Estates Administrator

**Salary**:
Competitive + benefits

**Job type**:
Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term

28 February 2025

**Job overview**:
RGS Worcester is seeking to appoint an Estates Administrator. The Estates Administrator will play a crucial role in supporting the Estates Department as it works to ensure the organisation is run in line with Government Legislation, ISI regulations and operational requirements along with internal policies and processes. You will work closely with the Head of Estates and Health, Safety and Compliance Manager to support the smooth running of the Estates Office.

This position is offered as a 6 month Fixed Term Contract with the opportunity to be offered a permanent role. It is a full time position (37.5 hours a week), but part time applicants will also be considered.

The Governors of RGS Worcester are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No. 1120644

**About**RGS Worcester**:
**RGS Worcester**
- Upper Tything, Worcester
- Worcestershire
- WR1 1HP
- United Kingdom

+44 1905 613391

**Introduction -**RGS Worcester is one of the leading independent co-educational day schools in the West Midlands. The RGS Senior School has approximately 1000 pupils aged 11 - 18 years, including a Sixth Form of 250 students. There are a further 450 pupils aged 2 - 11 years in the three RGS Preparatory Schools, RGS The Grange (two miles north of Worcester City Centre in the village of Claines), and RGS Springfield (a two minute walk from the Senior School in Britannia Square) and RGS Dodderhill (located in Droitwich Spa) is co-educational from ages 2 - 11 years, with girls only education for their Senior section from ages 11 - 16. The Executive Headmaster of the Senior School is a member of the Heads’ Conference (HMC).

**Our Staff** - RGS Worcester is proud of its high academic standards, its pastoral care, and the wealth of co-curricular opportunities the School provides. Key to this success are the staff that work here. We employ a wide range of staff in addition to our well-qualified and experienced Teachers, Estates, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Specialists Technicians, Early Years Practitioners and many others across the RGS Worcester Family of Schools.

**Professional Reward and Development**:
We recognise the expertise of our staff and aim to create an inspiring environment in which you can work to your full potential and develop your career.

What we offer:

- Competitive salary with additional allowances for extra responsibilities
- Contributions to professional training costs where there is a benefit to the School and many opportunities for continued professional development projects
- The opportunity to take part in our bespoke Teachers ‘Middle Leadership Programme’ for sustained long term development
- Personal Development and recognition through our annual appraisal scheme
- Full commitment to the induction and training of ECT’s, providing excellent support from our in-house Professional Development Mentor
- Comprehensive INSET programmes, delivering high quality seminars, shared good practice and insights from external speakers
- As one of only a few Apple Distinguished Schools in the Midlands, the opportunity to take part in becoming an ‘Apple Teacher’. More details here:

- Well-resourced departments
- A pension provided by APTIS (AVIVA Pension Trust for Independent Schools) for both Teachers and Support Staff.
- For Teachers you will have the opportunity to become a certified Showbie Educator

**Rewards and Perks**:
To make everyday life just that bit easier, we are continually developing the variety of rewards, discounts and perks we can offer our staff.

What we offer:

- Fee remission for staff of children who satisfy the admissions criteria (proportionately reduced for part time staff)
- Cycle Scheme for all staff
- Free refreshments and lunches when the School is operational provided by our excellent Catering team from Holroyd Howe
- Private healthcare with the option to add a spouse or dependant at preferential rates

**Health and Wellbeing**

Your health and wellbeing is important to us and we encourage our staff to make use of the services offered to help you live and work healthily and happily.

What we offer:

- Family friendly policies including flexible working, enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Two paid ‘Emergency Leave Days’ to help staff cope with life’s unexpected events
- Free use of the School’s Gym at agreed times following an induction with a qualified member of staff
- Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured 24/7 which includes up to 6 free counselling sessions and caring and compassionate advice to help staff cope with a range of life challenges such as bereavement, debt and consumer issues
- Free access to Health Assured’s