Site Facilities Manager

Site Facilities Manager

Pell Lane
Ryde, Isle Of Wight, PO33 3LN
United Kingdom

£26,421 - £28,770 (Full time equivalent salary)

£17,852 - £19,439 Actual Pro Rata Salary + AET Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional AET Benefits

25 Hours,52 weeks per year
Permanent

January 2024

The opportunity has arisen for a person with relevant skills and experience to join as our School Facilities Manager. The key purpose of the role is to assist both the school maintenance and health & safety across the premises.
As part of the role you will be required to:

• Open and close premises and grounds to meet the routine and non-routine requirements of the building occupants.
• Be a principal key holder for the academy and attend emergency call outs as necessary
• Be responsible for your academy’s security, including the opening and closing of the academy on a daily basis, possibly including occasional evenings, weekends.
• Carry out in-house statutory testing as required and general maintenance tasks.
• Take pride in helping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness, presentation and health and safety at all times.
• Share our whole school vision and make a difference to the children and community we serve
  Communicate clearly.
• Ensure all entry points, including gates, doors, windows and other security measures are working effectively
• Be flexible

Ryde Academy, based on the Isle of Wight, is an 11 to 18 years Secondary Academy and is sponsored by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). The school is set in spacious grounds in the town of Ryde which is a short walk from the local esplanade; providing excellent transport links to Portsmouth and Southsea. In 2017, Ryde Academy had a new multi-million-pound school building built on the existing site, with a student capacity of 1,500.

Known as the “Garden Isle” because of its beautiful landscape, unspoilt beaches, rugged coastline and beautiful countryside; the Isle of Wight is a perfect place to raise a family. Ryde Academy is easily commutable from the south coast with excellent transport links in Ryde to Portsmouth and Southsea.

About Academies Enterprise Trust

AET was established in 2008 and is now a national network of 57 primary, secondary, and special schools. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive network which spans nearly every region in England. We want our people to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had, so that we provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom.

With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of all our people.

AET Staff Benefits

Career development and training: AET offers a wide range of statutory and developmental training to help you succeed in your career.

• Great pension | Healthcare cashback and helpline | Employee assistance programme
• Free financial advice | Salary advances | Affordable loan scheme | Electric car and bike schemes
• Lifestyle savings | Discounted gym membership | Travel and leisure scheme

The role is due to commence as soon as possible

Closing date: 23rd February 2024

Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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AET is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetschools.org/itt/ for further details.

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Brochure Safer Recruitment Statement