Facilities Manager

Job Title:        Facilities Manager

Location:        Yiewsley Grange, West Drayton

Salary:            Up to £47,000 per annum, dependent on experience 

Hours:             38.5 hours per week

Hours:       38.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 

Contract:         Permanent, 52 Weeks

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Facilities Assistant to join our close-knit team at Yiewsley Grange School, part of Options Autism.

If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and re-engage our young people, we would like to hear from you. The successful candidate will support the Facilities Manager in the maintenance and health and safety across our site.

Who are we looking for?

The role of the Facilities Manager has been adapted to meet the demand following continued growth in our services, which now stands at four sites across four locations. Our schools are located in Hillingdon, Yiewsley, Slough and Hounslow. 

The Facilities Manager will report to the senior leadership team and will contribute to the growth and development of the service. Accountable for the delivery of quality, efficient, collaborative support services to the Education team. This role will be responsible for the management of all of our sites and hold direct line management responsibility of all facilities staff members across the sites. 

As you will be working across our sites, a Full UK Driving Licence is essential. 

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with sound knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation, and with experience of working within Ofsted regulations however, neither of these are essential. IOSH experience would be a great advantage, but not essential. If you do not already hold IOSH experience, we can train you to become an expert in this area. 

This will be a hands on, practical role and we really need somebody to be flexible, dynamic and able to get stuck in when needed!

Responsibilities:

• Repairs and Maintenance
• General Housekeeping
• Grounds Maintenance
• Site Safety and Compliance
• Fleet Management
• Special Factors

Essential:        

• Full UK driver’s licence
• Previous Maintenance experience
• Good Numeracy and Literacy skills

About us

At Yiewsley Grange, we provide specialist education for 185 pupils, aged between 3.5 to 19 years. Within Yiewsley Grange we deploy a wide range of teaching strategies to engage and develop the progress of learners, who present with a range of learning difficulties and styles. Our pupils are taught in smaller class sizes and all students work towards an Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and equivalent qualifications in functional skills.     

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

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