The Role

Salary - (Ark Support Staff Band 8, point 23-29)

36 hours per week.

Required ASAP

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic manager to develop their career within our passionate and ever courageous community

We are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school. 

We want all staff to thrive and demonstrate leadership and determination when leading our students and pupils within our rich and diverse community. We opened in 2012 with the vision to create a centre of excellence in the community.

We empower our teams by valuing personal and team development. This is through Ark training schemes, frequent line management meetings and allowing staff to develop their own ideas and projects. Our staff’s wellbeing is key to creating a friendly supportive community within the school. Guided by our internal wellbeing committee we have a wide range of initiatives designed to improve the motivation and lives of our staff. 

This is supported by the Ark rewards scheme offering reduced gym membership, free counselling and support services and other perks.

At Bolingbroke Academy we work inside a beautiful listed building and require a Premises Manager to help us maintain its glory, as well as providing a safe and comfortable environment for its students and staff.

Key responsibilities

• To keep on top of and manage any repairs as well with the Premises Assistants – general maintenance skills are essential
• Set and undertake a long-term building and services maintenance plan.
• Ensure that all mechanical, electrical and public health installations are fully operational.
• Be responsible for the generation of and completion of a programme of Academy decoration.  Implement the programme to ensure decoration of the building is address in an appropriately prioritised manner.
• Dealing directly with contractors, collating quotes/ pricing, and ensuring all works are completed to the specification and on schedule for time and budget.
• Staff management - from delegating duties and monitoring staff to supporting their development and managing performance.
• A strong understanding of H&S regulations and how to implement them are necessary.
• Liaising with key stakeholders both internally and externally
• Logistical preparation for external and internal events such as Speech Day, parents’ evenings and Sports Day

Essential Skills - Experience and Knowledge

• The successful candidate will need to have previous experience of managing a building such ideally as complex as a school, hospital or large listed buildings

Essential Skills – Personal Attributes

• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Resilience and motivation to lead the academy through day-to-day challenges.
• Able to skilfully manage and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders and your team.
• You will need to take pride in your work and have ownership over the role as well as a real can-do attitude.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• Work with a close-knit professional community of enthusiastic staff
• Learn from and share best practice with colleagues across the Ark network
• Access to a broad range benefits including an employee assistance programme, reduced gym membership and large retail discounts.

If you think your skills are suitable please apply:

https://arkcareers.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/6426/0/264849/19505/premises-manager?utm_source=external&utm_term=london-secondary-ark-bolingbroke-academy-operations-permanent-full-time&utm_content=premises-manager&utm_campaign=default-campaign&utm_medium=AtsViewLink   

Closing Date:    24 March 2020 (at 11.59am)

All positions are subject to rigorous and stringent safeguarding and reference checks. This includes enhanced DBS checks and safer recruiting vetting checks.

Please note that we do not accept CVs

Bolingbroke Academy

Wakehurst Road

London

SW11 6BF

Tel: 020 7924 8200

Email: recruitment@arkonline.org

Website: www.arkbolingbrokeacademy.org

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils