Assets and Facilities Manager

In Gheel, we focus on supporting individuals with autism through their life journey and enabling them to have fulfilling life experiences, while having autonomy and control over their choices and decisions. Gheel Autism Services provides a wide range of services for adults with autism including day and vocational opportunities, outreach support, and a variety of supported living options. Across our services we consider how each person thinks, learns, and processes information to develop a personalised plan of support. Considering individuals strengths and motivations, we enable people to obtain outcomes that are meaningful to them. Our committed practitioners receive regular training and they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable each individual to have positive and meaningful life experiences. All staff are involved in changing the culture of supporting people into a more inclusive, independence-focused style of support – where people are encouraged to be partners in, not recipients of their service delivery.

Benefits

• Access to Educational Support Scheme
• Company pension with company contribution (including income protection and death-in-service benefits)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave (dependant on service)
• Up to 27 days of Annual leave
• Bike to Work scheme
• Training and development (CPD)
• Option to join the Health Service credit union

We currently have the following Assets and Facilities Manager vacancy. We operate services in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow. This position will include hybrid working arrangements subject to the needs of service. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidates to bring their skills and talents to Gheel and to move your career to the next level.

Assets & Facilities Manager - Full-Time (1.00 WTE) - Permanent – Dublin, Kildare & Wicklow with a hybrid working model

The role of the Assets & Facilities Manager will be to ensure operational excellence in the delivery of the maintenance programmes for the organisations’ assets which include housing, other residential stock, non-residential service buildings, offices and vehicles.

As a member of the Resources Team, the Assets & Facilities Manager will assist the Director of Resources to ensure all asset management services are delivered to a high standard across all our homes and services, as well as ensuring high quality and efficient maintenance services to the people we support.

The Assets & Facilities Manager will work collaboratively with colleagues to bring a whole organisation perspective to managing our assets, sharing their knowledge, experience and expertise across the organisation.

The Assets & Facilities Manager will demonstrate strong leadership in the delivery of the asset management services to ensure Gheel Autism Services continues to provide sustainable quality supports in every aspect of the service.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

Essential Qualifications for this post:

• QQI Level 8 in Building Surveying, Facilities Management and/or equivalent in a technical qualification relevant to the role
• Driving License and use of own car

Desirable:

• A qualification in Project Management

Essential Experience for this post:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a role with responsibility for building/construction and/or responsibility for maintenance programmes, vendor management and asset management.

Desirable:

• Experience in the Non-profit and/or Disability Services Sector is an advantage
• Experience of working in the social housing sector is an advantage

Professional Knowledge

Essential:

Demonstrate knowledge of:

• National standards for approved housing bodies
• Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019
• Fire Services Acts (1981 and 2003)
• Obligation set out under Health & Safety Authority and relevant Local Authority Building Control Departments
• A high standard working knowledge of Microsoft office 365 applications and systems such as Sharepoint.

Desirable:

• Experience of working in the disability sector is an advantage
• Knowledge of the HIQA National Standards for Residential Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities.
• Knowledge of organisation of health services and trends nationally and internationally
• Show evidence of current legislative policies pertinent to support of vulnerable adults
• Ability to source both theoretical and technical information

Salary Scale:

• Successful candidates will be paid in line with the Gheel Autism Services CLG Clerical Officer Grade VII pay scale point 1: €54,123 – point 9: €66,078 (LSI 1; €68,521 per annum and LSI2; €70,971 per annum) based on working a 39-hour week.
• There will be 27 days/210.6 hours of annual leave for this post.

To apply for this position please, submit your cover letter and up to date CV or visit the Current Vacancies section on our website www.gheel.ie. Applicants will be shortlisted for interview based on the evidence outlined in their C.V.

A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled.

The closing date for receipt of all completed applications is Tuesday, 29th October 2024 at 5pm. Late applications will not be accepted. Interviews will be held the week beginning the 4th November 2024.

For further details or to arrange a call, please contact Mr. Jonathan Lynch, Housing & Strategic Business Partner by email to jonathanlynch@gheel.ie.

Garda Vetting is a requirement of the recruitment process.

Gheel Autism Services CLG is an inclusive employer and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please email recruitment@gheel.ie