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Facilities Manager

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
06/01/2025
Advert End Date:
20/01/2025 12:00
Salary:
Grade 6, SCP23 - SCP25 £33,366 - £35,235 per annum
Job Category:
Building Maintenance / Caretaking
Vacancy ID:
274465
Employment Location:
NE38 8AL
Closing date:
20 Jan
Further Information
At Biddick Academy we find and nurture the brilliance in every student through a well-balanced and broad curriculum. Everything that we do aims to develop curiosity, build resilience, readiness, and aspiration in our students. Each year we work to build on the high standards and reputation we have achieved over many years as we prepare students to embrace the endless possibilities that lie ahead of them. Biddick Academy is part of the North East Learning Trust and our vision, along with all schools in the Trust, is that every child experiences excellence every day.

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Facilities Manager to join our committed team. The successful candidate will have strong organisational skills, practical maintenance experience, and a commitment to supporting our school community.

The Facilities Manager is responsible for the effective operation of the school site, ensuring all statutory and compliance activities including the maintenance, security, health and safety and all other facilities management tasks are carried out to provide an available, safe school environment for students, staff and visitors.


You won’t be on your own…!

Our schools are also supported by the Trust’s central estates service including senior facilities managers, a specialist mechanical and electrical engineer and mobile FM technicians providing advice, technical and practical assistance.


It’s an exciting time…!

We are working hard to adapt our buildings and how we use them, targeting reductions in energy usage and the production of waste to meet challenging environmental and sustainability targets. We also offer our school facilities including 3G and Grass football pitches to local community groups. Our relationship with our local community is very important to us.

As part of the wider Facilities Management team, you will be required to cover at other school sites and work out of hours, which could include evenings and weekends as and when required to attend to any facilities management activity. You will be reimbursed for any additional travel and receive appropriate remuneration for any additional hours worked.


The successful candidate will:

• Have a Facilities, Construction, or Building services management related qualifications
• Have experience of working in Facilities Management or a related construction or building services management environment
• Have excellent IT and organisational skills
• Be proactive and self-motivated
• Have a flexible approach to work
• Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing
• Ability to undertaken minor site improvement works
• Knowledge and experience of health and safety requirements and safe working practices


We will offer you:

• Excellent working environment and ethos
• National Terms and Conditions of Employment (NJC Green Book)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous 32 days holiday entitlement, plus 8 days public holidays
• One paid Wellbeing Day per year
• Free on-site car parking
• Lifestyle savings and range of discounts from top retail brands
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential advice and counselling services for staff and their family members


Closing Date: Monday 20 January 2025 at 12 noon

Interviews will be held on Monday 27 January 2025


How to apply:

Application packs can be downloaded from our website.

Application forms should be returned to Daniella.moscardinibaharie@biddickacademy.co.uk or by post to Daniella Moscardini-Baharie, PA to Headteacher, Biddick Academy, Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL.You can, if you wish, submit a covering letter to support your application; please do not submit a CV unless it is to complement your application form.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education” and the Trust’s Safeguarding Policy which is available on our website
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