Facilities Manager - Data Protection Lead

Facilities Manager - Data Protection Lead

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: 36 hours per week, All year around (52 weeks)

Location: Royal Lane (Hillingdon) & Northwood Road (Harefield) sites.

Salary information: POA, £39,951 - £44,019 per annum (dependent upon experience)

Start date: ASAP

Meadow High is a special school for students aged 11-19 with Moderate Learning Difficulties and additional Complexities. One of the UK’s largest secondary special schools, we have been consistently rated as a Good school. The school holds a number of national awards including the SEN Specialist Schools Award, the Inclusion Quality Mark Award and the International School Award.

We are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to manage and be responsible for the overall facilities, ensuring they are suitable for the purpose and meet the needs of the school sites. The successful applicant will also be the school’s Data Protection Lead and will be expected to manage, be responsible for and monitor compliance with current data protection law and advise the school on best practice with support from an external DPO advisor. 

To support the Local Authority we are expanding further with two new development projects. The first is a replacement block where our remaining temporary classrooms are situated. Once this is opened in January 2025 we will gradually expand to have around 300 pupils on the 'Royal Lane' site. The next project is a Satellite Unit based in Harefield village, called 'Northwood Road'. This will house up to 90 Pathway 1 pupils and should be ready for us to occupy in Autumn 2025. Please note that this role will be split between our Royal Lane and Northwood Road sites, based on the needs of the school.

Applicants MUST have:

• Basic training in one or more of the following: plumbing, general and ground maintenance, (or sound experience of same).
• Extensive experience of undertaking responsibility for the care and maintenance of premises including the operation of building management systems in a similarly complex organisation.
• Experience in the management and procurement of service and maintenance contracts. 
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations in relation to the post.
• Professional, friendly & flexible approach to working hours. 
• Hard working, conscientious and detail oriented. 
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Prepared to undertake training and development as required by the role. 
• Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.      

Closing date: Sunday 8th September at Midnight     

Shortlisting: Tuesday 10th September

Interviews: Monday 16th September

CVs will not be accepted.

Meadow High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened, and are publicly available online, and which we may want to explore with candidates at interview.