Facilities Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Co-op Academy Swinton team as a Facilities Manager.

As Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining the building’s condition and ensuring it remains a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all.

Key responsibilities include overseeing daily site operations, managing contractors and maintenance, and working with the Finance Manager to seek guidance and control of purchasing and servicing arrangements including quotations, tenders and orders, and overseeing key contracts such as cleaning, grounds maintenance and catering.

You will also be responsible for security of the premises, opening and closing, and ensuring all health and safety is compliant in accordance with legislation and planning for ongoing development of our academy’s facilities.

You will also work closely with the Principal, wider Senior Leadership Team and your own Facilities team to ensure the smooth running and safe operation of the academy day to day and in the long-term future. You will have a strong background in managing buildings, ideally within an educational or public sector environment, as well as managing a team.

Successful candidates will be proactive, well organised and passionate about creating the best possible environment for our staff and students. Experience of working in facilities management and facilities maintenance is essential. It is desirable for you to have the relevant Health & Safety qualification but this will be discussed at interview if you are selected. 

Co-op Academies Trust aims to provide an outstanding education for all our learners, founded on co-operative values, at the heart of the community. It is responsible for 30+ academies in Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the Wirral and Stoke-on-Trent, with the Co-op Group acting as the sponsor.

You’ll join a talented staff team and a successful partnership of schools which is committed to raising the educational ambitions of the communities it serves. 

If you’d like to have an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Zarina Ali, Principal, by e-mailing zarina.ali@coopacademes.co.uk

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. 

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are centred around a different, fairer and better way of doing things. These values are embedded in everything that we do within the Academy - they are our ‘Ways of being’;

Do what matters most | Be yourself, always | Show you care | Succeed together

As part of the Co-op Academy Trust, you will also benefit from excellent CPD as well as a Trust wide network of colleagues to share best practice with.

Other benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave + bank holidays (this increases with length of service)

• Local government pension scheme
• Discounts on various Co-op branded products 
• Co-operative credit union
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities 
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans
• Colleague Assistance via Health Assured
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Flu vaccine

How to apply

To apply for the role, please complete the online application form by the closing date by 8am, Thursday, 10th October 2024.

Interview date: w/c Monday, 14th October 2024.

Please find further information about Co-op Academy Swinton, please visit the website:

Co-op Academy Swinton - Home (coopacademies.co.uk)

To find out further information about the Co-op Academies Trust visit:

Co-op Academies Trust - Home (coopacademies.co.uk)

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, with appropriate childrens barred list check. A person who is included in the childrens or adults barred list commits an offence if they engage in regulated activity from which they are barred.

We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. Co-op Academies Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.