Charity Facilities Administrator in Huddersfield

We are a highly successful independent school in Yorkshire, providing a future-facing curriculum for the next generation of leaders. Our academic results are exceptional, with a focus on pupil wellbeing and character development at the heart of all we do.

Set in beautiful grounds, we provide children from ages 3-16 a caring, supportive environment in which to learn. Children are inspired from the very beginning of their educational journey in Nursery and Reception, and this continues right through the Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory and Senior School.

Huddersfield Grammar School offers academic stretch and an enviable co-curricular programme. We encourage our pupils to work hard, aspire to high academic standards and we delight in watching them become fully-rounded members of the school and community.

The Facilities Manager will play an integral role in the safe and efficient running of our school campuses, ensuring that the facilities and grounds deliver a brilliant student, colleague and parent experience. This role is responsible for ensuring that the school is well maintained, and the infrastructure, facilities and equipment are safe, secure and fit for purpose. They will ensure full compliance with our legal obligations and the smooth operations of our estate.

The Facilities Manager will take pride in how the school is presented, have a can-do attitude to fixing things when needed: they are the guardians of high standards.

• Takes overall responsibility for premises and facility management across the school.
• Supports the Bursar and wider school team in the preparation for and execution of regular internal and external H&S audits/reviews, and school inspections.
• Accountable for ensuring facilities compliance across the school campuses, including fire safety, the scheduling of fire evacuations and security lock downs.
• Oversees an annual repair and maintenance schedule to include statutory maintenance and annual inspections in accordance with legislation. Reports all ad hoc defects and manages the timely repairs.
• Conducts regular site walks to assess the presentation, function and working of the school grounds and facilities, creating action plans to address improvement areas.
• Responsible for site security, key holder duties, and ensuring open and closing of premises at designated times including weekends and events, as per agreed rota.
• Manage the site teams across the campuses as well as the medical room: including day-to-day guidance, advice, performance management and support.
• Includes managing the site team rota to accommodate in and out of school hours activities and lettings.
• Support the organisation and management of internal and external events that promote the school to prospective and existing parents such as open days.
• Support the organisation and management of external lettings and pro-actively look for opportunities to expand our lettings proposition.
• Maintain liaison with other specialist health, safety and fire safety roles appointed within the Schools, to co-ordinate compliance actions and provide a central point of contact.
• Provide and support SLT in development of property and facility development projects for the site(s).

Experience of managing facilities, ideally across multiple sites/locations. Previous experience of working in a complex, busy, service-driven culture: ideally a school, but not limited to this environment. Ability to attend call outs where necessary including out of hours / night-time.

Blenheim Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.