Facilities Assistant

Job Title: Site Assistant

Salary:  £24,404 to £25,992

Hours: 37 Hours per week/All Year Round

To support the Site Manager in ensuring the buildings and grounds are well maintained and secure to an agreed standard.

• Assist in keeping the buildings and grounds safe, operational, and clean.
• Carry out minor repairs to premises on a day-to-day basis.
• Occasionally deputise for the Deputy Site Manager or Site Manager in their absence.
• Respond to maintenance support requests.
• Prepare facilities for pre-set and varying school events and external activities.
• Ensure the school minibus is secure, clean, satisfactorily maintained, and regular checks are recorded.
• Drive the minibus.
• Perform emergency cleaning duties as required.
• Lock and unlock premises as needed, including mornings and evenings.
• Ensure effective security arrangements for the premises and contents, including responding to emergencies outside normal hours if required.
• Be flexible with shifts to suit the business needs of the school.
• Take delivery of school supplies and distribute them within the school.
• Ensure all furniture arrangements and accommodation requests are in place on time.
• Manage the disposal and appropriate allocation of general waste and recycling.
• Carry out any other appropriate duties as required by the Finance and Operations Manager or Head Teacher.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of a trade or general DIY skills.

The postholder will be responsible to the Site Manager and, in their absence, the Finance and Operations Manager.

• School staff, students, parents, contractors, service providers, and hirers of the school premises.

Equal opportunities are the right of everyone to equal chances, and each individual is respected for who they are, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, social circumstances, ability/disability, and sexuality.

This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the date when it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed. Such temporary variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.