Estates Manager/Head of Estates

A Bolder Future Awaits

NJC Point 29 - 32 (P02) • £34,878 to £37,721 • NB possible 1.5% uplift to above salary, dependent on nationally agreed pay review • Starting salary to be agreed depending on experience

Permanent and full time (52 weeks) • 36 hours per week • Hours to be agreed and some flexibility will be required

Note: flexibility will be required as you will be required to work with your team to agreed shift patterns to ensure service delivery from 7am to 6pm in line with the Academy’s needs/opening hours.

Annual leave: 24 days as a minimum (increases after 5 years) plus bank holidays

A superb opportunity to join a new and growing school with supportive and friendly staff. Ahead of September 2021 we will be moving into our brand new purpose-built school with fantastic facilities and extensive grounds. We are very excited about this new future and would like you to be part of the team that will deliver it.

Job Purpose:

As Premises Manager, you will work with the Business Manager and the Site Manager. You will have overall responsibility for the whole school site, grounds and resources to provide a safe, efficient and effective learning environment for students and staff. You will oversee facilities and the site move, lead on Health and Safety and manage/develop and support the site and facilities team to ensure high standards and to contribute to the aims of the school to the standards set by Governors.

About you: 

To be successful for this role, you should have an ability to motivate and organise effectively, have a flexible approach and have excellent communication skills, both written and orally. 

You should ideally have experience of Facilities Management.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary including a staff laptop
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff well being
• A supportive staff and Governing body that are committed to school improvement
• Excellent premises and well equipped classrooms providing a modern and technologically advanced learning environment for students
• Facilities that include an indoor climbing wall, sports pitches and community gym
• Easy access to London and good transport links
• Close to M4/ M25 with staff parking on site

Bolder Academy opened in September 2018 and now have Year 7s, Year 8s and Year 9s within the Academy. We are a mixed, non-denominational school.

Bolder Academy is a relatively new, mixed, non-denominational school which opened in September 2018. Set up by primary and secondary Headteachers of the London Borough of Hounslow to meet the demand for extra school places, we are a strong part of the community. In May 2021 we moved into our brand new purpose built accommodation with fantastic facilities and extensive outside grounds. In September 2021 the school will also have grown to 4 year groups (Years 7 to 10). We are very excited about this new future.

Further information about the Academy can be found on our website www.bolderacademy.co.uk 

To apply, please click on the link to the academy website and complete the application form www.bolderacademy.co.uk/vacancies 

If you have any questions, please email vacancies@bolderacademy.co.uk 

Closing date: 9am, Friday 30 July 2021

Bolder is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake online safeguarding training and all positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Two references will be sought for every candidate that is called for interview.

Bolder is an Equal Opportunities Employer.