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Make a difference without standing in the front of a classroom. Curro needs skilled administrators to help maintain the efficiency of our educational operations. If you're detail-orientated and love supporting educational goals, this opportunity is for you!


What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone with the following experience, qualifications and /or skillsets:

• Grade 12.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in Facilities Management.

The responsibilities are:
Facilities planning and policies & process design

• Develop the annual maintenance plan as aligned to budget to support the requirements across the campuses.
• Implement and roll out plans as aligned to annual school plan.
• Create maintenance schedules and timelines.
• Create, implement and enforce facilities, maintenance and health and safety policies and procedures.

Facilities Maintenance

• Assign duties across campuses.
• Oversee the maintenance of facilities.
• Action on site repairs if possible.
• Log calls for maintenance requirements with head office.
• Oversee that contractor work is completed according to service level agreements.
• Provide onsite support for building as required.
• Preparation of facilities for school events.
• Maintain and oversee fields across all schools including all markings.

Security Facilities Maintenance

• Liaise with external security service provider.
• Act as first point of contact for security related issues.
• Logging of calls to repair faulty security equipment.
• General oversight of security equipment and proactive maintenance.

Housekeeping

• Develop the annual housekeeping plan as aligned to budget to support the requirements across the campuses.
• Implement and roll out plans as aligned to annual school plan.
• Create cleaning schedules and timelines.
• Create, implement and enforce housekeeping procedures.
• Assign duties across campuses.
• Oversee the cleaning of facilities.
• Log calls for maintenance requirements with maintenance team.
• Oversee that contractor work is completed according to service level agreements.
• Preparation of facilities for school events.

Health and Safety Management

• Liaise with CURRO Head Office to establish all requirements.
• Completion and filing of Health and safety documentation.
• Manage the HS certification process.
• Ensures that all HS equipment is in place and maintained.
• Sets up, manages and communicates the JOC procedures for events.

Asset management and maintenance

• Maintain register of maintenance machinery.
• Compile and maintain a register of housekeeping and Health and Safety Equipment.
• Provide correct training for use of equipment.
• Oversee and storage of equipment.
• Oversee maintenance of equipment.

Budget Management

• Compile the annual maintenance budget as aligned to school requirements.
• Compile the annual housekeeping as aligned to school requirements.
• Compile the annual health and safety budget as aligned to school requirements.
• Monitor budget spend and control expenditure.
• Order and procure all required commodities.

Staff Management

• Recruitment and selection of new staff within salary budget in conjunction with Executive Head.
• Mentoring and management of Staff.
• Staff appraisals.
• Management of disciplinary issues and then referral to Executive Head as required.
• Sign off leave roster and management of leave allocations.
• Management and remediation of absenteeism.
• Managing overtime when required and signing it off in conjunction with Head of respective school.
• Development of staff.
• Manage staff retention.

The successful candidate will start on 01 January 2025.


Read more about where you will work

PRESCHOOL | PRIMARY SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL

Please apply before 25 October 2024.