Operational Estates Lead – Learning Academy Partnership

Full Time 37 hours per week

Required as soon as possible.

The Learning Academy Partnership has an exciting opportunity for an Operational Estates Lead to join our exceptional, friendly, and professional centralised Business Support Team. We are at an exciting time in our development as a growing School Trust, and this role will bring with it a real sense of personal fulfilment, knowing what you do has a direct impact on the lives of our children.

This is a brand-new role where you will be part of an evolving & collaborative team ensuring we develop and improve the provision, resources, and premises for all our children in our Cornwall and West Devon Schools. We are looking for someone who can provide high quality leadership and operational management of the Trust’s Estates functions, including identifying maintenance and compliance activities, the procurement of services and contracts, and supporting with Health and Safety matters across the Trust. The role is crucial in allowing our schools to provide the very best educational offer and ensure that services to our children remain consistent, high quality and compliant.

You will work closely with CFO and Trust Lead for Business on strategic projects and the continuous development of our Estates operational functions. You will need to capitalise on your excellent communication skills, working collaboratively with key stakeholders including Trust Leads and external contractors to deliver the very best provision for our children.  Leading and developing our dedicated team of Site Supervisors and Cleaners, who truly want to be the BEST they can be, in a friendly and supportive manner will be a key part of the role.

This is a role where you will have a profound impact on the future of our children. Our colleagues are crucial and without them, our children will not experience an excellent curriculum or thrive in environments where they are cared for, inspired, and challenged.  If you are someone who feels inspired by our mission and values and wants to be part of a Trust where everything begins and ends with children, this could be the role for you!

We are proud that we are a single organisation where professional development and growth is supported and celebrated.  We invest in our colleagues and want you to feel professionally nourished, and this role will bring with it real opportunities to develop your skills and grow within the organisation.  We are on a journey to become the ‘BEST employer’; we want to continue to embed a culture where all colleagues feel valued and a real sense of belonging, so they can flourish in their roles and, in short, be the best they can be. We are proud that our wellbeing strategy enables us to nurture, develop and support our colleagues so that they can provide the very best for our children.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider communities that we serve.  We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to make a profound difference to children’s lives
• A culture that takes work life balance extremely seriously for all its colleagues
• The chance to work as part of a collective in a values-led School Trust
• Opportunities to develop your career within our Professional Business Team
• A strong, proactive wellbeing network across the School Trust
• Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Trust benefit schemes including Tech and Cycle Schemes
• Access to a generous Local Government Pension Scheme

All our schools are each at the centre of their local communities and celebrate their individuality and distinctiveness. A core feature in how we work as a School Trust is our collective approach in delivering an exceptional education for all children. We do this through working very closely together in mutual support and challenge to empower excellence for our children, families, and the communities that we serve.

In short, our ethos is one of working together to Empower, Excel, Together.

The Learning Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosures are required for this post along with the other necessary checks. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

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The closing date for applications is Tuesday 5th December 2023 (9am) with interviews to take place soon after. However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview / appoint before the closing date.