Assistant Facilities Manager

Are you seeking to further your career in Facilities Management? We are looking for an ambitious individual with the required experience to join our Estates and Facilities team as an Assistant Facilities Manager. You will deliver compliance monitoring, provide responsive reactive maintenance through supervision of the facilities team and support and deputise for the Facilities Manager. 

In return we offer a professional facilities management training package, a thriving and developing working environment, competitive salary, and a generous pension scheme and annual leave.

This is an exciting time to join the Girls’ Learning Trust as Assistant Facilities Manager. You will be responsible for a team of four, supervising and leading the coordination of reactive and planned preventative maintenance, coordinate small projects, monitor cleaning standards and manage contractors on site. The Assistant Facilities Manager will also work with Trust colleagues, supporting the development of facilities management systems and processes to enhance compliance management and service delivery. 

The Girls’ Learning Trust (GLT) was formed in September 2015 and consists of three successful and high-performing girls’ schools: Nonsuch High School for Girls, Wallington High School for Girls and Carshalton High School for Girls. All three schools are in the London Borough of Sutton. As the largest all-girls multi academy trust in the UK, we have c4,500 students aged 11-18 and over 500 staff. We have a financial turnover of c£30m and operate over three large sites. Our aim is to empower girls and young women by delivering a first-class education and providing an inspirational start to their futures.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual looking to build a career in facilities management. The professional training package included with this role is intended to provide the post holder with the potential to develop within the Trust. 

The following activities are intrinsic to the role and cannot be eliminated:

• Working at height and in confined spaces
• Use of equipment
• Porterage of various furniture and equipment

If you’re looking for an exciting new challenge, in an environment where you can see the impact of your work daily, please download a recruitment pack and get in contact.

We offer a competitive salary, ongoing training and development, attractive Local Government pension scheme with 22% employer contributions and a generous annual leave entitlement. You will also enjoy an additional three days off during Trust closure between Christmas and New Year period.

Application Process:

We operate a safer recruitment process. All applications should be via an official application form (available on our website at www.girlslearningtrust.org/vacancies ) and sent to: Natasha Geoffrey (HR Manager) at ngeoffrey@girlslearningtrust.org.

An Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form should also be completed

Closing Date

Applications must be received by no later than Monday 11 September noon.

Due to Safer Recruitment, all shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete our application form before the interview. Shortlisting will take place on 12 September 2023.

Interviews

Interviews will take place on Monday 18 September at Wallington High School for Girls.

In line with our recruitment policy and for the protection of our students, the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce which reflects the nature of our school community.