We currently recruiting for Head of Estates & Operations who is a strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset, excellent people skills, and a deep understanding H&S, compliance, estates and facilities management ideally within an educational setting. You will need to be resilient, collaborative, and committed to delivering high standards across all areas of responsibility.
Job overview
The Head of Estates & Operations will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of all premises-related functions across the Trust. This includes ensuring that all school environments are safe, compliant, well-maintained, and conducive to learning.
This role is central to ensuring that our learning environments are safe, efficient, and inspiring for all members of our school communities. As Head of Estates and Operations, you will lead on the strategic and operational management of our estate, health and safety, capital projects, and facilities services across all Trust sites.
Our Schools
Lydiate Learning Trust currently includes two large secondary schools, Deyes High School (Sefton) and Childwall Sports and Science Academy (Liverpool) and two primary schools, The Grange Primary (Sefton) and Knotty Ash Primary (Liverpool). We also operate a thriving initial teacher training centre (AMP SCITT).
Safeguarding Statement:
Lydiate Learning Trust is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
Post at the Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and any adult cautions or spent convictions that are not protected or defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) order 2020.
We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice. Shortlisted candidates are required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect their suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to us, and we cannot take these offences into account.