What skills and experience we're looking for Join an exceptional team at Conyers — a thriving, positive school where your work makes a real difference to our young people and the wider community. At Conyers, we focus on recognising effort, rewarding success, and nurturing perseverance. We are seeking to appoint an experienced and committed Estates & Facilities Manager who will embrace an inclusive attitude to education, is looking for a new challenge and wants to be part of driving continued improvements in our school. What we have: ● A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere ● Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve ● An aspirational curriculum for all students ● A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team ● Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers ● Opportunities for career development We are a newly merged Trust, Spark Education Trust which currently consists of 11 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools. The Spark Education Trust can offer you a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity, working with collaborative schools that are passionate about the progress and development of every student. As outlined in the job description and person specification, the purpose of this role is to work with the school leaders and trust estates team to deliver compliance, training, contractor management, quality assurance and Health and Safety Management. To oversee the management of day-to-day operations of the school estate including line management responsibilities for the Facilities team which includes Catering, Cleaning and Site Teams and ensure the school is operational during school term and school holidays. To deliver the Sites’ assets and maintenance in line with Trust strategy and Site needs. Acting as Health and Safety Officer and Responsible Person (Fire Officer) for the site Maintain and develop appropriate health and safety strategies to ensure school complies with current legislation and HSE guidance and ensure the Trust H&S policy is implemented at all times and communicated with all school staff. What the school offers its staff Why Work With Us? We value our staff and offer: ● A digitally innovative iPads for Learning school with excellent facilities. ● A collaborative and supportive team ethos across the school. ● A strong focus on staff wellbeing, with events and activities throughout the year. ● Free annual flu vaccination voucher. Come and be part of something special. At Conyers, we develop independent, determined students who are confident, creative, and empathetic. Together, we make a positive difference. Commitment to safeguarding The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practices, and all pre-employment checks will be completed before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An online search will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates to identify any publicly available information that may be relevant to the recruitment process.