Head of Facilities

Tower House School is looking to appoint a full time, Head of Facilities. This is a new role and will play a key part in ensuring Tower House School is welcoming, clean, safe and secure.  

The successful candidate will:  

• Have H&S knowledge, ideally in a school environment
• Be able to juggle a busy workload 
• Have the ability to lead and motivate others in the team 
• Demonstrate solid computer literacy 
• Be self-motivated, organised and hard working 
• Have a relevant IOSH qualification, or be prepared to obtain one. 

Hours of work: 

To ensure the school site is secure after hours, by closing the site at the end of the day the following hours are necessary:  

Core hours: 30hrs a week, 2.30pm to 9pm Monday to Friday, (including a 30 minute unpaid break).

Flexibility in hours during school holidays, ie to start and finish earlier, to meet the needs of community users, is anticipated. 

Living locally to SW14 advantageous due to the nature of the role.

28 days statutory holiday per year. 

H&S: 

You will manage all premises-related contractors and contracts and play a key role in the day-to-day implementation of the School’s Health & Safety Policy. Carrying out health and safety checks and tasks and recording progress using online systems. 

Have responsibility for delivering the highest quality services, ensuring that the school complies with all its statutory and regulatory duties. Key responsibilities include management of school policies, risk assessments, preparing for school inspections by the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate, Health and Safety, and Maintenance of Premises. Experience of these areas is desirable. Relevant professional qualifications would be advantageous however, they are not essential, although a willingness to undertake additional training is a requirement. 

Lettings: 

Assist community users with lettings, ensuring that lettings at the school operate effectively and efficiently while ensuring the security of the premises.  

Cleaning Contractor Supervisor: 

Supervising cleaning contractors in delivering day to day aspects relating to the management and maintenance of the cleaning service on site. 

Being Part of the THS community: 

Tower House is a very close knit community and our relationship with our parents, neighbours and local business is vitally important. We expect a candidate to: 

• Play a full and committed part in the THS Community 
• Participate in the general day to day activities of the school as a whole and undertake a share of staff duties 
• Attend whole school staff meetings, parents’ evenings, Open Days, and INSET days 
• Support pupils and colleagues by attending a range of school productions, functions, and charity events 
• Cover for absent colleagues 
• Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety 
• Attend occasional out of hours events at weekends and after 9pm to meet the needs of community users.

 Staff benefits:  

In our experience, happy staff make a happy school. Our staff are our single biggest asset and the success of our students depends on them, so we take care of and invest in them. A few of the things we offer are: 

• Generous Pension Scheme contributions 
• A supportive and open leadership team 
• Free school meals, tea, coffee and biscuits throughout the teaching year. 
• Access to an Employee Assistant Programme. 
• Cycle to work scheme. 
• Eye care voucher scheme – all members of staff are eligible for a free eye test. 

 We really value our staff and will do whatever we can to meaningfully demonstrate that. 

 The application process:

Applications will be considered as they are submitted. The School reserves the right to commence or complete the recruitment process at any time prior to the closing date so early application is recommended. 

Prior to interview, an online search will be conducted to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. This is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in a school. 

Please see our Safer Recruitment, Selection and Disclosures Policy and Procedures for full details of the recruitment process. Also our Recruitment Privacy Policy for how your data will be used. 

Tower House School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Applicants will undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and with the Disclosure and Barring Service.