Head of Estates - Full-time

Turner Schools

• Ref:KCC-F42-96-S
• Posted:24/05/2019
• Pay:Commensurate with experience
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:28/06/2019 at 10:00
• Interviews:To be confirmed

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Turner Schools has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Estates. We are seeking a candidate with high standards, deep knowledge of school buildings and facilities, an eye for detail and the ability to lead and motivate teams to ensure our schools are places that deliver the best possible education enabling those we serve to thrive. In addition, we are seeking a candidate with the expertise to oversee development of the Trust’s portfolio, as we open a new secondary school, aim to build a new primary building, and hope to build key-worker housing in the future.

The Head of Estates will provide strategic leadership of all matters relating to the Trust’s premises and facilities, including oversight for management of health and safety for the organisation, and will be expected to report to the Trust Board and governors from time to time. The position will oversee a strong facilities team in the management and future planning of all maintenance and security of all Turner Schools premises, buildings and grounds.

The successful candidate will:-

• Have experience of facilities and operational functions, ideally in a school context
• Be accountable for standards in all things premises at the Turner Schools sites
• Drive high standards so that the premises represent the Trust’s vision and values for a brilliant, inclusive education
• Provide long-term comprehensive planning for the sites to maximise the potential of the organisation’s physical resources, working with the Trust’s leadership and central team colleagues (eg FD) in doing so.
• Have experience in managing a health and safety culture, modelling good practice and providing training to the team
• Be able to represent the Trust locally and with the Local Authority/ESFA when appropriate
• Ensure that all hazards are identified and rectified
• Ensure that policies are reviewed in consultation with the Trust to ensure that they are robust and compliant
• Ensure that procedures are followed
• Have experience in managing and developing emergency procedures
• Support to the Trust's mission, vision and values
• Enjoy completing work in a professional and positive manner, relish solving problems and take pride in helping others succeed
• Have a determination to improve standards and outcomes in non-selective education on the south-east Kent coast
• Have an interest in playing a part, through education, in the re-generation of Folkestone
• Have high ethical standards
• Have strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrate honesty and integrity
• Be highly motivated and have a flexible approach towards work and working hours
• Be an ambassador for Turner Schools in dealing with external persons, and to be an admired and respected member of the team by internal faculty and pupils/students
• Enjoy helping others and be able to resolve any issues in a professional, calm and measured manner
• In addition, experience of planning and delivering new school/educational buildings is required.

 In return we can offer you:

• A professional, hardworking and supportive team of faculty colleagues
• The opportunity to drive change and contribute to the development and growth of this ambitious young Trust
• Purpose in your daily work, by shaping the environment for the Trust’s community

For further information about our mission, vision and values, please see our website www.turnerschools.com

Full time, all year round

37 hours per week

Information about the trust

Turner Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) with schools in Folkestone and Dover on the beautiful Kent coast. The Turner Schools family includes six schools in Folkestone:-

Dover Christ Church Academy, Folkestone Primary, Folkestone Academy, Morehall Primary, Martello Primary, Turner Free School

We provide education through pre-school, primary, secondary and on to sixth form. Each academy is individual and responds to the needs of its local community to provide the best possible opportunity for its young people. We promote high academic standards, while ensuring crucial opportunities for personal and emotional development.

Turner Schools is committed to Transforming children’s futures…Empowering children’s futures…Strengthening communities.

To help us achieve this, Turner Staff ‘Walk the Turner Talk’

They will:

• Speak and act with care: always show compassion and respect for children. • Act boldly: be ambitious for yourself and the children and young people we serve. • Learn from adversity: be evaluative, thoughtful and reflective. • Challenge convention: be curious, welcome difference and unfamiliar thinking. • Connect with others: support colleagues, parents and pupils to make a great team. • Use your voice: offer different views and ask questions. • Do what it takes: be relentless in pursuing the best for children. • Ask for support: be open and honest when plans go awry. • Don’t give up: be calm, resilient and measured when managing challenges.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

For further information on Turner Schools, please visit www.turnerschools.com

Job Contact Information

• Name:Caroline Dominguez
• Address:Academy Lane,
  Folkestone,
  Kent,
  CT19 5FP
• Telephone: 01303 842433
• Email: hr@turnerschools.com

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