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Head of Safety and Premises Management

Achieving for Children (AfC) is looking for a Head of Safety and Premises Management, who will ensure the safe operation of our premises. This postholder works alongside other support service teams to secure compliance with all statutory and best practice health & safety requirements as well as working to ensure an effective premises management function.

About the role

The Head of Safety & Premises Management oversees facilities management issues across all AfC buildings. As Head of Safety and Premises Management, you will be responsible for :

• Ensuring that strategies and plans are in place to achieve compliance with health & safety best practice and regulations across all AfC locations
• Supporting and training officers with facilities management responsibility to discharge their roles effectively
• Managing external premises / health & safety arrangements including building leases and commissioned support
• Proactively and reactively managing health and safety issues
• Managing the Safety and Premises Management Officer

About you

To be the Head of Safety and Premises Management, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as demonstrating the following :

The postholder will be required to travel between AfC buildings across Kingston, Richmond and Windsor and Maidenhead boroughs and therefore a driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. The nature of the role requires that the majority of the working week is spent on site in our boroughs.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources. In AfC you will also have access to :

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here .