Estates Site Manager in Ashford

We have an exciting opportunity for an Estates Site Manager to join our growing Estates team, based at Thomas Knyvett College within The Howard Partnership Trust. This position is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the property and facilities services for the school. Reporting to the Estates Partner, you will have proven facilities management experience as well as good computer skills using Microsoft Office; Outlook, Excel and Word.

The main purpose of this role is to ensure the school’s premises meet its health, safety, and compliance obligations at all times, ensuring that the building(s), property and facilities are available for the school’s use and other users whenever they are needed. In addition, you will lead and oversee the maintenance (both reactive & planned) of the school site, ensuring the premises and grounds are safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained every day.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential for this role. Ideally, you will have had experience in managing people; previous experience of working within a school environment is desirable but not essential.

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. The Howard Partnership Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. 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.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties.

The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences.

This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.