Premises Supervisor

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 #teamOFG!

Job title:         Premises Supervisor

Location:        Westbourne School, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Salary:        £22,425 per annum

Hours:             37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday (Part-Time considered/flexible starting times)

Contract:         Permanent, Full time 52 weeks

Due to growth in service, we are looking for an experienced Premises Supervisor to join our fantastic team at Westbourne School.

Job Purpose

To pro-actively keep the school’s estate at a high state of repair.

Key Result Areas

• Maintain both school grounds and buildings to high standards. 
• Provide the school with a safe environment for all people – pupils, staff, visitors, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for any painting/decorating work around the school’s estate.
• Ensure pro-active maintenance is carried out daily.
• Ensure reactive maintenance is dealt with in a timely and safe manner.
• Help to supervise major schemes of work carried out by external contractors.
• Always ensure the Health and Safety of all on site by helping to manage the School’s Health and Safety procedures including the reporting of incidents as appropriate.
• Help to prepare decorating schedules with the Estate Manager.
• Report damage to the Estates Manager.
• To carry out any relative works that the Estate Manager deems appropriate.

Desirable 

• Health and Hygiene knowledge

About us

Westbourne School caters for pupils aged 11-18 and we are growing to 85 pupils across two sites. You will be responsible for planning and delivering various subjects across the curriculum. Differentiation and individualised learning strategies are vital skills required to meet the needs of all our pupils who will have had varying degrees of success in their educational lives.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Acorn Education? 

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. 

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