Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £45000-£52000 depending on experience and qualification level
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (there may be some additional out of hours required)
Annual Leave: 22 days plus Bank Holidays per annum with increases dependent on length of service.Facilities Manager
Closing date: 5th December 2025.
Camphill Milton Keynes Communities is a charity that provides unique, person-centred support, based on a modern view of the Camphill movement, for adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum conditions, as well as for a number of people living in the Milton Keynes area with a learning disability.
About the Role:
To oversee the buildings, vehicles, plant, and equipment at Camphill Milton Keynes Communities (CMKC) to ensure a safe and effective environment for all stakeholders. Working in close partnership with the CEO, the role involves working alongside the management team and a small facilities team to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, adherence to policies and procedures, and the advancement of quality, sustainability, and net-zero goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality and Compliance Maintenance and Inspections: Conducting site inspections, identifying maintenance needs, and managing repairs and upkeep of buildings, vehicles, equipment, and facilities.
Contractor and Vendor Management: Managing contractor relationships, obtaining quotes, negotiating contracts, monitoring performance, and overseeing refurbishment, renovations, and build projects.
Health and Safety Compliance: Ensuring compliance with health and safety standards alongside the CEO, conducting risk assessments, managing fire safety and security systems, arranging mandatory inspections, and supporting staff training.
Record Keeping and Reporting: Maintaining accurate records of repairs, invoicing, health and safety checks, and producing KPI reports for board meetings and operational oversight with the management team.
Event and Emergency Support: Assisting with event setups, responding to emergency calls, and coordinating facilities team responses for out-of-hours support.
Team Supervision and Development: Supervising staff, overseeing apprentice training, and supporting professional development.
IT and Data Management: Implementing new technologies, overseeing IT systems and equipment, developing and maintaining processes using MS Power Automate and Power BI and ensuring data security and compliance.
Fleet Management: Arranging legal compliance and maintenance for the community fleet.
Staff training and personal development:
Participate in and lead staff supervision and appraisal.
Attend and call relevant meetings when required, both internally and with external agents.
Participate in ongoing in-house and external professional and personal development activities.
General:
Demonstrating strong leadership and management with a focus on ethical decision-making and legal compliance.
Maintaining flexibility to work outside regular hours for emergencies alongside the facilities team.
Managing expenditure within financial limits set by the organisation and CEO, monitoring and budget setting alongside the finance manager.
Building professional relationships with residents, families, colleagues, and external professionals.
Promoting equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practices.
Representing Camphill Milton Keynes Communities (CMKC) positively and professionally.
Ensuring confidentiality at all times.
Driving and maintaining company vehicles when required.
Actively engaging with CMKC’s mission and values.
Performing other reasonable duties as required.
The above list of duties is indicative only and not exhaustive. The post holder is expected to carry out all such duties as are reasonably commensurate with the role.
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