Assistant Facilities Manager - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-658S
• Posted:10/09/2024
• Pay:KR 7 ((£27,956 - £30,291 including allowance)
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:23/09/2024 at 12:00
• Interviews:TBC

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We are looking for an Assistant Facilities Manager to join our school. The successful candidate will be an individual who thrives in an environment where ‘no one day is the same’ and enjoys a varied role.   Someone who takes pride in providing a clean, secure, safe and healthy environment for pupils, staff and visitors.  You will be responsible for managing the cleaning provision and contracts including security.

Five Acre Wood School is based over three sites in the Maidstone area. Candidates will be required to work across sites and need to be adapt at dealing with facilities related paperwork including compliance checks, help desk system, diary management as well as being a practical individual, able to undertake routine repairs and maintenance.

Previous experience in a facilities/site role in a school environment would be a distinct advantage but not essential.  A positive attitude and calm manner with the ability to prioritise and deal with a demanding workload is vital.  You will be an excellent communicator, have a professional approach and a good sense of humour.

Candidates will have good MS office skills e.g. word, and excel and be competent users of email.

 Key duties will include: 

• To ensure the school buildings and site are secure.
• Carry out locking and unlocking duties of the site as required. Flexibility for out of hours opening and closing is required along with some weekend work. Arrangements to be made by prior agreement with reasonable notice.
• Carry out daily / weekly / monthly checks relating to statutory maintenance and health and safety, ensuring accurate logging records are complete and filed.
• To take responsibility for the help desk and address all requests, liaise with Estates manager over larger works.
• To take a proactive approach when carrying out tasks and reviewing the school site.
• To take preventative measures and steps to eliminate health and safety risks where possible, and report any hazards immediately to the Estates Manager.
• To act as the first point of contact for all school deliveries, ensuring that items are moved promptly to the appropriate area / person.
• To undertake portage duties to include moving school furniture and equipment.
• To escort and advise maintenance contractors attending the school site, ensuring compliance with safeguarding procedures.
• To undertake daily and periodic maintenance tasks, to include decorating and repairs, to ensure a safe and well-kept environment is maintained.

Please see attached job description for a full list of duties. 

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is an “Outstanding", forward looking school with an international reputation. We are ambitious for our pupils, and we pride ourselves on working with many leaders in the field of special education.

We play an important role in our community and enjoy strong local links which give our pupils opportunities to play active and meaningful roles in their own communities.

Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the 3 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xOR-PlaONI (If the link doesn’t connect - You Tube “Five Acre Woodstock 2019 – Amazing Festival in a Day”)

Nathan Grisdale was on the X factor and reached the “Six chair challenge”. He heard about our school. He wrote a song for us and filmed it with our pupils. You can see it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJF9MlJHt-I (If the link doesn’t connect – You Tube Nathan Grisdale - Don't Give Up (Official music video)

Jack Rose broke the Itunes Top Twenty with his collaboration with Five Acre Wood School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maa_veNaobU (If the link doesn’t connect – You Tube: Five Acre Wood feat Jack Rose – Hall of Fame

If you want to work in a school that prides itself on making a difference to the pupils and families who we work with then please say ‘hello’. 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.

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

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Assistant Facilities Manager job description