Facilities Manager

JR United Kingdom; Redruth; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider is seeking a Facilities Manager for Oak Tree School in Truro. This role involves overseeing the maintenance and operations of the school, ensuring a safe and efficient environment for staff and pupils. With a focus on wellbeing, the position offers a trial of a 4-Day Working Week, enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Flexible benefits options

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management or related field is essential.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance, security, and day-to-day operations of buildings.
• Manage the facilities team and supervise repair programmes.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Proactivity

Management

Health and Safety Knowledge

Job description

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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title: Facilities Manager

Location: Oak Tree School, Truro, TR4 9NH

Salary: £37,500 per annum depending on experience (not pro rata)

Hours: 42.5 Hours per week; Monday to Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm

Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Facilities Manager to join our close-knit team at Oak Tree School located in Truro.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to oversee the maintenance, security, and day-to-day operations of our buildings and grounds. The Facilities Manager will ensure that our work environment is safe, functional, and efficient, supporting both our staff and pupils.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the facilities team and provide day-to-day supervision for planned and responsible repair programmes, domestic tasks, and catering duties (service dependent).
• Ensure that the facilities provided are of a high standard at all times and that the facilities team exercise their full responsibilities, duties, and tasks.
• Coordinate relevant areas of capital and operational expenditure.
• Monitor and audit schedules of work and the quality of completed projects.
• Liaise with external providers to ensure cost-effective contracts are in place and reviewed regularly.
• Prioritise and organise planned and responsive workload for all areas of responsibility.
• Manage all on-call/out-of-hours response rotas to ensure satisfactory outcomes and be part of the on-call team.
• Obtain maximum economy and efficiency in all works.
• Ensure risk assessments and procedures are in place and in accordance with Company standards.
• Advise and support the team on issues related to Health and Safety, food hygiene, fire management, and building-related legislative matters.
• Develop maintenance programmes covering responsive, cyclical, and planned maintenance and repair works.

Requirement:

• Full UK Driving Licence

About us

Oak Tree School in Truro has recently expanded and developed two new buildings and undergone a successful Ofsted inspection, allowing us to offer a wider age range of pupils from 5 – 18 years. The school provides full-time specialist co-education for up to 135 pupils and young people aged 5 to 18 who experience social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties, and related challenging behaviors. We aim to provide a structured, nurturing environment with a broad, engaging curriculum tailored to their needs.

This opportunity is in Truro, within commuting distance of Redruth, St Austell, and surrounding areas.

We are part of Acorn Education, the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we lead the sector in innovative approaches that deliver measurable outcomes.

In 2024, Outcomes First Group was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth consecutive year.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll receive an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to mental health support and physical health checks

Additionally, through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, you can choose benefits that suit you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• Discount options in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid fertility treatments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will undergo social media checks, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

*We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time for personal pursuits. The 4DWW is subject to successful probation and is not a contractual benefit.