Facilities Manager Full Time

Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset
Outcomes First Group

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy!

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four ?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us !

Job Title: Facilities Manager

Location: 3 Dimensions School, Somerset

Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks

Must be UK based.

Job purpose

To ensure that a high-quality facilities service is provided to 3 Dimensions school over both of our sites.

Key task areas and responsibilities

• To manage the facilities team and provide day to day supervision for planned and responsible repair programmes, domestic tasks and catering duties Service dependent)
• To ensure that the facilities provided are of a high standard at all times and that the facilities team exercise their full responsibilities, duties and tasks
• Responsible for the coordination of the relevant areas of the capital and operational expenditure
• To monitor and audit schedules of work and the quality of completed projects
• Liaise with external providers to ensure cost effective contracts are in place and reviewed regularly
• To prioritise and organise planned and responsive workload for all areas of responsibility
• To manage all on call/out of hours response rotas to ensure satisfactory outcomes and be part of the on call team

About the school

3 Dimensions School is in an exciting phase of growth and development. With not just one, but two school sites! Resulting in a far wider offer of educational places, and a wealth of opportunities for young people with SEN (i.e., Learning difficulties, speech, language and communication difficulties, Autism, ADHD, SEMH, PDA, Attachment Disorder, and young people who have experienced previous trauma).

We have a number of positions available within our school at the moment due to an exciting period of growth, but we are looking for an engaging, motivated SEN Primary Teacher to join our team. You could be just who we are looking for!

3 Dimensions School is an Options Autism School, within the Outcomes First Group. We are an inclusive, forward-thinking school, who embrace diversity.

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 the 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.

You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.