Site Maintenance Officer

Stockport Council; Stockport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority is looking for a Facilities Manager to oversee the safety and maintenance of school premises. The role includes ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, conducting building inspections, and managing service contractors. Strong communication skills and knowledge of safety regulations are essential. Benefits include a competitive salary and excellent career development opportunities, as well as support for health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Well-regarded pension scheme

Excellent career development opportunities

Award-winning employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of relevant legislation including Health and Safety at Work Act.
• Standard of spoken English as per immigration requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure school operations comply with legislation.
• Conduct routine building inspections and report defects.
• Manage external service contractors according to policies.

Skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Building inspection skills

Communication skills

Security management

Job description

Reporting into the Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring a safe and fit purpose school premises for pupils, staff, visitors and volunteers to complete their day-to-day activities.

Key Duties

• To support the Facilities Department in ensuring that all School operations comply with relevant legislation including the Health and Safety at Work Act, Building and Planning legislation and current environmental legislation.
• To assist with the undertaking of routine building inspections in the School to detect and report any defects to the Facilities Manager/ Assistant Facilities Manager, recording as required all maintenance and Health & Safety compliance checks.
• To assist in ensuring that the undertaking of the appropriate programme of repair and maintenance for the property and grounds are followed and all records are updated in a timely manner.
• To act as a Facilities point of contact in the assistance of property & estate matters in support of the Headteacher, School Senior Leadership Team, staff and other external service providers.
• To assist with the provision of security of the School site and emergency cover as and when required. This includes opening/closing the School at the start and finish of the day.
• Assist with the management of External Service Contractors in line with contractual requirements and service level agreements ensuring the satisfactory undertaking by External Service Providers complies on all occasions with Trust Policies.
• We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).
• Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

Education Learning Trust, is a Multi‑Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 450 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.

As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well‑regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award‑winning employee assistance programme.

Vision at ELT

• Exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
• School improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
• Opportunities for professional development and leadership
• A celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
• Innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.