Head of Maintenance

5 months ago

Barnstaple, United Kingdom West Buckland School Full time

“An outdoorsy, inclusive and happy school that
WE’RE HIRING provides a genuinely holistic education in a

wonderful setting.”

**Head of Maintenance**
GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE

**Full Time
Founded in 1858, our intention is to offer an

excellent education based on Christian values.

Standing in almost 100 glorious acres of

North Devon biosphere, close to the surfing

beaches and surrounded by countryside.

The area is listed World Class by nature and

we count ourselves a school offering a world

class education.

WE THINK YOU’LL LIKE IT HERE.

West Buckland School, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 0SX +44 (0) 1598 76000

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The school’s buildings and facilities have

developed steadily throughout its history and, in

recent years, over £14m has been invested in

outstanding facilities. These include an excellent

sports complex, including the Jonathan Edwards

Sports Centre, and the award-winning 150

Building, which includes the Art and Design &
Technology Departments and a Theatre. Parker’s,

a seventy bed, Sixth Form boarding house and

The Michael Morpurgo Library, a state of the art
building comprising of study facilities, library and
resource centre, opened in autumn 2015. More

recently, the school has built ‘The Hub’, a centre

for personalised learning and development, Café

58 sixth form dining and social space, as well as

Potbury studio theatre.

The school is fully co-educational and has grown

considerably in recent years. In total there are

just under 650 boys and girls aged, 3 to 18 years,

with 160 in the Sixth Form and 150 weekly and

full boarders. The school has its own co-located
Preparatory School and Nursery, for pupils aged 3

to 11.

Academic standards at the school are high and,

for many years, West Buckland has been one of

the most consistently high-performing schools in

the Southwest at GCSE and A-level. A-level results

typically exceed 75% A* to B and at GCSE over

50% of grades are A* and A. Perhaps, more

importantly, we prize most what our students

become, not what they get. There is excellent
university guidance and considerable emphasis HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
on extracurricular activities at the school, with a

proud record in Sport, Drama, Music, the

Combined Cadet Force, Outdoor Education, and

the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

**Our School**
**Job Description
**Head of Maintenance**

This post presents an opportunity to join a well-established independent school set in the foothills
of Exmoor and the North Devon coastline. The Head of Maintenance’s primary role is the
development, improvement, maintenance, and upkeep of all School buildings. In addition, the
Head of Maintenance is a key player in the routine day to day operational running of the school, in
both term time and school holidays.

The Head of Maintenance is a key player in the routine day to day operational running of the school
in both term time and school holidays as well as having the core responsibility of developing,
improving and maintaining all school buildings. The role requires dedication, with possible work
out of hours, reflecting the boarding nature of the school. A willingness to embrace H&S and a
personable manner are essential criteria. This is an important post within the support staff and the
Head of Maintenance will contribute to the strategic planning of the development of the School
Site.

**Line Manager**
The Line Manager for the Head of Maintenance is the Estates and Operations Manager who is
responsible to the Bursar.

**Main responsibilities**
This is a demanding and wide-ranging appointment within the school and the incumbent is an
important member of the support staff. The key elements of this role include but are not limited
to:
**_Leader and Line Manager_**_ - _the Head of Maintenance leads the Maintenance team. The Head of
Maintenance must have a good understanding of line management procedures such as appraisal,
recruitment, competency, and discipline protocols.

**_Budget Holder -_**_ _the Head of Maintenance is responsible for managing expenditure as part of the
Maintenance Budget held by the Estates and Operations Manager. The job holder is responsible
for the management of expenditure in line with the terms of the School’s Finance Regulations.

**_Maintenance -_**_ _the Head of Maintenance is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all
School buildings including staff residential accommodation. He or she is required to run a
comprehensive programme of preventative maintenance (including a rolling maintenance
programme such as gutter, gully and drain cleaning) as well as provision of an efficient, timely and

effective reactive maintenance service. The Head of Maintenance is responsible for the upkeep
and maintenance of all maintenance equipment and the servicing and safety inspections of all
boilers (that the school owns) on the site. The Head of Maintenance is responsible for monitoring
and the reporting of faults with any con

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