School Facilities Manager
Lift Tendring
Thorpe Campus, Landermere Rd, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, CO16 0LQ
United Kingdom
£28,598 - £31,022 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Full Time, Permanent
37 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year
September 2026 Start
Are you practical, proactive and take pride in maintaining safe, welcoming environments? Do you enjoy solving problems and ensuring everything runs smoothly behind the scenes? If so, we'd love you to join us at Lift Tendring.
As a School Facilities Manager, you will:
- Ensure the school site is safe, secure, clean and well maintained every day.
- Carry out minor repairs, maintenance and site improvement works.
- Open and close the school site and act as a key holder, responding to emergency call-outs where required.
- Support statutory compliance by carrying out routine health and safety, fire safety and site inspections.
- Monitor contractors on site and report larger maintenance issues through the Trust's facilities management system.
- Prepare the school for events and support the day-to-day operational needs of the academy.
What we're looking for:
- Experience in premises, facilities or building maintenance.
- Good practical DIY and maintenance skills.
- Knowledge of health and safety procedures and site security.
- Someone who is organised, reliable and able to prioritise their workload.
- A team player with excellent communication skills who can also work independently.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and maintaining high standards across the school site.
Lift Tendring
Lift Tendring is a large, 11-19 mixed comprehensive school rated Good by Ofsted. With over 1,800 young people on roll, we strive to be a catalyst for change, ensuring that every child receives an excellent education, not just as a privilege, but as a right. We are a school that offers a broad and ambitious curriculum, we inspire high aspirations for all. We have students that gain the very highest academic and vocational outcomes and we believe passionately in promoting the arts, creativity and sporting success.
If you would like to discuss this role in more detail or arrange a visit, just send an email to Michael Cerny school operations manager at [email protected]@tendringtechnologycollege.org
Closing date : 2nd August 2026
Who is Lift Schools?
We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
- Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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