At a Glance
- Tasks: Support the management of the school's estate, ensuring top-notch facilities and safety.
- Company: Join New Hall School, a prestigious Catholic independent school with a supportive community.
- Benefits: Enjoy 35 days' holiday, excellent benefits, and complimentary lunch during term time.
- Other info: Work in a stunning Grade I listed environment with great transport links to London.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on a beautiful campus while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Degree or relevant qualification, experience in estate management, and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
New Hall School is seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Estates.
The Deputy Head of Estates plays a key role in supporting the strategic and operational management of the School's estate, ensuring that the buildings, grounds, facilities, and infrastructure are maintained to the highest standards.
Working closely with the Head of Estates, the Deputy Head of Estates is responsible for helping to deliver a safe, efficient, compliant, and well-presented environment that supports the educational, boarding, and wider community activities of the School.,
- to provide leadership to Department staff, supporting a performance management culture and a commitment to professional and personal development
- to create an operating structure which facilitates a strong focus on service excellence, high quality and value for money
- to identify areas for development to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of facilities
- to ensure compliance with safeguarding requirements with regard to external parties using the New Hall site, Boreham House and New Hall Park Farm
- to conserve and enhance the Grade I listed heritage buildings and Grade II registered park & gardens
- to ensure all hard services are maintained and a schedule of statutory inspections is implemented
- to ensure that contracted services are effective and value for money
- to assist the Head of Estates in formulating, managing and delivering Estate budgets
- to work with the Health & Safety Officer to ensure risk assessments are completed for all Estate matters to have a clear understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and ethos of a Catholic independent boarding and day school
- to hold a degree or other relevant post-A Level/BTEC qualification
- to hold relevant professional qualification(s)
- to hold a Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
- to have demonstrable experience as an Estate/Facilities Manager or in a comparable role
- to have experience of soft and hard services
- to have experience of team leadership
- to demonstrate strong communication, organisational and management skills, both verbal and written
- to possess contract management and negotiation skills
- to be proactive, flexible and able to use initiative to manage competing priorities
- to be approachable, confident and personable, with excellent spoken English, All adults employed by the New Hall School have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment.
As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview. 35 days' holiday (including bank holidays)
Benefits
- 35 days' holiday (including bank holidays)
- Excellent benefits & CPD Lunch without charge in term time
- Discounted annual membership for New Hall Sport Club
- Complimentary staff membership to Beaulieu Padel
- About the School
New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment.
The main campus occupies the stunning Grade I listed former Tudor palace of Beaulieu.
The School's conference and events venue is at the Grade I listed Boreham House, one mile away.
New Hall is a warm, welcoming, and supportive community, with a staff of around 300.
Beaulieu Park railway station is at the entrance to New Hall's
Avenue: 30 minutes to Stratford and 38 minutes to London Liverpool Street.
The Elizabeth Line at Shenfield (13 minutes by train) terminates at Heathrow airport.
There are nearby airports: London Stansted, London Southend and London City.
New Hall is a Catholic independent boarding & day School for girls and boys aged 1-19.
New Hall School operates the highly successful 'diamond model', where students are educated in co-educational classes from ages 1 to 11 and at Sixth Form.
However, from ages 11 to 16 they are taught in single-sex lessons.
From the moment New Hall students first travel up the mile-long, tree-lined avenue that leads to the grand façade of the former Tudor palace, they will be given individual opportunities to grow, learn, be challenged and to develop into confident young men and women.
New Hall is set in an idyllic and convenient location, on the outskirts of the City of Chelmsford, just 30 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of all major London airports.
As a Catholic independent boarding & day school, we aim to educate the whole person: academically, creatively and socially, in a community which also nurtures the spiritual dimensions of human life.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people.
All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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Deputy Head of Estates in Chelmsford employer: New Hall School
New Hall School is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a nurturing and stimulating environment for both its staff and students. With a strong commitment to professional development, employees benefit from extensive training opportunities and a supportive work culture that values collaboration and innovation. Located in a beautiful setting, the school offers generous holiday allowances and a mission-driven ethos that empowers educators to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young children.
