Bluecoat Trent Academy
Location
Nottingham | United Kingdom
Job description
The successful candidates will lead the everyday running and maintenance of the academy to ensure that our students and staff can learn and work in an environment that is safe, secure, and well presented. We welcome applications from candidates who have relevant experience of working in a maintenance and health and safety environment and who have good literacy and numeracy skills with the ability to successfully lead and manage a small team of staff.
The Trust’s Estate Teams is a corporate team led by the Chief Operations Officer, comprising a Head of Estates, Health, Safety & Compliance Manager, Operations Manager, Senior Site Manager, Site Managers and Site Officers. The team provide a comprehensive service for building, cleaning and health and safety across all sites. At each academy, there is a local Site Team, led by a Site Manager, who reports to the Operations Manager.
The post holder will be responsible for the maintenance and security of the buildings and grounds, ensuring the cleanliness of the site as a welcoming, safe, and secure environment for students, staff, and visitors, and will take responsibility for the ensuring full compliance with current health and safety legislations, as well as leading and managing the Site Team. The post holder will be responsible for performing varied maintenance tasks or project work including minor repairs, decorating and improvement works. The Trust’s Site Team is responsible for providing a comprehensive service for building and ground maintenance, cleaning and health and safety across all sites.
The Site Team also provides an important out of hours service to both internal and external users and events, ranging from parents’ evenings to hiring of the facilities for a variety of functions. The teamwork a planned rotating 3 weekly shift pattern, however there may be a requirement to work flexibly to support the needs of the business. The exact working pattern of the Site Manager will be determined to ensure presence on site at peak times but there may be a requirement to work some shifts.
Archway Learning Trust, previously Bluecoat Academies Trust was formed in April 2014 as a result of the very long and successful history of Bluecoat Academy. We welcomed three further secondary schools in Derby to the Trust in 2021 and opened Bluecoat Trent Academy, a secondary Free School in Nottingham in September 2021.
The Trust now comprises of Bluecoat Aspley Academy, Bluecoat Sixth Form, Bluecoat Wollaton Academy, Bluecoat Beechdale Academy, Bluecoat Primary Academy, Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy, The Nottingham Emmanuel School and Sixth Form, Bluecoat Trent Academy, The Long Eaton School, Lees Brook Academy, Alvaston Moor Academy and the Bluecoat SCITT Alliance (School Centred Initial Teacher Training).
The successful candidate will be committed to the students and academy life and will possess the ability to communicate effectively and be able to raise the standards of learning for all of the students with whom they are required to work.
The growth and development of our Multi-Academy Trust makes this an excellent opportunity to join us, as we seek to serve a growing number of young people across the region.
In return, we can offer:
For more information about Archway Learning Trust and the vacancy, please visit our website via the apply button.
We would encourage you to refer to the and person specification, demonstrating your suitability for the role.
Closing date: Friday 15th March 2024.
Interview date: w/c 25th March 2024.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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