Facilities Manager

WHITMORE HIGH SCHOOL

FACILITIES MANAGER

Are you looking for an innovative and forward thinking school which genuinely invests and develops you? Then come and join us at Whitmore High School where we believe all our exceptional staff contribute to transforming students’ lives!

We are looking for a Facilities Manager who would like to join our dynamic and successful school and be responsible for the effective operational management of the school premises (building and grounds) and ensuring Health and Safety legislative compliance relating to people (staff, students and visitors) and property is met; someone who would like to be part of a friendly and hard-working team.

The successful candidate will:

·        Be a strategic thinker who keeps up-to-date regarding national educational research and policy and can distil implications and opportunities from that context;

·        Be able to evidence where they have led a team where outcomes remained outstanding or improved under their leadership;

·        Be a team player who is able to develop and sustain supportive working relationships with colleagues both within and outside the school;

·        Evidence commitment to research based, reflective practice and how they have incorporated this into school improvement;

·        Be confident in the interpretation, analysis, and presentation of data (educational, financial and operational);

·        Evidence financial leadership and management experience;

·        Be committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the principles and practice of equal opportunities

·        Be committed to the principles and practice of safeguarding all young people

Why work for Whitmore High School?

·          State of the art building with well-equipped classrooms, excellent resources and modern facilities

·          Fantastic support from your line managers and SLT who will develop you and want to see you succeed in your career

·          You’ll be working in an OFSTED rated ‘Outstanding’ school

·          Exceptional and wide ranging CPD opportunities

·          Staff Wellbeing group who promote a healthy work life balance and arrange activities such as weekly staff yoga, on-site massage, weekly fruit, well-being garden, book club with free Kindle loan for staff etc.

·          Free annual flu jab

·          Free use of the on-site gym

·          Cycle to Work tax free bike scheme

OFSTED graded the school outstanding in all areas and commented “Students have outstanding attitudes to learning and take a pride in their work”. Our students are happy, well behaved and make excellent progress.

Full details of the post, application form and more information on our school can be viewed on our website www.whitmore.harrow.sch.uk

We reserve the right to interview early for this post should a suitable candidate apply

Whitmore High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment. A copy of our child protection policy can be found on the school website. All appointments are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, this post is listed as an exempted employment. You therefore need to reveal all spent convictions during the recruitment and vetting process.