Facilities & Operations Manager (Vault Youth Zone)

Vault, Preston Youth Zone will be a vital provision that will make a huge difference to the lives of young people, and to the whole city, levelling the playing field for our young people. Construction of Preston Youth Zone, named “Vault” by local young people, is due to be completed in the autumn of  2025.

Your Responsibility

The Facilities Manager will play a crucial role at Vault Youth Zone as they keep our members, staff and volunteers safe by managing and maintaining the Youth Zone building effectively and efficiently.

They will ensure the charity is compliant with health and safety regulations including building, equipment, services, and related contracts, as well as carrying out general maintenance and managing Vault Youth Zone’s cleaning team, ensuring that the building is upheld to the highest of standards and accessible for all young people.

Read the role profile here.

Key Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the general maintenance of the premises including heating, lighting, plumbing and security systems.
• To carry out minor repairs, maintenance and installation work such as joinery and plumbing and appropriate painting and re-decorating across the Youth Zone when required.
• To carry out a variety of statutory and non-statutory periodic checks and inspections and maintaining accurate and up to-date supporting records.
• To be responsible for all service contracts including the monitoring and servicing of equipment and ensuring Contractor’s responsibilities/tasks are completed within the Service Level Agreement and appropriately documented
• To undertake reactive and planned maintenance, repair and renewal tasks, as well as monitoring of and accompanying contractors when dealing with their assigned tasks.
• To establish systems; carrying out and recording all necessary checks including; alarms, lighting, escape routes, security, building condition and equipment
• To identify, report, monitor and then manage any defects in the building and arranging for repairs within set budgets.

How to Apply

Applicants are encourages to submit anonymous applications; in practice this means removing your name & email address from your CV & cover letter. Only these documents will be shared with the selection panel.

To apply, please;

1. Email a CV and cover letter (no more than one page) to recruitment@vaultyouthzone.org.
2. Please provide the following information:
   • Why do you want to work for Vault Youth Zone?
   • Looking at the person specification, briefly describe how your skills and experience (including any lived experience) make you a good candidate for this role. (200 words max)
   • Confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK (the successful candidate will be required to provide documentary evidence before a job offer confirmed).
   • Any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or the selection process.

This role will be based in the Youth Zone and in accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an Enhanced DBS check.

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Wednesday 12th November

First Stage interview: WC 17th November (online) subject to change

Second Stage interview: Thursday 20th November – Vault Youth Zone (subject to change)