St Michael's Prep School is a co-educational day school, with 480 children aged 2-13.
With magnificent buildings and over one hundred acres of land to manage, our Estates team is a busy one. The Estates team consists of 5 full time staff including this role. They work together to maintain the school buildings and extensive grounds. The team is managed by the Estates Manager who reports to the Director of Finance & Operations.
The postholder will support the Estates Manager in the security and maintenance of the whole school site and help to ensure the school complies with all current legislation relating to site safety and management. The postholder will promote and participate in achieving the most efficient and economic use of the school premises, facilities, plant, equipment and materials and provide technical expertise to the Director of Finance & Operations (DFO).
Within this busy team, the postholder will assist the Estates Manager to promote a teamwork culture which encourages and supports hard work and success. This will involve helping to creatively plan and develop the vision and strategy for the school premises with a commitment to achieving excellent standards.
They will also be responsible for the day to day running of the Estates department, this would include delegating work in order of priority for both reactive and planned maintenance.
The hours are Monday to Friday 7.30am to 4.30pm including a paid lunch break, all year round. The team operates a rota working one weekend in five, with the following Monday and Tuesday taken as time off in lieu.
If you would like to have a new challenge, working in wonderful surroundings with a great team, we would encourage you to arrange an informal visit to find out more about this rare opportunity.
St Michael’s Prep School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.