Bohunt Wokingham School is looking for an enthusiastic and committed Premises Manager who is both an effective communicator and a strategic thinker. The Premises Manager is responsible to the Head of School for the general safety, maintenance and upkeep of the schools premises and grounds, and for providing a safe, secure and clean environment for all our students, staff and visitors.
Generic Role Purpose
To oversee and coordinate the work of the site team to ensure that the school is able to have high standards of operational effectiveness.
To have overall responsibility for leading and developing the site team to ensure high standards of operational effectiveness and to help deliver the aims and ethos of the school.
To ensure a safe working and learning environment in accordance with relevant legislation.. This includes ensuring; the security of the site and buildings both in term time and school holidays; the maintenance of the site; the servicing of equipment such as heating, lighting, air-conditioning and alarm systems in line with legislation.
Specific Responsibilities Include
Working with key staff to deliver high standards of Health and Safety, to ensure a safe working and learning environment in accordance with relevant legislation.
Line management of the Site team. Ensuring continual coverage within specific times during both term time and school holidays. Carrying out Performance Management and ensuring that staff receive appropriate and adequate training. Ensuring effective and efficient deployment of staff.
Responsibility for ensuring the security of the site and buildings both in term time and school holidays.
Ensuring the maintenance of the site, including:
* Organising structural repairs and decoration
* Effective contract delivery for service level agreements
* Keeping fixtures, fittings and furniture in a good state of repair
* Maintaining a rolling programme of decoration and refurbishment
* Controlling litter, and disposal of rubbish and redundant equipment
* Project management of site improvement works
* Managing an efficient and effective reporting, monitoring and repair system
* Carrying out and record regular health and safety checks
* Provide safe access to the school in cold weather conditions
* Use of IT to log and ensure compliance with statutory requirements and to log remedial actions required.
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Candidates are welcome to visit the school to discuss the role and gain a sense of our educational ethos and culture.
Potential candidates are advised to apply as early as possible or make informal enquiries for more information to email: info@bohuntwokingham.com
CLOSING DATE: Applications should be received no later than 4th October 2024. Please note we recommend applying early as we will reserve the right to interview as applications are received.
Bohunt School Wokingham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young students and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.