Head of Facilities & Estates

St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Free onsite gym

Generous annual leave allowance

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust (STOC CAT) seeks a Head of Facilities & Estates to manage estates across all academies, delivering professional service as the Trust grows.

This role ensures safe, clean, accessible and welcoming buildings, working with leadership to support the Trust’s educational objectives and safeguarding commitments while motivating a remote staff team.

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate clearly in writing and speech.
• Significant facilities management experience across multiple sites.
• Experience in managing remote staff with this skill set.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Well-developed ICT skills across relevant systems.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure with deadlines.
• Flexible approach to working patterns.

Responsibilities

• Oversee facilities and estates across all academy sites within the Trust.
• Ensure buildings are clean, safe, secure, accessible and welcoming.
• Lead and motivate staff, promoting teamwork and high service standards.
• Collaborate with leadership to support safeguarding and educational objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement of facilities management practices.

Skills

facilities management

multi-site oversight

remote staff management

analytical problem solving

ICT skills

work under pressure

flexible working patterns

Job description

Post title: Head of Facilities & Estates

Responsible to: Chief Finance & Operations Officer

Location: STOCCAT Head Office

Salary: HOS1-HOS4, £67,162-£74,624

Term of contract: Permanent

Working pattern: All year

Hours per week: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Start date: ASAP

Closing date: 1 December 2026

St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust (STOC) is seeking to appoint a Head of Facilities and Estates to work across all the academy sites in our Trust and play a key role in delivering a professional service to the existing schools in the Trust whilst ensuring the schools that are scheduled to join as part of the growth strategy receive the same professional level of service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust as it continues its transition from a single site autonomy developing to a professional management approach to all estates matters as the Trust grows over a period of time into a Catholic Academy Trust which, at scale, will be one of the largest Trusts in England.

The Head of Facilities and Estates will work closely with the leadership teams to ensure that all our schools and facilities of the academies provide an efficient and high-quality environment in which the Trust can achieve its objectives. They will ensure that the buildings and site are clean, safe, secure, accessible, and welcoming, while promoting teamwork and motivating staff to ensure effective working relationships are in place. Our priority is to ensure children have the best learning environment possible for them to feel inspired and motivated to receive an excellent education.

Our Mission

Our Trust Mission is simple, it is to make Christ known, making lives better for our communities, our children and young people.

Our Values - One of Hope

Inspired by St Teresa of Calcutta, we are people of hope. We have a complete belief in the future we will build together. By offering our children, staff and schools’ opportunities to grow and flourish, we make aspiration and ambition a reality. Our people, just like St Teresa are relentless and fiercely ambitious. We will always reach for that which seems to be just out of our grasp.

One of Courage

As modelled for us by St Teresa of Calcutta, we will have the courage to do what is right. As a community, we will not shy away from making decisions that ensure our communities thrive. We will be brave in our actions. As a truly Catholic organisation this courage will be most apparent in how we collectively support the most vulnerable.

One of Innovation

St Teresa of Calcutta changed the world. Together, we will always be pursuing new ideas and best practice in all areas of our work. We will prepare our children and young people for the world that awaits them. A world which they will shape and change.

We are seeking an individual who will:

• be a confident communicator (written and oral),
• have significant experience of facilities management over a multi-site organisation,
• experience in managing staff remotely with this skill set.
• possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• have well-developed ICT skills,
• work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines,
• be flexible in approach to working patterns.

We can offer:

• A working environment where all feel valued and respected.
• Highly effective safeguarding procedures.
• Supportive colleagues with a clear vision and high aspirations for the trust.
• A highly dedicated and inspirational team.
• A commitment to relevant, personalised Continuous Professional Development.
• A happy, calm and welcoming working environment.
• Generous Local Government Pension scheme employer contribution.
• Recognition of continuous Local Government service (where applicable).
• Free onsite parking.
• Free onsite gym.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Convenient location in Bury town centre.
• A variety of onsite events, including weekly pop-up shops.

Commitment to Safeguarding:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1074 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check including Children’s barred list check and satisfactory references, including your suitability to work with children. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Applications will only be considered from individual applicants on our standard application form, and not via CV alone or agencies. An online search will be performed on all shortlisted applicants in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding procedures and Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a form for self-disclosure of cautions and convictions.