Facilities Business Partner

Salary: OHC&AT Business Support Scale (Outer London), Grade PO3/4 (Spine Points 38-44), £42,836 - £49,077 per annum.

Location: Sutton, SM1 1DA, with frequent visits to OHC&AT schools and college locations within your geographic hub. North-West London Hub role to be based at a school or college site in NW London, rather than in Sutton. Hybrid home/office working will be possible once established in the role.

Working Pattern: 36hrs per week, 8.45am – 4.30pm (M-Th) and 8.45am – 4.15pm (Fr).

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 9 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and a central business support team which includes HR, finance and IT.

Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit www.ohcat.org

We are looking to recruit Facilities Business Partners to provide oversight and management of an OHC&AT hub of school and college sites. You will report to the Head of Facilities and work within a geographic hub. A key part of the role will be to build strong relationships with our school and college leadership teams as well as working collaboratively with our local facilities teams. As an experienced facilities professional you will be expected to ensure the efficient and compliant operation of our sites and manage Trust wide facilities contracts in collaboration with local facilities teams evidencing the quality of our service delivery using agreed Key Performance Indicators. As part of the wider team, you will work with our Health & Safety colleagues and other Central Services Team stakeholders including Finance and Procurement. Experience of the facilities management of a diverse range of property assets is desirable, as well as a track record of delivering small estates projects ensuring compliance with CDM regulations.

To apply for this role you will be redirected to our online TES portal. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Diane, The Director of Estates and Facilities, via email on DBrazier@ohcat.org,  to arrange a time to speak with her. 

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

 Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 10th July 2024

Interviews will take place on: Week commencing Monday 15th July 2024

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.