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Assistant Facilities Manager - Full-time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-7056-196S
  • Posted:05/04/2019
  • Pay:KR5 to KR6 (£18,704 to £22,072)
  • Start Date:May 2019
  • App Close Date:06/05/2019 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Tuesday 14th May 2019

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ASSISTANT FACILITIES MANAGER

Salary – KR5 to KR6

Hours worked – 7.00am - 3.00pm (with 1 hour lunch)

Monday to Friday Contract – Full time

Start Date – immediate

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Assistant Facilities Manager will work with a professional, can do and proactive approach having had previous experience in a facilities roll.  The candidate must have proven ICT skills using Microsoft office products.  Teamwork is essential as is the ability to work independently.  A proven record of CPD and relevant training certificates is also required.

 

Previous school experience is desirable, as is Health and Safety and Building compliance knowledge.  Relevant trade experience such as plumbing, decorating or electrician would be an advantage as this is a hands on role.

 

Key duties include ensuring the school buildings and site are secure, carrying out unlocking duties as required (flexibility for out of hours opening and closing is required along with some weekend work), carrying out statutory maintenance and health and safety checks, acting as first point of contact for school deliveries, undertaking daily maintenance tasks, managing the car park when needed during drop off and collection times for students, assisting with the setup of school events as requested, ensuring training is kept up to date to comply with Health and Safety policies, monitoring contractors work and assisting with cleaning of the site and school vehicles.

Please see job description for a full list of duties.

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is a successful outward looking and expanding Special School based over 4 sites in and around Maidstone, Kent. We are one of the largest special schools in the country with over 800 pupils on roll aged 2-19 years with profound, severe and complex needs.

Our ‘Outstanding’ school will continue to expand and we are looking for people with a positive approach to join us who share our vision of ‘Only the best will do’ for all our students and staff. We are a Teaching School and part of a collaborative alliance with other special schools. We have been awarded The Schools Wellbeing Award for pupils and staff which demonstrates we really value our people and want to work with them to fulfil their career ambitions.

In addition to your salary, FAW allowance and pension benefits, we have excellent additional staff benefits including:

Confidential staff counselling service A wellbeing app and platform A range of staff social and well-being events Annual flu vaccinations

Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the links below:

We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be able to access. You can see it here.

Woodstock 2023 – Woodstock 2023 Festival at Five Acre Wood School - YouTube

Woodstock 2022 - Woodstock 2022 Festival at Five Acre Wood Schools - YouTube

Woodstock 2019 - Five Acre Wood School's "Woodstock 2019" - Amazing Festival in a Day! (Longer Film) - YouTube

We produced our own songs and music videos, you can watch them here: -

Beautiful – Five Acre Wood School featuring Taryn Charles - Youtube

Five Acre Wood School Featuring Jack Rose - Hall Of Fame - YouTube

Don’t Give Up – Nathan Grisdale and Five Acre Wood School - YouTube

We look forward to hearing from you.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references. The school will also, as outlined in Keeping children Safe in Education 2022, complete an online search for shortlisted candidates.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Nicola Devereux
  • Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
  • Telephone: (01622) 743925
  • Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.