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Deputy Estates Manager - Full-time

St Michael's Prep School, Otford

  • Ref:KCC886-6016-314S
  • Posted:13/01/2025
  • Pay:circa £32,000 p.a.
  • Start Date:ASAP
  • App Close Date:13/02/2025 at 15:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school, with 480 children aged 2-13.

With magnificent buildings and over one hundred acres of land to manage, our Estates team is a busy one. The Estates team consists of 5 full time staff including this role. They work together to maintain the school buildings and extensive grounds. The team is managed by the Estates Manager who reports to the Director of Finance & Operations.

The postholder will support the Estates Manager in the security and maintenance of the whole school site and help to ensure the school complies with all current legislation relating to site safety and management. The postholder will promote and participate in achieving the most efficient and economic use of the school premises, facilities, plant, equipment and materials and provide technical expertise to the Director of Finance & Operations (DFO). 

Within this busy team, the postholder will assist the Estates Manager to promote a teamwork culture which encourages and supports hard work and success. This will involve helping to creatively plan and develop the vision and strategy for the school premises with a commitment to achieving excellent standards.

They will also be responsible for the day to day running of the Estates department, this would include delegating work in order of priority for both reactive and planned maintenance.

The hours are Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4.30pm including a paid lunch break, all year round.  The team operates a rota working one weekend in five, with the following Monday and Tuesday taken as time off in lieu.

If you would like to have a new challenge, working in wonderful surroundings with a great team, we would encourage you to arrange an informal visit to find out more about this rare opportunity.

St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the school

St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school. We have recently celebrated our 150th anniversary and provide a wonderful learning environment to approximately 480 children aged 2-13, enjoying a beautiful location, overlooking one hundred acres of land. Our state-of-the-art Pre-Prep building sets each child on a learning journey that is rich, active, and inspiring. Children continue into the Prep School, taught by a large number of specialist professionals who work throughout the school to provide a rich array of curricular and co-curricular opportunities.

We can offer you:

A first-class working environment within a welcoming team, modern and well-maintained IT infrastructure; supportive colleagues; competitive rates; small class sizes; free parking on site. We believe in providing a rounded education where children can pursue their passions, challenge themselves and enjoy a creative and innovative environment. We are continually looking for ways to improve our curriculum and facilities, making them more vibrant, inspiring and in step with our ever-changing world.

Our school motto: perseverantia, sapientia, gratia (perseverance, wisdom, and gratitude) encapsulates our ethos of striving for success and using our skills to make a difference. These values are instilled daily throughout the St Michael’s journey for our pupils, and we strongly believe that to teach our children about the importance of lifelong learning, we must first model this ourselves.

St Michael’s actively manages the inclusion of its people and values diversity, believing that our different ways of being and thinking adds value to our school community. We are committed to creating and sustaining a more ethnically diverse workforce. In this regard, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds who share our values in this area.

If you would like to apply for this role, we look forward to receiving your completed application through our recruitment portal.

For further enquiries please contact the HR department at recruitment@stmichaels.kent.sch.uk or telephone us on 01959 522137.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01959 522137

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.