Facilities Manager
Highgate Wood Secondary School
Haringey
- £43,815 - £46,857 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- LB Haringey Salary Scale P04 / LGPS / Cycle Scheme/ Tech Scheme / Season Ticket Loan / Employee Assistance Program / Continuous CPD Opportunities
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- November/December 2023
- Apply by:
- 19 October 2023
Job overview
Facilities Manager
Haringey Support Staff Salary Scale: PO4
Contract: Permanent, AYR, 36 hours a week.
Highgate Wood School is a mixed Comprehensive School situated in the Crouch End playing field area of the London Borough of Haringey. Age range 11 - 18.
We are seeking to appoint a well qualified and experienced Facilities Manager for an immediate start. This post will involve overseeing the buildings and services for a large comprehensive school in North London.
A significant part of the role will involve meeting statutory Health & Safety Requirements and complying with the Local Education Authorities (LEA) safety management standards.
The successful applicant will have line management responsibilities for site assistants, external contractors and cleaners.
The post holder will be responsible for managing their work to agreed budgets and should be able to demonstrate sound financial knowledge.
Further information on this role can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
The successful candidate will have:
- The ability to develop positive and professional relationships with all stakeholders;
- Comprehensive knowledge of statutory obligations in respect to building related issues (i.e fire risk assessments, asbestos, gas safety, legionella and DDA);
- Evidence of working within a school estates/facilities environment;
- Hold professional qualifications relating to health & safety relevant to the role or working towards such qualifications, such as IOSH Working Safely, Fire Awareness, COSHH, First Aid and Manual Handling;
- Have excellent communication skills both written and oral to facilitate information exchange;
- Have demonstrated evidence and experience of leading teams.
We can offer:
- A friendly work environment and a supportive leadership team;
- Pension, Cycle scheme, Season ticket loan, Tech scheme, EAP;
- Continuous CPD opportunities;
- Happy and confident students who enjoy being at school;
- A committed Governing Body and an inspirational Headteacher
For any additional details, applicants are advised to contact Ms Sara Archer, Director of Finance & Operations by email at: sar@hws.haringey.sch.uk.
Salary is based on candidate experience.
The closing date for applications is: Thursday 19 October 2023 at 9:00am
Interviews will be on: Tuesday 24 October 2023.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier should a suitable candidate be sourced and appointed. We recommend that candidates apply as soon as possible.
How to apply:
• To apply for this post, please download the application form from this page or visit our website for an application pack and form, https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies/
• Please note that CVs are not accepted in line with Safer Recruitment practices.
Highgate Wood School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
In line with KCSIE 2022 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence
Please note the advertised actual salary is a range based on continuous service, with the maximum range indicating up to 4 continuous years with local government/schools. The starting salary will be calculated based on the individual circumstances of the successful candidate.
Attached documents
About Highgate Wood Secondary School
Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education to approximately 1600 students. The school is situated in a pleasant area in Crouch End and is surrounded by woodland and sports grounds.
Headteacher
Patrick Cozier
Ethos and values: The Highgate Wood Way
Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), underpin the school’s behaviour ethos and what we call the Highgate Wood Way.
Our school motto is Everyone Matters, Everyone Achieves and this reflects our conviction that we have a duty to value every student as an individual.
We strive to be as inclusive a school as we can possibly be and provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students to enable their individual talents and creativity to be identified and nurtured.
The Highgate Wood Way is regularly celebrated and routinely promoted so that it is always something that is real and tangible. The Highgate Wood Way is far more than words on a page. It is the lived experience of our students and staff.
It is through the Highgate Wood Way that we bring to life our mission statement: "To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community”.
Ofsted Report
We are delighted our Ofsted report (November 2021) confirmed that Highgate Wood School continues to be good, and improving. The inspectors confirmed our governors and leaders know the school well and this accurate self-evaluation is allowing us to continuously raise standards.
Ofsted observed our “strong sense of community among pupils and staff” and noted that “leaders are passionate about building a school with a culture of inclusion at its heart”. They noted that our “pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons” and are committed learners who want to achieve.” Ofsted also commented on how “pupils show respect for each other and the school celebrates the diversity of its community.”
Ofsted were impressed by the way our lessons have “focused and purposeful atmosphere” in which “pupils work hard”. They praised the way “subject leaders have given careful thought to the sequence of the curriculum and pupils build their understanding over time. Teachers plan opportunities for pupils to recall their learning at the start of each lesson” and “plan lessons which help pupils to make connections between the different parts of their learning.” Ofsted commented on the success of our sixth form and the way we have “high ambitions for all.”
The inspectors also saw how “pupils learn to engage with the wider world around them. Leaders expect pupils to be responsible, critical citizens.” and noted that “there is a strong sense of cohesion between staff from different departments in the school. Staff say that leaders support them with their workload and are responsive to their request. They are proud to work at the school.”
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