Location: Highgrove Estate, Doughton, Gloucestershire, GL8 8TN
Department: Operations
Reports to: Executive Director of Highgrove & Partnerships
Salary: circa £30,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Job Summary
To assist with the upkeep and maintenance of various buildings on the Highgrove Estate, comprising of:
- The Orchard Room
- Highgrove Estate Shop
- Barley Court
- Street Farm
- Close Farm
- Tetbury Shop
- Warren Business Park Warehouse
The role will consist of liaising with key stakeholders across each premises and ensuring that proactive and reactive maintenance tasks are carried out, enabling operations and activities to run smoothly.
Main Areas of Responsibility
- Assisting with the organisation and delivery of preventative maintenance and repair works.
- Supervising contractors whilst on-site and ensuring works are carried out satisfactorily.
- Managing the cleaning contractors day-to-day.
- Managing routine maintenance tasks, ensuring completion within budget and deadlines.
- Working with other departments to ensure compliance with statutory legislation and bets practice.
- Providing technical/practical support to building users.
- Carrying out regular occurring tasks such as fire alarm tests, emergency lighting tests and meter readings.
- Perform regular inspections to identify any potential issues and take appropriate action to address them.
- Provide basic administration support, including raising purchase orders, processing invoices and maintaining records.
Essential Criteria
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize work under pressure and problem solve where required.
- Ability to work independently and as a team player.
- A friendly, flexible, helpful, enthusiastic, can-do attitude.
- Understanding of facilities and maintenance functions.
Desirable Criteria
- Previous experience in a similar role as part of a facilities team.
- A working knowledge of hard services (e.g. heating systems, HVAC, fire alarm systems).
Hours of Work
- 37.5 hours per week (Full-time)
- Monday to Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm (unpaid lunch break)
- Extra weekend watering duties are required on a rota/seasonal basis
Additional Information
- The post holder will report directly into the Executive Director of Highgrove & Partnerships but will be required to work closely with the Head of Finance and Operations, Group Health and Safety Manager, Head Gardener and Senior Education Manager.
- You must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Applications
Please submit a completed Application Form along with a cover letter and CV, to the following email address: hr.recruitment@kings-foundation.org.
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Highgrove Gardens
Highgrove Gardens is a highly renowned garden, described as one of the most inspiring and innovative gardens in the UK. Since 1980, the gardens have been managed organically and include a variety of garden features and areas, including a walled kitchen garden, a thyme walk, topiary and hedging, a terrace garden, a cottage garden, wildflower meadows, island beds, an arboretum, a woodland garden, and various water features.
The King's Foundation
The King’s Foundation is a charity founded by King Charles III and was first formed in 1990. Inspired by the vision and values of His Majesty, the Foundation focuses on creating better communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in harmony.
The charity offers education courses for over 15,000 students annually, health and wellbeing programmes for nearly 2,000 people every year, and spearheads placemaking and regeneration projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings.
The King’s Foundation is headquartered at its flagship regeneration project, Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, and acts as custodian of other historic Royal sites including the Castle of Mey in Caithness, Scotland, and Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, which are open to visitors. The Foundation also carries out its work at educational and cultural hubs in London, based at The King’s Foundation School for Traditional Arts in Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf on the River Thames and the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.
The work of The King’s Foundation is underpinned by our Founder His Majesty The King’s philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future. We have a diverse and inclusive workplace, creating a welcoming, safe space for everyone. This means that every member of our team can bring their whole self to work. We encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join The King’s Foundation and bring their valuable skills and experiences.
The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, including the provision of workplace adjustments. We do not tolerate discrimination based on protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other differences such as socio-economic background or social origin.
Closing date for applications: Friday, 30th August 2024
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