About Us

We are a values-driven Multi-Academy Trust committed to creating safe, inspiring, and well-maintained learning environments for every child and colleague. With schools across North and East Yorkshire.

As our Trust Director of HSC, Maintenance & Cleaning, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our schools are safe, compliant, and welcoming spaces. You’ll lead on health and safety, site maintenance, cleaning standards, and procurement—driving excellence across all Trust premises.

Key Responsibilities

• Health & Safety Compliance: Ensure all sites meet statutory requirements and safeguarding standards, including oversight of risk assessments, audits, and training.

• Maintenance & Refurbishment: Lead a five-year rolling programme of site improvements, from internal fittings to external landscaping.
• Cleaning Standards: Establish and monitor high standards of cleanliness across all schools, ensuring environments are healthy and respectful.
• Procurement: Drive value and efficiency through strategic procurement of resources, equipment, and facilities.
• Leadership: Build and manage a centralised Trust site team, redefining roles and ensuring effective training, supervision, and performance management.
• Technology & Project Management: Use digital tools to manage projects, track progress, and communicate effectively across the Trust.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in facilities, estates, or compliance management—ideally within an education or public sector setting.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety legislation, safeguarding, and risk management.
• Excellent leadership and project management skills, with the ability to drive improvement across multiple sites.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a commitment to high standards and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to travel across the region and work flexibly to meet the needs of the Trust.

 Why Join Us?

• A key leadership role in a growing and ambitious Trust.
• The opportunity to shape safe, inspiring environments for of children and staff.
• A supportive, collaborative central team.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please download a Support Staff application form (see related documents).

For any enquiries, please email the Trust People and Culture Team  recruitment@wlp.education

Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@wlp.education

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 9th July 2025

We encourage early applications, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the advertised deadline should a suitable candidate be identified.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.