Estates Manager

The City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College is a thriving, lively and successful Sixth Form College, committed to social inclusion. 

The College is located in an award-winning, state of the art building at the heart of the University Quarter of Stoke on Trent, adjacent to Stoke Railway Station, providing excellent travel links. 

In September 2017, the College achieved academy status as part of the Potteries Educational Trust.  The Trust is working collaboratively with educational institutions from across Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and beyond, seeking to improve outcomes for all children and young people in the region. 

In October 2017, Ofsted Inspectors graded the College ‘Good’ with several excellent features and praised staff and students for creating a supportive learning community.  Inspectors were impressed with the relentless focus on continuing to improve the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, leading to our learners making good or excellent progress.  The College’s mission is ‘A caring community, delivering excellence and inspiring futures.’ 

Estates Manager

(Full Time, Whole Year, Permanent)

Salary: £31,365 - £34,561 per annum, pro rata

Benefits include enhanced annual leave, pension scheme, free on-site parking, childcare, phone and computing schemes.

The College is seeking to appoint an Estates Manager to be responsible for the overall management of the Colleges’ premises and facilities, ensuring that the College site provides an attractive, safe, secure, clean and welcoming environment. This is a hands-on position for which the key responsibilities are for the smooth running of all areas of the College site, providing security, maintenance, porterage and caretaking service to the whole site. You will supervise and line manage the Estates Team and have overall responsibility for budgeting, reactive and planned maintenance and setting up and reviewing of annual contracts.

The nature of the post requires the willingness to work flexibly according to the necessities created by opening and closing hours together with internal and external evening and weekend events. The successful applicant will participate in a rota carrying out unlocking and locking duties in the morning and evening. 

Closing date: Friday 1^st June 2018

If we receive a high volume of applications we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

For further details and an application form please visit the College’s website:  www.stokesfc.ac.uk , or email personnel@stokesfc.ac.uk.  Alternatively, telephone Personnel on (01782) 854210.

The College is committed to Equal Opportunities. Applications are particularly welcome from members of the ethnic minorities who are currently under represented at the College.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You should note that an enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required prior to taking up an appointment with the College.