Havering Schools Jobs
Site Manager
- Employer: LIFE Education Trust - The Frances Bardsley Academy
- Reference: SCH/24/281030
LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
An 11-18 Academy with Visual Arts Specialism
Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex RM1 2RR
Tel: 01708 447368
Web: www.fbaok.co.uk
Executive Headteacher: Mr J. Dutnall LLB, BA, MA, MBA
Site Manager
Hours: 36 hours a week x 52 weeks a year
FTE: 100%
Scale: PO3. 32 - PO3.35
Actual Salary: £42,840 to £46,041 p.a. Inclusive of Outer London Weighting
Contract Type: Permanent
Required: July 2024
Building Great Learning Communities
Our Mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent student outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a Site Manager to work alongside the Site Team to assist with the daily management of the schools’ estate, meeting the security and maintenance needs of the schools and ensuring the schools comply with all current legislation relating to site safety and management.
The successful candidate will:
- Encourage and take part in optimising the efficient and economical use of the school's premises, facilities, plant, equipment, and material
- Promote and participate in achieving a culture of excellence and continuous improvement for estate practices and standards.
- An understanding of health, safety and security issues and relevant legislation affecting schools
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and to lead a team
- Be able to competently carry out repairs and maintenance with experience of premises maintenance issues
- Ability to multitask and be flexible to deal with the 'unexpected'
- Willing to complete any necessary training
The successful candidate will become part of an oversubscribed, flourishing school for girls aged 11 to 18, with confident, courteous, articulate students and an ethos of empowerment. The school is committed to providing the best learning opportunities in a safe, secure and friendly environment with dedicated colleagues who strive for excellence.
In return we can offer you:
- Welcoming and friendly colleagues
- A stimulating and welcoming learning environment with excellent facilities, including our purpose-built wellbeing centre, a farm, an art gallery and our own railway
- High-quality CPD (Continuous Professional Development) Free flu vaccinations
- Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS), the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24-hour-a-day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more.
- A colleague Support Pack regularly updated with local financial guidance, schemes and support
- Increased priority in admission to our school for your child/ren
- Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line) and a main bus route
Applications
Please forward your completed Application form, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 9 am on Monday 3rd June 2024 and interviews will be scheduled shortly after.
A copy of the school's Support Colleague Application Form can be found on the school website www.fbaok.co.uk.
For further information about this role, please contact recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com.
Visits to the school are welcomed
The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrou nds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appro priate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and supporting paperwork to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 9 am on Monday 3rd June 2024.