Site Manager Apprentice at The Federation of Bursledon Schools

Summary

To learn the role of the Site Manager and undertake Apprenticeship training. The site team provide a caretaking, cleaning, porterage and routine maintenance service to meet the needs of the school, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and operational effectiveness, and compliance with health and safety regulations.

Annual wage: £23,000 a year
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Training course: Facilities management supervisor (level 3)
Hours: Mon- Fri, shifts TBC.
38 hours 45 minutes a week
Possible start date: Sunday 26 January
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Site Maintenance:

Note and report to line manager all building and fabric defects.
Carry out routine maintenance repairs as requested, subject to training and previous experience.
Make the area safe and carry out emergency repairs as appropriate.
Carry out internal and external maintenance and redecoration as instructed by line manager.
Meet with Senior Leadership Team at half-termly maintenance meeting to contribute to planning holiday work if required by line manager.
Operate the school heating, lighting, water and ventilation systems, ensuring they are maintained to the correct standard.
Replace light bulbs and clean light fittings as required.
Ensure all tools and machinery relevant to the post is serviced and maintained.
Ensure the grounds are maintained, including clearing of leaves, minor pruning, emptying of external waste bins and litter picking.
Take responsibility for clearing snow or ice from paths for access, dealing with break-ins or other damage caused to school property, as agreed with line manager

Supervision of contractors:

Supervise contractors on site ensuring all Health and Safety requirements are adhered to.
Report defects to term contractor and line manager.

Management of use of site:

Take and record meter readings as requested by line manager.
Collect and assemble waste for collection.
Check and adjust heating system.
Prepare rooms for exams, lettings, parents evenings as instructed by line manager.

Stock Management/admin:

Move goods and school equipment within the school.
Monitor stocks of cleaning products and PPE and report to line manager.
Maintain paper and online recording systems as instructed by line manager.

Cleaning:

Carry out cleaning duties to an acceptable standard as agreed with line manager.
Carry out a schedule of cleaning for the site under Line Manager’s supervision, following agreed procedures and standards.
Monitor cleaning standards, ensuring acceptable standards of cleanliness and report to line manager.
Effectively use all site cleaning machinery showing regard to health and safety requirements.
Ensure all graffiti is removed regularly.
Hygienically clean following any body fluid spillages, showing regard to health and safety requirements.

Security:

Act as keyholder for the school. Lock and unlock including activate and deactivate intruder alarm system as directed by line manager.
Be on call for emergencies if agreed with line manager.

Management (where staff directly employed):

Provide cover in the event of cleaning staff absence.
Respond positively to reasonable requests commensurate with the role, made by members of staff.
Identify own training needs and report to line manager. Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

Where you’ll work

Long Lane, Bursledon

Southampton

SO31 8BZ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE WKCIC GROUP

Your training course

Facilities management supervisor (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Supervise the facilities management function.
Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Lead a team of facilities personnel.
Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
Supervise the facilities management function.
Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Lead a team of facilities personnel.
Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.

Your training plan

Level 3 in Facilities Management

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4-9)
Maths (grade 4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Attention to detail
Organisation skills

Other requirements

There will be a lot of working outside, manual handing and you may come into contact with children with challenging behaviour. There will also be bodily fluids working around children.

About this company

The Federation of Bursledon Schools consists of an Infant and Junior School which share the same site. The grounds are extensive, with a large woodland. The schools are 3 form entry, meaning we have up to 630 children and 80 staff on site.

After this apprenticeship

The role of the Site Manager is varied and rewarding with very high levels of accountability. Responsible for the health and safety of children, staff and visitors across the site, the Site Manager must become adept at balancing the challenges of the day to day demands of the site and the regulatory compliance aspect. This role lends itself well to further careers in health and safety, facilities, contract management or project management.

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