Job Title: Facilities Manager
Location: The Holden School, Leigh WN7 4SB
Hours: 37.5 per week | Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £36,750.00 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)
Contract: Permanent | 52 Weeks
Start: September 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available
About the Role
As Facilities Manager, you will lead the delivery of a high-quality, safe and efficient facilities service across our schools. You will be responsible for ensuring that buildings, grounds and support services are well maintained, compliant with legislation, and aligned with company standards, creating environments that support learning, wellbeing and operational excellence.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong organisational skills, sound technical knowledge and the ability to manage people, resources and external contractors effectively, while remaining responsive to the needs of the schools and service users.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, manage and supervise the facilities team, providing day-to-day oversight of maintenance, repairs, domestic and catering-related services (service dependent).
Ensure all facilities are maintained to a consistently high standard and that the team fulfils its responsibilities effectively.
Coordinate and manage relevant areas of capital and operational expenditure, ensuring value for money.
Monitor, audit and review schedules of work and the quality of completed projects.
Liaise with external contractors and suppliers, ensuring cost-effective contracts are in place and regularly reviewed.
Prioritise, plan and organise both planned and reactive workloads across all areas of responsibility.
Manage on-call and out-of-hours rotas, participating in the on-call team to ensure effective responses.
Develop and oversee maintenance programmes covering reactive, cyclical and planned works.
Ensure risk assessments, procedures and systems are in place and compliant with company standards and legislation.
Provide advice and guidance on health and safety, fire safety, food hygiene and building-related regulatory matters.
Support the development of monitoring and recording systems for health and safety and regulatory compliance.
Staff Leadership and Management
Undertake delegated management responsibilities, including supervisions, appraisals, probation reviews and return-to-work meetings.
Lead and supervise staff on shift, ensuring high standards of conduct, performance and teamwork.
Support staff wellbeing, safety and professional development, including training and mentoring.
Experience and Qualifications Required
IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
Full UK Driving Licene
This role offers the opportunity to play a vital part in creating safe, compliant and welcoming environments where pupils and staff can thrive.
About Us
The Holden School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 16, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life. We are a Therapeutic Led, Trauma Informed School providing individualised curriculums for our students supported by our Class Teams, our Pastoral Team and our own Therapists.
We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.
Acorn Education offers rewarding careers and meaningful challenges while making a real difference in young people’s lives. As a leading UK provider of specialist education for children and young people with special educational needs, and part of Outcomes First Group, we deliver innovative, evidence-based approaches that support measurable progress and lasting impact.
We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Hundreds of UK and international discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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Salary description
£36750.00 - £36750.00 per year