PART I: THE ROLE OF FACILITIES TEAM LEADER
The team is responsible for the day-to-day cleanliness and Event set ups of all campus School buildings, Campus paths and external areas except the Boarding Houses. This includes sports facilities and all administrative offices. The areas of responsibility are allocated to individual members of the Team and will vary from time to time and according to the team schedule. The Team is required to work unsupervised at times to defined Rotas and be flexible in order to help in Team tasks and provide cover for absent colleagues when necessary. The Team is expected to be organised and have attention to detail in everything they do.
The Team Leader will provide Morning and Afternoon support to the Facilities Manager for 7 days a week both in term time and during school holiday periods.
The Facilities team look after the internal and external parts of the School, including, setting up for exams, concerts, lectures and events Other tasks will include Supporting moving furniture around the campus and seasonal tasks when required. The role will have a hands-on requirement to work as part of the team on all tasks.
The Team Leader will be expected to follow detailed instructions and work effectively with other departments. You will need to meet the physical requirements of this post.
In addition, the Team Leader will help the Facilities Manager co-ordinate term-time bookings for various buildings and be the first port of call for customer care for both internal and external users.
Responsible to: Facilities Manager
Responsibilities of the Facilities Team Leader
The following summary of duties is intended to assist the Facilities Team Leader in their respective responsibilities:
You will also be required to work with the Facilities Manager to ensure the delivery of:
Key Qualities
The successful candidate will be/have:
The Central Cleaning Team Leader must be capable of communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, with members of the cleaning teams and with senior members of staff within the School community. He/she must be well organised and able to solve problems in a sensible manner, referring issues where appropriate to the Facilities Manager.
The Team Leader will be expected to be proactive and methodical in approaching the cleaning task. There is a clear need for this role to understand and champion ‘Lead by example’ behaviours, Health and Safety issues, particularly COSHH, and to ensure compliance at all times with a safe systems of working to staff.
PART II: BENEFITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND APPLICATION
Start date
As soon as possible.
Hours of Work
This role is for 40 hours per week spread over Monday to Sunday. Some weekend work will be expected.
Salary
Salary range for this role is between £22,000 to £24,000 dependant on experience. The salary is paid monthly, in arrears, to a nominated back account in 12 equal payments. Salary levels are reviewed on 1 September annually and this appointment will be next reviewed in September 2022.
Induction and Continuous Training and Development
The school is fully committed to the induction, training and development of all our staff, with staff supported to grow and reach their full potential.
We deliver a range of training, run by both our own staff and external providers, varying from highly practical First Aid courses to seminars and learning lunches.
There is an annual cycle of appraisal offering the opportunity to reflect on professional practice and development opportunities.
The school also offers a wide range of apprenticeships supporting staff development and progression.
Pension and Life Cover
On employment, employees will be auto-enrolled into the College’s pension scheme according to legislative thresholds. Those who are not eligible for auto-enrolment may still elect to join the College’s pension scheme.
Initially, when joining the College’s pension scheme, employees will become a member of the College’s Group Personal Pension Plan (GPP). For this Plan, known as Tier 1, the employee contributes 4% and the employer 3%.
After 9 month’s membership of the Tier 1 plan, employees may opt to join Tier 2, which is also a GPP, where the employee contributes 5% and the employer 9%.
Employees in Tier 1 automatically qualify for a Life Cover of 2 times salary. On entry to Tier 2, Life Cover changes to 4 times salary.
Annual Leave
The College leave year runs from 1 September to 31 August. This position will be entitled to the statutory holiday requirements. These are presently 28 days. Any Public Bank Holiday occurring during term time is deemed to be a normal working day. All leave must be taken by prior arrangement and must be taken outside of the school’s term times.
Subject to the discretion of the school’s Bursar, a gift may also be given of extra time off during the Christmas period.
Sports Facilities
The school offers all staff free access to its excellent sports facilities, including gym membership, tennis courts and a new 25m swimming pool in late 2022. Exercise classes, including spinning and circuits are also available.
Wider Benefits
Winchester College is situated in the heart of beautiful, historic Winchester. Staff are offered a free tour of the College, with discounted rates available for booking venues within the school’s grounds for hospitality events. Car-parking is also available.
Probation, Notice Periods
The first four working months of employment will be a probationary period. Regular reviews with line managers will take place over the probation period with the opportunity to review conduct and performance, discuss progress, identify any areas for action and ensure that there is appropriate guidance and support in place to enable successful completion of the probationary period.
During the probationary period, the notice required by either party to terminate employment will be one week. Once employment is confirmed, the notice period will increase to four weeks.
Disclosure Check
As Winchester College is an educational establishment, a condition of employment will be that the successful candidate must consent to the school obtaining an Enhanced Level Disclosure check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This will reveal all spent and unspent convictions, warnings, cautions and bind-overs. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on the school’s website.
Safeguarding is one of the prime responsibilities of this role. The jobholder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact with, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the Facilities Team Leader becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, they must report any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or in their absence the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
References and Other Pre-employment Checks
The appointment will be dependent upon the receipt of a successful medical check and satisfactory references. The College will usually seek references from shortlisted candidates before interview and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. At least one referee must be the current or most recent employer. Where applicants are not currently working with children but have done so in the past, one referee must be the person by whom they were most recently employed when working with children.
Data Protection
Winchester College collects and processes relevant personal data as part of its everyday operations and is obliged to process it in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. The school is the Data Controller of this data under the Act and is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office; its registration number is Z5751669.
Any queries about this policy or how personal data is processed by the school should be referred to the Data Protection Liaison Officer.