Director of Operations

**Hamelin-Laie International School Barcelona**, part of the **Nord Anglia Education** group, offers a world-class education to students aged 4 months to 18 years. Located in vibrant Barcelona, Spain, our international community celebrates diversity and embraces over 40 nationalities.

At **Hamelin-Laie,** we nurture open-minded, resilient, and confident individuals through our holistic educational approach. Our curriculum inspires students to become socially, emotionally, and ethically aware, preparing them for an ever-changing world.

As a member of our dynamic team, you'll have the opportunity to shape the minds of tomorrow's leaders and collaborate with passionate educators from around the globe. Join us at **Hamelin-Laie International School Barcelona** and make a difference in the lives of our students. Together, we'll create a truly transformative learning experience.

**JOB PURPOSE**

To ensure that the school buildings, facilities and resources are well maintained. Responsibility for technical, cleaning staff and health and safety

**SAFER PRACTICES**

**TEAM RESPONSABILITIES**

Maintenance requests.
- Search for budgets - maintenance, cleaning stuff, works, IT, suppliers, etc - ensuring the most favourable prices.

**BUILDING AND FACILITIES**

Basic premises management and maintenance, including rotas and schedules for maintenance staff and gardener.
- Preparation of tender for the selection of the most favourable suppliers.
- Procurement of locally based resources and workers.
- Liaison for catering provision services.
- Responsible for transport arrangements for the school.
- Effective communication with outside agencies to maintain building equipment.
- Manage the preparation of building plans, specifications, obtain planning permissions and discuss new building specifications with the Executive Director and outside agents.
- Communication with legal authority.
- Filling in forms and updating documentation for CAPEX and execution of works.
- Execution and transfer of information to the various platforms for internal audits and quality control of maintenance and surveillance, kitchen, cleaning, facilities, occupational risk prevention, residence, laundry, etc.
- Administrative support and coordination of kitchen management.
- Administrative and co-ordination management for the opening and implementation of the boarding school and the Old Campus.

**HEALTH AND SAFETY**

The **Operations Director** is responsible for co-ordinating many health and safety activities and for acting as the primary source of health and safety advice within the Company/School. These responsibilities specifically include:

- Administering the accident investigation and reporting procedure.
- Liaising with the local health and safety enforcement authority, the Company’s/Schools insurers and other external bodies;
- Submitting any statutory notification reports as required by local legislation;
- Co-ordinating the health and safety inspection programme;
- Identifying health and safety training needs;
**SAFETY IN PREMISES**

To be responsible for:

- Checking the heating and cooling system in accordance with regulation and tasks.
- Checking the security system in accordance with regulation and tasks.
- Checking the fire protection system in accordance with regulation and tasks.
- Challenging unknown visitors or suspect persons in the school grounds and in the building.
- Reporting potential health and safety risks and hazards within the grounds and buildings to line manager and ensuring that these issues are appropriately dealt with.
- Supervising workers on site regarding any work that is undertaken.
- Checking, marking and cataloguing equipment and materials as appropriate.

**MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR**

Checking all fire equipment, school equipment, buildings and appliances and repairing damage as appropriate.
- Ensuring any repairs necessary in the school grounds or within the school are promptly dealt with.
- The moving and storing of school furniture, materials and equipment.
- Basic and simple tasks to improve the appearance of the interior of the school.
- Using initiative when necessary to solve problems to ensure the safety and cleanliness of the school environment which may fall outside of these specific tasks.

**STAFF AND PERSONNEL MATTERS**

Monitoring the ancillary and technical staff work and performance on a continuous basis.
- Appraise performance and maintain job descriptions for ancillary staff.
- To be responsible for communication of policy, procedures and developments to ancillary and technical staff.

**DESIRED OUTCOME**

To prepare sites prior to the commencement of construction work (to set out the site and organize facilities) in accordance to health and safety procedures.
- To plan projects and ensure that they meet agreed specifications, budgets and/or timescales and to oversee building work.

Qualifications/Training**:University Degre** or technical professional training with a school-leaving e