Facilities Manager

• Annual Salary: Grade 6
• Location: Abersychan
• Job Type: Full-time (Monday – Friday, 08:00-16:00 with overtime evenings and weekends)

We are seeking an experienced Premises Manager with a background in the education sector to join our team on a temporary basis. This role is crucial for maintaining a clean, safe, and secure environment for all staff and students, and for leading strong health and safety practices on the school site.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Maintain a clean, safe, and secure working environment for all staff and students.
• Lead strong practice in health and safety on the school site.
• Secure a clean, safe, and secure school environment, during and beyond the school day.
• Lead premises management, including the effective management of risks.
• Help develop the site as the ‘Sporting Hub’ for the community and our local sports clubs.
• Enhance our premises and facilities for community use.

General duties:

• Observe confidentiality in all aspects of work.
• Participate in the service area’s supervision process and/or Corporate Appraisal process.
• Demonstrate a willingness to undertake training development and learning opportunities to improve skills.
• Comply with and support others to observe Health and Safety Act 2009 procedures and processes.
• Adhere to the terms of the Alternative Working Strategy should the post be eligible.
• Work within the council’s policy and procedures in respect of equal opportunity, anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practices.
• Adhere to data protection principles whilst undertaking your duties and report data breaches to the data protection team.
• Undertake your duties in a manner which safeguards and promotes the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. You must bring issues of concern regarding the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk to the attention of the Designated Safeguarding Person in your service. You must raise any concern or allegation of abuse and neglect without delay.
• Accept that this job description may be periodically subject to review.
• Undertake any other duties and/or times of work as may be reasonably required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation, at your place of work or based in any other establishment.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Premises Manager, preferably within the education sector.
• Strong leadership skills in managing health and safety practices.
• Ability to maintain a secure and welcoming environment for community and sports activities.
• Enhanced DBS on the update service is mandatory.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on Grade 6 pay scale.
• Opportunities for overtime during evenings and weekends.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Comprehensive health and safety protocols.

To apply for this Premises Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience. For further information, you can call and ask for Rebecca to discuss the role in more detail.