadship team and wider school community in providing high standards of teaching and learning facilities across the academy’s two sites and to ensure that the academy meets its statutory health and safety requirements.

Some responsibilites include:

• To ensure that the ongoing and future needs of the academy are met in terms of site, property, assets, facilities and Health and Safety.
• To ensure that the school premises are cleaned to the approved specification
• To take overall responsibility for school security and day-to-day maintenance issues.
• Day-to-day management of the site, ensuring that staff, students and visitors are safe and secure at all times.
• To liaise and maintain relationships with suppliers, contractors and hirers of the school and deal with any problems as they arise.
• Supervision and monitoring of contractors, ensuring that contracts are carried out in accordance with specifications and liaising whilst contractors are on site.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and best-practice health and safety legislation and requirements.
• Maintenance of accurate records, information and data.
• Provision of reports, analysis of data and information.
• Working constructively as part of a team, understanding academy roles and responsibilities, and fully participating in the life of the academy.

About You

• Experience of management of Health and Safety
• Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation
• Experience of site management
• Experience of liaising, supervising and monitoring contractors and suppliers
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Organisational and administrative skills
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Excellent ICT skills to support the school site

Why Join Us?

At The Gallery Trust, we believe our staff should feel as supported as our students. We offer:

• Professional Growth: Access to tailored training, secondments, andOpportunities for collaborative working across the schools in The Trust, offering the chance to liaise with experienced colleagues, building knowledge and professional networks. 

• Financial Benefits: Competitive LGPS pension, life assurance, salary sacrifice schemes (including Cycle to Work), Contribution towards glasses and eye tests for DSE use.

• Wellbeing First: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, the Wisdom wellbeing app, and yearly flu vaccinations.

How to Apply

To apply for this post, please complete an application form via MyNewTerm. 

Deadline for all applications: Friday 12 June at Midday

Interviews will take place week commencing 15 June

At The Gallery Trust, inclusion is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcome, respected, and supported throughout our recruitment process. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or have any additional needs that may require adjustments at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know.

We are very happy to talk with you about what would help you feel comfortable and able to perform at your best. This might include providing information in alternative formats, allowing extra time, or making practical adjustments to the process.

You can contact our recruitment team in confidence at recruitment@thegallerytrust.co.uk or by calling 01865 557004. We are here to help and would love to hear from you.

The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Any offer of employment with The Gallery Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, NCTL and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. 

The Gallery Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.