Facilities Manager

Job Responsibilities

Responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of property services, and for premises maintenance and development at Gillotts School, to ensure we provide a safe, suitable and positive learning environment for students and staff.

A proven project manager with an exceptional eye for detail, you should be able to manage a multi-disciplinary team effectively and to prioritise competing demands within the constraints of the school budget.

An ability to relate to adults and young people in a positive way is essential.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

Experience of either premises/facilities management or the building industry is essential as well as a working knowledge of relevant codes of practice/legislation. Relevant training and support will be provided to maintain knowledge and competency in key areas to current standards.

Occupying a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames, we are a co-educational academy with approximately 900 pupils aged 11-16 on roll.

Gillotts aims to maximise achievement through effective and inspiring teaching and student support, so if you share these values and would like to join this supportive and high-achieving school, we’d like to hear from you.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff.

The River Learning Trust and Gillotts School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.