Description
Who are Kido?
We are one of the larger, more dynamic, independently owned nursery groups in London. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality early years education and care possible and look to marry the benefits of scale with the care and consideration for employees and customers alike, of an owner-operated group.
We create magical and engaging learning spaces infused with cutting edge pedagogy which are brought to life by great teachers who nurture and enhance every child’s innate curiosity, creativity and ability to be a lifelong learner. We believe that a combination of free and structured play, an engaging and interactive learning environment, and an abundance of love, care and attention provide the most solid foundation for children in their early years.
The role of our Facilities Manager:
Kido has grown quickly over the last 7 years and now employs over 500 people in the UK across 20 locations, all in and around London. We’re committed to always having quality at the forefront of our growth and strive to ensure that our buildings and facilities are outstanding. You will be responsible for providing an effective, high-quality service across the entire network when it comes to resolving property issues and coordinating a diary of maintenance and upkeep.
You will join our property team to help create extraordinary spaces where our teachers and children can excel. As a Facilities Manager with us you will work alongside our two Handypersons that report into you, whilst you will report into our Property Director. The Property team takes care of our entire network, creating buildings where first impressions have an immediate and lasting impact.
You will lead our facilities management, carry out regular inspections of our properties and make sure that our teams have the right tools to build on our reputation for quality when it comes to creating empowering learning spaces. Our nursery teams will be your customers and it is vital that they feel supported by you and trust that when they report a problem or breakage to you, it will be rectified swiftly and efficiently. You’ll be obsessed with quality and a fantastic communicator so that our managers feel supported and informed along the way.
Requirements
As our Facilities Manager you will be the face and voice of property and maintenance support for all of our teams as well as ensuring all settings are compliant. This means you will need to be fantastic at customer service, so that you can ensure that everyone has trust in your abilities to problem solve. You will juggle multiple stakeholders, balancing requests with time frames and budget responsibilities. The role will evolve over time but will certainly include:
* Coordinating maintenance works across multiple sites and balancing priorities according to urgency
* Carrying out property inspections, logging issues, creating proposed schedules of work and coordinating with our Property Director
* Ensuring that all nurseries are adequately supplied with stock and resources
* Ensuring that Health & Safety regulations are adhered to
* Assist with nursery refurbishments
* Maintaining, upkeeping and monitoring all compliance services and inspections
* Being the first point of contact for maintenance issues which arise at the nursery, provide timely and professional communications throughout issues being resolved
* Lead on Kido’s sustainability efforts in partnership with our Sustainability Champions across all nurseries
* Manage the utility providers across the group in terms of monitoring usage & cost
* Budget & Invoice Management
* Supporting, leading and mentoring our in-house team of two handypersons who will report into you
* Managing stakeholders, including nursery teams, Property Director, Handypersons and external facilities contractors to ensure that everyone is coordinated and working towards common goals in a timely manner
* Inspecting works carried out to ensure that Kido standards are maintained
* Working alongside supply chain partners to ensure that the highest possible service is achieved whilst also representing excellent value for money
* Flexibility and contactability is important as nurseries are open for long hours and you will be their first point of contact for support
The ideal candidate will have:
* A passion for excellence when it comes to property upkeep and maintenance
* Entrepreneurial drive and mindset
* Knowledge of mechanical and electrical services preferable
* Excellent communication skills, verbally and written
* The ability to juggle multiple stakeholders and prioritise efficiently
* Exceptional organisational skills
* Strong decision-making
* An adaptable and open-minded outlook
* A full UK driving licence, use of own car and insurance including for business use
* BA degree in a relevant subject, such as: Property/Real Estate/Facilities Mgmt etc preferable
* IOSH qualification beneficial
The role will be London based, and will involve a mix of travelling across our locations alongside some working from home. Some “out of hours” work will be required to support nursery teams who operate 7am-7pm.
Benefits
* Salary £40,000 - £45,000 experience dependent
* Opportunity for excellent career development
* 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays. Rising to 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) after 5 years service
* Your birthday off if it falls on a working day
* Autonomy over your own time and diary management as long as the needs of the role are being met
* Discounted childcare if your child attends one of our nurseries (100% off for your first child)
* Company awards and celebrations
* £1000 refer a friend bonus for recommending Kïdo
* Perkbox account with access to many discounts and offers, including a free drink at Nero once a week, or a snack from Greggs!
* Access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme including free structured confidential counselling sessions
* Free membership to our Wellness hub with online workout and wellbeing classes
Kido is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. Kido will ensure that our recruitment procedures meet the standards set out in our safer recruitment policy (available upon request) and our selection criteria prevents unsuitable people from gaining access to children. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care, successful candidates are expected to undergo pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS and barred lists check.
* All applications will be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application that you disclose any information requested in respect of applicable convictions and cautions (including, as applicable any reprimands or final warnings). This post may be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, in which case applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act unless the conviction or caution is “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Any such ‘protected’ conviction or caution is not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, caution, reprimand or final warning has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this role but any failure to disclose any such information will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
We specialize in delivering innovative solutions and exceptional services to meet the diverse needs of our clients. With a strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, we strive to exceed expectations and drive success in every project we undertake.