Facilities Manager

The Governors of Loreto High School Chorlton seek to appoint a committed, energetic, high calibre Facilities Manager to join our school. Loreto High School is a well-led, collaborative and supportive environment. We really know our students and focus on them as individuals. We are part of the international family of Loreto schools and as such benefit from a 400-year-old tradition and links with Loreto schools worldwide.

Reporting to the School Business Manager, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced individual to lead in all aspects of site management, ensuring the safety, security, cleanliness and maintenance of the buildings are of a high standard and that Health & Safety and compliance requirements are met at all times. The successful applicant will have demonstrable experience in managing a team in a facilities environment with responsibility for planning building maintenance, repair and capital improvement workflows and adherence to Health & Safety Statutory Legislation linked to premises and our people. 

About Loreto High School   

• We are part of the international family of Loreto schools and have very strong links with Loreto Sixth Form college and Loreto Grammar school. 
• Loreto High School is a ‘Good School’ at an exciting point in its school improvement journey. “Leaders have the ambition and demonstrable capacity to further enhance the good quality of education which the school currently provides.” Ofsted 2019. 
• "A welcoming, caring and passionate school that really does know every child.” Ofsted 2019 Parent View  
• “A truly diverse, welcoming and joy-filled school in which staff daily model the gospel values expressed by Mary Ward and deliver extraordinary care to each unique member of the community.” Section 48 Inspection March 2020 
• Visitors tell us our students are calm and well-mannered and that our Catholic ethos is powerfully transmitted. 
• The school benefits from a modern building with excellent equipment and facilities.

We will support and develop you to become an outstanding leader and provide working partnership opportunities with other schools. We are an aspirational, reflective and creative learning community where all adults are learners who strive rigorously for excellence in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.

Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to ensuring equality across our school, and that all staff are treated fairly, in line with our school policies. 

Safeguarding information
The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. We ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

The above post will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and a barred list check before appointment to the post. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions and any other information held by local police that is considered relevant to the role. Any convictions listed on a DBS check will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of two satisfactory references. 

If you possess the necessary skills and experience, we invite you to submit an application. Your application should explain fully your suitability for the role as detailed in the job description and tailored to meet the Person Specification in terms of your knowledge, experience, skills, qualities and qualifications. 

An information pack and application form can be downloaded from the documents below or visit the school’s website.  

Enquiries to recruitment@loretochorlton.manchester.sch.uk