Salary:
£37,938 – £40,476 (Grade 9)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
31 January 2025
Job overview
Kettlethorpe High School is the last local authority-maintained high school in Wakefield. We’re also the first when it comes to innovation, as we want to deliver a 21st-century education where imaginative teaching creates synergy alongside cutting-edge technology. That is why we are putting a brand-new team together under an ambitious, visionary new Headteacher. It is also why we want you to be our Resources and Facilities Manager.
We have the opportunity for an experienced Resources and Facilities Manager to join our dedicated and committed school. We are seeking to recruit an experienced manager with strong organisational skills who has experience of successfully leading a team of colleagues. You will have expertise in Health and Safety and Facilities Management and be responsible for the supervision, maintenance and security of the school premises, as well as Premises Development planning.
It is imperative that you are able to work as part of a wider team but also manage your own workload and prioritise efficiently. You will need to have appropriate qualifications or equivalent experience, a good standard of literacy and numeracy and excellent communication skills. A good sense of humour and the ability to communicate well with young people are essential.
Closing date: Noon on Friday 31st January 2025.
Applicants to this post will be required to complete an Enhanced with Child Barring List Level Disclosure & Barring Service Check.
About Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 7EL
United Kingdom
+44 1924 251 605
Kettlethorpe High School is a large comprehensive school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. We have 1,700 pupils aged 11–16 and often see year group entries of between 330 to 360 pupils.
The school opened in 1965, and we have benefitted from considerable capital building improvements over the years. Recently, the school has had a new MFL block and sports studio built and also financed our own all-weather 3G pitch for school and community use.
Pupils benefit from a rich and broad curriculum offer. At Key Stage 4, our English Baccalaureate entry and actual figures are the very best in Wakefield. In 2021, the entry was 79% with 61% achieving passes across the EBacc suite of subjects. At this school, pupils succeed and do well. Progression rates are impressive.
Across the school, the wider life of the school and extra-curricular offer is second to none. Pupils and staff engage with a rich extra-curricular offer and we are very proud of our sports, arts and performing arts offer. It adds a real richness to our school community.
Our pupils are great and have lots to say about their school. They support and represent their community well. Over the last 9 years, they have raised over £103,000 for Children in Need. Most years, they raise between £10,000 and £15,000 for CiN and other charities.
Teachers at the school work hard to support all our pupils. They are proud of their successes and involvement with the school.
As a school community, we recognise that schools are more than just Ofsted judgements. We do what we do to benefit our pupil community first and foremost. That said, we are more than a ‘good’ school and valued the comment made by one lead inspector… ‘There is something very special going on at this school.’ We agree!
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