Health & Safety Officer - Abdulla Bin Otaiba Charter School - Immediate Start
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About the Role
Aldar Education seeks a Health & Safety Officer for Abdulla Bin Otaiba Charter School in Abu Dhabi to oversee facilities, health and safety compliance, and support services. The role includes managing maintenance, security, catering, and ensuring a safe school environment.
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Responsibilities
- Be responsible for delivery of facilities and general services across the School, ensuring efficient and effective staff and resource deployment
- Ensure school facilities are maintained to highest standards (cleanliness, maintenance and safety)
- Oversee school accommodation requirements, ensuring staff are housed in accordance with school expectations and policies
- Oversee efficient and cost effective purchasing and contracting in accordance with school budget and policies
- Ensure all repairs and maintenance are completed satisfactorily and follow up on deficiencies
- Ensure security and efficient operation of school site, buildings and grounds in accordance with Health & Safety guidance
- Implement issued policies, systems, processes and student safeguarding measures
- Ensure school based events and activities are effectively planned and resourced
- Ensure essential central services such as catering, security, maintenance, cleaning, transport, waste disposal and recycling are effectively planned and resourced
- Act as designated school Incident Commander and be contactable outside normal School hours
Requirements
- Minimum diploma / degree of higher education or related industry qualification of graduate level
- Certificate of Facilities Management / NEBOSH or IOSH preferable
- At least 3 years’ experience in a mid level position within an education or facilities service oriented industry
- Fluent English communication skills, written and oral
- Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner
- Skilled in multi tasking and handling pressure
- Organizational ability, of self and others
- Forethought and forward planning
- Capable of influencing people and talented in networking with cultural sensitivity
- Good interpersonal skills
- Strong and consistent supervisory skills
- Commercial acumen
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Job Description
- ABO follows the US Curriculum and is a large Charter School with over 1500 students from KG2 to Grade 5.
- The successful candidate will be aligned with core values: Respect, Collaboration, Passion, Integrity and Excellence.
Main Duties
- Be responsible for delivery of facilities and general services across the School.
- Ensure school facilities are maintained to highest standards (cleanliness, maintenance and safety).
- Oversee school accommodation requirements.
- Oversee efficient and cost effective purchasing and contracting.
Specific Duties General Operations
- Ensure all repairs and maintenance at the School, including inspection and appointment of external service providers.
- Ensure security and efficient operation of the school site, buildings and grounds.
- Implementation of issued policies, systems, processes and student safeguarding measures.
- Ensure school based events and activities are effectively planned and resourced.
- Ensure essential central services such as catering, security, maintenance, cleaning, transport, waste disposal and recycling are effectively planned.
- Support OSM in utilisation of space and resources for buildings.
- Ensure daily monitoring of BMS and BMS alert systems.
- Support OSM in procuring and maintaining staff accommodation.
- Act as designated school Incident Commander and be contactable outside normal School hours.
Leadership & Management
- Ensure external support service teams are performing in line with school expectations.
- Manage facilities and general service teams to ensure high standards of service.
- Ensure each team member partakes in professional development, appraisal and training.
Finance, Commercial & Procurement
- Oversee relevant budgets and expenditure, effectively manage costs.
- Support opportunities for shared resource, cost and/or services across partner schools.
- Ensure purchasing policy and Delegation of Authority processes are followed.
Relationship & Stakeholder Management
- Ensure schools are fully compliant with local government authority regulations.
- Ensure all internal and external audit actions are completed in a timely manner.
Health, Safety & Environment
- Promote a positive and proactive health and safety culture.
- Ensure school complies with current Health & Safety legislation and guidelines.
- Review and monitor health and safety performance of contractors and suppliers.
- Support OSM with environmental related aims and objectives.
- Ensure all internal and external health, safety and environmental audits are completed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum diploma / degree of higher education; or related industry qualification of graduate level.
- Certificate of Facilities Management / NEBOSH or IOSH preferable.
Minimum Experience
- At least 3 years’ experience in a mid level position within an education or facilities service oriented industry.
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills
- Fluent English communication skills, written and oral.
- Attention to detail with diligent follow up.
- Skilled in multi tasking and handling pressure.
- Organizational ability.
- Forethought and forward planning.
- Capable of influencing people and networking with cultural sensitivity.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong and consistent supervisory skills.
- Commercial acumen.
- Initiate effort and energy beyond typical work day.
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