Academies Facilities Manager in Slough

Salary: Grade S01/S02 - £34,086-£40,096 inclusive of London Weighting, plus a salary adjustment of £946.83-£1,113.78 per annum for working above full time equivalent hours.

Location: Arbour Vale School Satellite Centre, Derwent Drive, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 6HW.

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, Monday–Thursday 7.30am–3.30pm & Friday 7.30am–3pm, 30mins lunchbreak each day.

Start Date: April 2026

Arbour Vale School is a large and inclusive special school in Slough, supporting pupils aged 2 to 19 with a wide range of educational needs. It is one of the largest special schools in the country, meeting the needs of children and young people with moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning needs, and autism. The school is purpose built with specialist facilities including a dedicated nursery and post-16 base, soft-play area, hydrotherapy pool, multi-sensory room, a newly refurbished library, well equipped IT suite, dedicated music room and large sports hall.

Arbour Vale School is a vibrant and welcoming community and offers many opportunities for professionals who want a rewarding career enabling young people to achieve their full potential irrespective of their personal learning needs. Slough Borough Council has recognised the need for additional school places, and we are delighted to be working in partnership with the Council on an exciting new development at our satellite centre in Slough. This phased expansion will create 80 additional places over two years, increasing Arbour Vale School’s total capacity to 455 pupils across two sites. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our growing and inclusive school community, with roles available at the main school site and the satellite centre, as we continue to provide high-quality, personalised education for children and young people with a wide range of special educational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the site through planned and reactive maintenance, compliance records, utilities, defect monitoring, and inspection support.
• Ensure health, safety, and security via H&S procedures, risk assessments, fire safety, secure access, and key holding.
• Coordinate contractors, cleaning, and site staff to ensure safe, high-quality, compliant work.
• Deliver daily operations including repairs, systems maintenance, outdoor areas, porterage, waste, hygiene, and minibus duties where trained.
• Support whole-school operations through safeguarding, policy compliance, school improvement, positive conduct, sustainability, lettings, and ongoing professional development.

Key Requirements

• Caretaking/DIY qualification or training.
• Clean, valid driving licence (new appointments only).
• GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of site maintenance and building services (heating, plumbing, carpentry, electrical, security).
• Knowledge of H&S legislation, including COSHH.
• Knowledge of CCTV use and GDPR.
• Knowledge of safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults.

Rewards & Benefits

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Our Trust Arbour Vale School is part of Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust. We are a family of specialist education providers from pre-school through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire and fully represent all designations of special education needs and disabilities (SEND). To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our website. We are committed to promoting and advancing equality of opportunity by attracting and retaining the most diverse range of students, staff and partners. Working together to transform lives is what we do and across the whole organisation we have a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with SEND to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential. As a large specialist education provider we employ over 1500 people across our schools, college and central support team. There is a wide range of job roles available, ranging from teaching and therapy to business support roles and significant career progression opportunities. It is an exciting time to be part of OHCAT and we are keen to recruit talented people who can play a key role in realising our mission and who want to make a difference. In return, we offer training and development, competitive pay and benefits in a positive and inclusive working environment.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity before or after submitting an application form, please get in touch with the School directly. Visits to the school in advance of applications are encouraged. Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role. To apply for this role, please click ‘Fast Apply’, you will then be directed to a ‘Login’ page, once signed in, please complete and submit the Application Form. Please note that CV applications cannot be considered. To ensure a fair opportunity for all applicants, candidates who have applied for this position within the past 6 months will not be considered.

Closing Date: 30th January 2026. Interviews will take place on: w/c 9th February 2026.