Warwick Independent Schools - Director of Facilities

Warwick Independent Schools - Director of Facilities

APPLICATION PACK FOR THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Required as soon as possible

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Welcome from the Foundation Principal

04 About Warwick Independent Schools Foundation 05 The Role 06 Job Description 08 Person Specification 10 Remuneration 10 How to Apply 11 Organisational structure 12 Our Facilities 13 Warwick & Surrounding Area

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Welcome from the Foundation Principal

Thank you for the interest you have shown in the role of Director of

Facilities.

Our Foundation is unique. We are a large but united community, focused entirely on ensuring that the pupils in our care have the most exceptional of educational opportunities. All that we do has that mission at its heart. Working together, our aim is for our Foundation schools – individually and collectively – to be recognised as the most vibrant and exciting in the U.K. The successful candidate will join an ambitious, forward-thinking, and future-centred organisation, ready to embrace both the challenges and opportunities for independent schools in the years ahead. As Foundation Director of Facilities, you will have a central role in creating, developing, and imp lementing the Foundation’s strategies for delivering integrated Facilities services to ensure that our Foundation continues to thrive.

I hope you are inspired by what you read and will want to join us, to play a key part in our exciting future.

Richard Nicholson MA (Oxon) Foundation Principal

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About Warwick Independent Schools Foundation

The Warwick Independent Schools Foundation (the Foundation) proudly educates girls and boys from 3-18 years of age. We are one of the largest independent school charities in the country, with some 2,800 pupils and 800 staff, and are committed to providing an outstanding education for all our pupils; for our schools to be the first choice for those seeking independent education for their children; and to be an exceptional place to work. Our historic schools are Warwick Preparatory School and the King’s Hig h School, which operate as a through-school for girls with a co-educational Pre- Prep, and Warwick Junior School and Warwick School, which operate as a through-school for boys. These schools are located on the Foundation’s 55 - acre site in Warwick. Between them, they educate some 2,500 pupils, and offer a unique model of education in the Midlands: co-education for our pupils aged 3 to 7, and single-sex education from age 7 onwards. This provides ‘the best of both worlds’ for our pupils: teaching specifically tailored to their needs with extensive learning opportunities to collaborate outside the classroom.

In a new and exciting development for the Foundation, we are delighted to have welcomed The Kingsley School, Royal Leamington Spa into our family of schools in 2021. Kingsley is an established and highly regarded school for girls (3-18) and boys (3-7). Kingsley will continue to operate from its site in Leamington. More information about the schools may be found on their websites: www.warwickprep.com www.kingshighwarwick.co.uk www.warwickschool.org www.thekingsleyschool.co.uk The Foundation is an active membership of the following associations: • AGBIS • GSA • HMC • IAPS • ISBA

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The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team, ensuring that our Foundation schools have outstanding facilities now and in the future. The Director of Facilities, reporting directly to the Foundation Bursar, will play a central role in maintaining and developing the estates, grounds and transport facilities across the Foundation. A key aspect of the role will be working on future capital programmes as we continue to develop our estate. The postholder will be a member of the Foundation’s Professional Services Management Team and will be involved in and contribute to general Foundation business, strategy, and development.

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Job Description

This is a senior management role within the Foundation, ensuring the delivery of the highest quality facilities and services in support of the Foundation schools’ educational mission. Balancing operational and strategic priorities, the postholder will lead, and have line management responsibility for the Foundation’s estates, transport, and grounds teams .

Strategy

You will: •

prepare written reports for Governors and Senior Leaders regarding projects, strategy, budgets, and other matters as required. • lead the development and delivery of the Foundation’s Estates Strategy, supporting the goals of the Foundation Strategy. • contribute to the Foundation’s strategic planning with particular responsibility for the physical environment and physical resources. • be responsible for strategic risk management for the property portfolio.

Overall Responsibilities

The leadership and management of: • Estates, including planned and responsive maintenance and capital projects. • Operations, including utilities management, all housekeeping and caretaking services. • Grounds, including sports fields, gardens, and playgrounds. • Procurement lead, including management of preferred supplier >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14

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