Premises Manager

HARRIS FEDERATION; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

About Us

Harris Academy South Norwood is an extremely popular 11-19 academy that has been judged Outstanding by OFSTED since 2010. We deliver a broad and challenging curriculum to all our students in a calm and well-ordered environment. We have high expectations of all members of the school community, reflected in our consistently high student performance at GCSE, progression to post 16 study at our sixth form, and then on to some of the best universities in the country.

The Beulah Hill Campus is a wonderful place to learn and teach. We have a very hardworking team of teachers and support staff who provide a caring and welcoming atmosphere for our students. The Campus site spans close to 8 acres of school buildings, sports halls, gymnasium, tennis courts, and large playing fields/athletic track, thus providing excellent facilities for our students. The Beulah Hill campus also has full-time basketball and football coaches through its partnership with Greenhouse and Kinetic. We have recently invested over £1 million to further improve our outstanding facilities, including the development of a state-of-the-art Design Technology room equipped with laser cutters and 3D Printers, a Food room, and a newly laid sports field to ensure all year-round sporting opportunities. The Academy has a limit of 800 places across Year 7-11. We do not wish to expand at this moment in time; in fact, we wish to remain small for as long as possible! This will ensure a small school where each child is known to staff and a caring environment can be provided.

We are traditional in our approach to discipline and uniform, yet forward-thinking and at the cutting edge of curriculum development, learning, and pedagogy. The Academy aims to develop the whole child. We have a real focus on progress and attainment, yet ensure students develop their cultural awareness. We offer a breadth of extra-curricular activities including Drama, Creative writing, Chess, Food and Art Clubs alongside support and extension in traditional subjects. We are proud of our Campus; we are proud of our students and proud of the education that they receive.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• All people management aspects of the premises team, including recruitment, performance management, training, and scheduling, prioritising and supervising their work.
• Supervising all work completed by outside agencies on the premises and grounds.
• Building and refurbishing areas of the academy as required, and maintaining, decorating and repairing the premises within the team's capabilities, including contributing personally to these activities.
• Ensuring academy vehicles are maintained, serviced, and cleaned.
• Providing technical and craft support to teaching staff within the capability of the team.
• Inspecting internal and external fabric of the buildings, initiating reparation of defects, and prioritising necessary repairs.
• Liaising with relevant staff on all matters of security during the academy day and out of hours.
• Overseeing deliveries to the site as appropriate.
• Overseeing the production and delivery of a planned programme of maintenance and repair of buildings.
• Ensuring that all facilities for teaching and learning are of the highest quality.
• Managing community use and bookings of the premises, ensuring that a caretaking and facilities management service is provided to customers.
• Ensuring sites and buildings comply with the highest levels of security with regard to safeguarding at all times.
• Ensuring site and buildings related health and safety systems and processes are of high quality and reporting on these to relevant staff.
• Inspecting the condition and quality of premises, taking action to address any issues.
• Managing the security and opening/closing of the building, including security systems.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualifications/experience.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and requirements.
• Training in relevant Health and Safety requirements.
• Sound training in one or more of plumbing, general and ground maintenance, electrical/building maintenance, heating systems (or sound experience of same).
• Knowledge of the operation of heating, ventilating systems, and common causes of malfunctions.
• Knowledge of maintenance and security systems and procedures.
• Knowledge of procurement procedures for service level agreements.
• Knowledge of supervisory skills.
• Understanding of appropriate cleaning methods and standards.
• Demonstrable experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment with children and young people.
• Considerable general maintenance experience.
• Considerable experience in dealing with external contractors.
• Successful experience of managing a team of premises staff.
• Experience in obtaining best value for money when managing budgets.
• Experience in managing premises budgets.
• Experience of managing large building projects.
• Experience of successfully managing a variety of events.
• Experience in managing service level agreements ensuring good value for money.
• The ability for some heavy lifting, with physical fitness appropriate to tasks required.
• The ability to deal with emergencies occurring outside normal working hours.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.