What skills and experience we're looking for
Please note that this is a physically demanding role and there will be a requirement to work on the school farm.
Experience of working within facilities management in an educational or business establishment
Ability to communicate effectively with staff, visitors, contractors, members of the public and the Emergency services.
Ability to help manage site maintenance budgets and prepare cost estimates and monitor expenditure if required
Able to undertake basic administrative tasks including ordering, record keeping, reporting and ordering procedures, if required
Ability to work effectively with colleagues at different levels
Ability to maintain high standards
Pro-active and systematic approach to problem solving
Excellent organisational, prioritising and time management skills.
Have a range of skills and or experience to undertake various repairs and maintenance tasks within the buildings i.e. plumbing/joinery/construction
Ability to work in accordance with the school’s health and safety policies
Ability to travel between sites, full driving licence
What the school offers its staff
We understand that our staff are our most important resource. We are committed to recruiting the very best support staff, teachers and leaders to support and nurture our children, families and communities. Once these inspiring members of staff join us, we invest in their career and development so that we can retain the very best leaders, teachers and support staff in our schools and central teams, or the profession as a whole
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.