Head of Facilities & Estates

Teaching Vacancies; Bury St Edmunds; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Local government pension

Generous annual leave

Onsite events

Convenient location

Résumé du poste

St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust (STOC) is recruiting a Head of Facilities and Estates to oversee all academy sites and deliver a professional estates service across the Trust, including future joiners. The role requires strategic leadership of facilities, safety, and service delivery to support excellent learning environments.

You will lead across sites, ensure buildings are clean, safe and accessible, and motivate staff to deliver high-quality services while promoting teamwork and

Qualifications

• Significant experience of facilities management over a multi-site organisation.
• Experience in managing staff remotely with this skill set.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Good ICT literacy and analytical/problem-solving abilities.

Responsabilités

• Lead facilities management across multiple academy sites within the Trust.
• Ensure premises are safe, clean, accessible, welcoming and well-maintained.
• Work with leadership teams to deliver high-quality estates services.
• Manage staff and resources, including remote teams, to meet deadlines and standards.

Connaissances

Communication

Facilities management

Remote team management

Analytical skills

ICT skills

Work under pressure

Flexible working

Description du poste

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.

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.

What the school offers its staff

• A working environment where all feel valued and respected.
• 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).
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Convenient location in Bury town centre.
• A variety of onsite events, including weekly pop-up shops.

Commitment to safeguarding

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1074 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended 2013). All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check including Children’s barred list check and satisfactory references. 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: www.gov.uk/dbs. An online search will be performed on shortlisted applicants in accordance with safeguarding procedures and KCSIE statutory guidance. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form for cautions/convictions.