Facilities Manager
Milbourne Lodge School
Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive and commensurate with experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- December 2023/January 2024 or as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 3 November 2023
Job overview
Reporting to the School Operations Manager, the Facilities Manager will play an integral role in the safe and efficient running of the school or schools under their remit, ensuring that the facilities and grounds deliver a brilliant student, colleague and parent experience.
The Facilities Manager is responsible for ensuring that the school is well maintained, and the infrastructure, facilities and equipment are safe, secure and fit for purpose. They will ensure full compliance with our legal obligations and the smooth operations of our estate.
The Facilities Manager will take pride in how the school is presented, have a can-do attitude to fixing things when needed: they are the guardians of high standards.
Milbourne Lodge is a very energetic school which provides endless opportunities and variety. We have a reputation for academic excellence and strong traditional values. Every child is encouraged to build on their own particular talents and to discover new ones. We set the academic bar high, enjoy sport every day and value cross-curricular activities.
We instil a sense of responsibility and good manners and nurture and develop children who are resilient, confident and prepared for the future.
An independent, co-educational, Prep school for children aged 4 to 13. We are located in Esher, Surrey, with eight acres of beautiful grounds and a mixture of traditional and modern facilities, which make for a wonderful working environment.
This is a full-time, all year-round role.
Milbourne Lodge is part of the Cognita international family of schools, which are located in the UK, Europe, Latin America and Asia, allowing us to share ideas and practices from around the world.
Cognita Schools (Milbourne Lodge School) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be under taken before any appointment is confirmed. All appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. It is also essential and a mandatory condition of your employment that you undergo criminal, police or embassy record checks (as appropriate) for all countries, outside the UK, where you have lived and/or worked for 3 months or more in the last 10 years or where you have completed your teacher training (or relevant qualifications) if not in the UK.
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About Milbourne Lodge School
Milbourne Lodge School is an independent, co-educational pre-prep and preparatory school for children aged 4 – 13, located in Esher, Surrey.
Milbourne Lodge was founded in 1912 by Harvey Wyatt, and in 1948 the school was bought by Norman Hale who was Headmaster for fifty-one years. During Mr Hale’s tenure, Milbourne Lodge became one of England’s leading preparatory schools, recognised for outstanding academic achievements and numerous scholarship awards to top public schools. This pursuit of academic excellence continues to thrive at the school with each year pupils achieving scholarships and CE entry to the top Independent schools in the country including Eton, Winchester, Charterhouse, Tonbridge, Westminster, St Paul’s and Kings’ College School Wimbledon to name but a few.
In 2007 Milbourne Lodge became part of the Cognita Schools group and continues to focus on the pursuit of excellence.
The Pre-Prep department which educates pupils from Reception to Year 2 was opened in 2010 and now contains over 90 children with two form entry in each year group.
In 2016, the Hale building was opened comprising 5 new classrooms and a state of the art Science Laboratory.
In June 2017, the school was inspected by SIS and was graded 'Outstanding in All Areas'. Please see the Inspection Report link below
Head
Mrs Judy Waite - Judy joined the school as Deputy Head, Academic in 2010 and was appointed Head in January 2016.
Our Aims
Milbourne Lodge is committed to providing the highest educational standards for our pupils.
We achieve this by:
· Promoting quality, excellence and the highest standards of education for all pupils in order to ensure they reach their full potential and receive the highest standards of teaching and learning.
· Creating a positive and caring atmosphere and environment in which pupils are encouraged and enabled to develop their skills, talents and interests to the full; intellectually, physically and spiritually, regardless of social circumstances, age or religion.
· Providing a safe and caring community in which all individuals are valued and respected and to strive for the highest standards in pastoral care.
· Engendering a spirit of learning so that pupils regard education as a lifelong process.
· Instilling in pupils the values of respect for each other, responsibility for their own actions and self-discipline.
· Placing importance on the traditional values of politeness, good manners and sportsmanship. Core values include respect, honesty and kindness and pupils are encouraged to treat others as they would like to be treated themselves.
· Celebrating the achievements of individuals in all areas of school and community life.
· Providing equal access to all for equal opportunities.
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