Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager

37 hours per week, all year round

Permanent

Cidari is a growing Multi Academy Trust employing over 450 colleagues delivering excellent provision, teaching, learning and support for over 3500 pupils. Our family of 11 Academies across Blackpool, Fylde, Preston, Blackburn, Darwen and East Lancashire are committed to serving our local communities through partnership, collaboration and shared values and ethos.

About the role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic Manager to lead our facilities teams across our two Blackpool Academies, St George's Secondary, and Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy. Experience of working in schools would be beneficial but is not essential. We also welcome applications from individuals who have relevant experience working in property/project or site maintenance and who are confident in working with staff at all levels. Specific trade strengths in any area would be an advantage. Full health and safety training will be given.

Reporting to our Trust Business Leader, this is a vital management role responsible for ensuring the highest quality of learning environments, providing facilities that are well presented, maintained, compliant, safe and value for money.

The successful candidate will need to be able to work independently as well as part of a team. They will be enthusiastic and confident about working within a school environment and supporting the needs of our Academies.

We are seeking a professional individual who:

• Is reliable, self-motivated, with a flexible approach
• Is an excellent team player
• Can communicate effectively with pupils, parents, staff and contractors
• Has good attention to detail
• Can demonstrate a good working knowledge of IT systems such as email and Microsoft Office

Previous experience in a similar role, as well as having previously worked within an educational environment would be advantageous but not essential.

In return, we can offer you:

• A positive working environment focused on staff well-being, student welfare, and high standards of achievement and behaviour
• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to health and wellbeing support for you and your family
• Employment within a Trust committed to equality of opportunity and nationally and locally negotiated pay arrangements.
• Terms and conditions protected through a formal trade union recognition agreement with all the major education and support staff unions, and supported through regular JCNC meetings.

Application and interview process:

The closing date for applications is Friday, 14th October at 5pm.

Stage 1: Applicants will be shortlisted throughout with those meeting the application criteria being asked to undertake a short telephone competency interview. Those successful at this stage will be invited to stage 2.

Stage 2: Those successful at stage 1 will be invited to a formal interview on Friday, 21st October 2022. This interview will include a prepared presentation by applicants relating to a key element of the role.

Cidari Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are also committed to providing equality of opportunity at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and ensuring that candidates are treated fairly and lawfully throughout the process.