Overview
You will be responsible for the site and premises of both Berewood Primary and Newlands Primary, ensuring staff, pupils and visitors are safe onsite, with premises in good order and a scheduled maintenance programme that complies with legislative requirements, is cost efficient and meets the needs of the academies providing a strategic leadership and operational oversight.
Duties
* Maintain a strategic overview of both school sites, identifying short, medium and long-term maintenance and development need. Work with the Premises and Health & Safety team to identify estates priorities and risk and planning cyclical maintenance and capital improvement needs across both schools.
* Oversee on-site maintenance contractors, including liaising with the Academy Operations Officer to ensure appropriate safeguarding and safety checks are in line with school policy and prior to contractors working on-site. Ensure work is completed to the required specification and standards, for business continuity within timescale set out in the contract, reporting to your line manager as appropriate
* Ensure the buildings and sites are secure and functional, undertaking daily security checks including locking and unlocking of buildings and setting the alarms, as and when required. Ensure clear emergency procedures are understood.
* Monitor the general condition of the exterior and interior buildings, and produce and maintain a rolling redecorations programme, undertaking repairs and maintenance activities to improve the appearance and safety of the buildings and grounds as may reasonably be required and in liaison with the Academy Operations Officer.
* Work with the Academy Operations Officer and the Trust Premises and Health & Safety team to ensure Health and Safety legislative and statutory requirements are met to ensure the site is a safe environment for pupils, staff and visitors, including completion of risk assessments and ensuring all statutory checks and test are completed and recorded.
* Act as Emergency and Reactive Management Lead response to site emergencies (e.g. floods, security breaches, heating failures). Coordinate urgent repairs and ensure appropriate escalation.
* Effectively line manage the Site Assistant, include work planning and task allocation, performance management and support, ensuring safe working practices and provide clear priorities and oversight of day-to-day maintenance tasks.
* Alongside the agreed maintenance programme schedules, ensure equipment and systems such as heating, cooling, lighting and alarms are well maintained and in good working order at all times.
* Coordinate the monitoring of stock and order cleaning and premises supplies in-line with Trust policy and procedure, ensuring products are fit for purpose and stored securely and safely in line with regulatory and best practice. Undertake internal and external collections and deliveries across the sites.
* In liaison with the relevant parties, support the procurement of services and goods, in line with Trust and Academy policy and procedure and best value for money.
* To support and assist members of staff and visitors with regard to premises management, ensuring the highest levels of customer service are set and achieved. Deliver a health and safety induction to all new employees of the Academies within a timely manner.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £33,142.00-£37,279.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* On-site parking
* Store discount
Work Location: In person