Site Lead

Shire plc; Brownhills; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eden Red discounts

UK Health Care plan

Cycle to work

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Shire Oak Academy in Brownhills is seeking a Site Lead to ensure high-quality premises management and safety across the campus. Reporting to Operations Manager, you will oversee maintenance, security and facilities projects while guiding a site team.

The role requires a facilities management qualification, health and safety training and the ability to plan maintenance, manage contractors and maintain compliance records. The Mercian Trust supports safeguarding and professional development.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or training in facilities management, building maintenance or a related trade.
• Health and safety training, such as IOSH Working Safely or equivalent.
• First aid, fire safety, asbestos awareness, legionella awareness and manual handling training, or willingness to complete these.
• Strong working knowledge of health and safety legislation and good practice relevant to school premises.
• Knowledge of fire safety, COSHH, asbestos management, legionella control, security and safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to lead, motivate and organise a site team and maintain consistently high standards.
• Ability to inspect premises, identify defects and risks, prioritise work and arrange effective solutions.
• Ability to plan maintenance programmes, manage competing priorities and respond calmly to emergencies.
• Ability to obtain and compare quotations, monitor contractor performance and use resources cost-effectively.
• Good written, verbal and digital communication skills, including maintaining logs, schedules and compliance records.
• Practical maintenance and problem-solving skills, with the judgement to recognise when specialist support is required.

Responsibilities

• Take a lead role in ensuring high-quality provision of premises management.
• Manage all aspects of the Academy's properties including upkeep, care, maintenance, security, health and safety, and facilities management in line with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Assist Operations Manager to undertake the management of refurbishments, other building advancements, and support developing, procuring, and implementing building projects.
• Proactively manage risk, ensuring up-to-date risk assessments are in place and key information, and training is disseminated to staff to ensure they are aware of their responsibilities in these areas.

Skills

Premises management

Health and safety

Risk assessment

Leadership

Building maintenance

Contractor management

Communication skills

COSHH awareness

Budgeting

Education

Facilities management qualification

IOSH certificate

First aid training

Job description

Shire Oak Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. We aim to provide an outstanding, positive learning environment and value the high quality of relationships that enable this to be true of all aspects of school life. Our Academy motto, 'Turning Potential into Excellence' is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world. We support and encourage our students to try their best to achieve success in all areas and help prepare them for their future choices, not only in their academic learning, but also within other areas such as music, sport, art and drama.

We are:

• Aspirational - Inspire all of our students to dream big dreams which extend their horizons beyond their expectations.
• Success - Learning from failure, challenging expectations and driving for success.
• Participation - To be fully involved in school life. Take an active part in lessons and take full advantage of the extracurricular opportunities provided.
• Integrity - Promoting the qualities of selflessness, courage, honesty, respect, commitment and doing the right thing.
• Responsibility - To enable each student to develop confidence, self-esteem and responsibility in all areas of school life.
• Excellence - Striving for excellence and high achievement in everything we do.

To provide a safe, secure, caring and supportive environment in which all students may take advantage of the opportunities we provide to develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to prepare them for taking up an adult place in 21st Century society as responsible, responsive and enterprising citizens who become effective lifelong learners and make a positive contribution to society.

Want to make a difference to young people?

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes for our students. We are looking for a Site Lead to join our team. Reporting to Operations Manager, you will undertake:

Key responsibilities:

• Take a lead role in ensuring high-quality provision of premises management.
• Manage all aspects of the Academy's properties including upkeep, care, maintenance, security, health and safety, and facilities management in line with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Assist Operations Manager to undertake the management of refurbishments, other building advancements, and support developing, procuring, and implementing building projects.
• Proactively manage risk, ensuring up-to-date risk assessments are in place and key information, and training is disseminated to staff to ensure they are aware of their responsibilities in these areas.
• Good standard of education, including literacy and numeracy.
• Relevant qualification or training in facilities management, building maintenance or a related trade.
• Health and safety training, such as IOSH Working Safely or equivalent.
• First aid, fire safety, asbestos awareness, legionella awareness and manual handling training, or willingness to complete these.
• Strong working knowledge of health and safety legislation and good practice relevant to school premises.
• Knowledge of fire safety, COSHH, asbestos management, legionella control, security and safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to lead, motivate and organise a site team and maintain consistently high standards.
• Ability to inspect premises, identify defects and risks, prioritise work and arrange effective solutions.
• Ability to plan maintenance programmes, manage competing priorities and respond calmly to emergencies.
• Ability to obtain and compare quotations, monitor contractor performance and use resources cost-effectively.
• Good written, verbal and digital communication skills, including maintaining logs, schedules and compliance records.
• Practical maintenance and problem-solving skills, with the judgement to recognise when specialist support is required.

Pay range: Scale Grade 6 (15-23) | Actual £31,015 - £35,570 | FTE £31,015 - £35,570.

As one Trust we share a common purpose. We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education. When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community.

Put simply, our common purpose is to increase opportunities and improve outcomes for our students. We are particularly committed to students who are under-served and under-resourced. We prioritise those who have special educational needs and disabilities, or who are more likely to face discrimination for whatever reason.

It is this common purpose that fuels everything we do. We deliver impactful, sustainable and ethical continuous school improvement in our schools to ensure the children and young people in the communities we serve learn in the very best and most inclusive schools.

We are deeply rooted in the communities we serve (which are the education investment areas of the West Midlands). We adopt a pioneering spirit and look to lead the sector with innovative solutions to the problems our students and families face.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more: The Mercian Trust - Home

Benefits:

• Financial, Health and Lifestyle
• discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)
• a comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)
• a cycle to work scheme via Halfords
• access to the Blue Light Card

For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.