Estates Assistant - Full-time

Sandwich Infant; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 30,339 - 33,664; Full time

Job summary

The Folkestone School for Girls is seeking an experienced Estates Assistant to oversee medium-term project works, coordinate on-site contractors and support the day-to-day running of the campus. Working closely with the Estates Manager and the Site Department, the successful candidate will bring hands-on maintenance knowledge, Health & Safety awareness and proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

The role is full time, 37 hours per week, with a focus on delivering safe, well-maintained

Qualifications

• Relevant facilities experience, including Health & Safety, preferably within a large scale facility.
• The ability to develop and own a project from planning through to completion.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CRM Systems

Responsibilities

• Overseeing medium term project works, contractors on site and supporting the day-to-day running of the site by working closely with the Estates Manager and wider Site Department.

Skills

Facilities experience

Health & Safety

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM Systems

Job description

Estates Assistant

Required for October2026

FSG Pay Scheme Band 7 Points 20 - 24 (£30,339 – £33,664)

37 hours per week. Full time all year round.

The Folkestone School for Girls is a large secondary school in Kent with over 1200 students and 140 staff. We are a busy, vibrant, and happy school – academically successful but driven to achieve much more. We believe that education must maintain a balance between intellect and character. An outstanding education is not either/or. It is both. We believe that qualifications are what students get; they do not define who they are and will play only a part in shaping the people they become. Our academic curriculum therefore is only a part of what we do.

We seek to appoint an experienced Estates Assistant to join our dedicated team, who will be responsible for overseeing medium term project works, contractors on site and supporting the day-to-day running of the site by working closely with the Estates Manager and wider Site Department. The successful candidate will be experienced in a similar role and ideally have demonstrable knowledge both of hands‑on maintenance work and project management and Health & Safety and be comfortable liaising with internal stakeholders and instructing external contractors.

Successful applicants will have

• Relevant facilities experience, including Health & Safety, preferably within a large scale facility
• An innovative & flexible approach to work
• The ability to develop and own a project from planning through to completion
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CRM Systems

Are you dedicated, driven, and organised?

Would you like to join an organisation dedicated to the future of young people? If so, we want to hear from you.

You will need great people skills, resilience and enthusiasm and a capacity for sustained hard work. Perhaps most importantly, you will be positive, optimistic and have a can‑do attitude to anything that will benefit FSG Students.

Details of this position and an application form are available on our website www.folkestonegirls.kent.sch.uk or by email [e-mail]

Only applications submitted on the school or Kent Teach application forms will be considered.

Closing Date: 7th September2026 at Midday

Short listed candidates will be notified by 11th September2026

The Folkestone School for Girls is committed to the protection and safety of its students.

Applicants should be aware that we use the Disclosure and Barring Service to assess suitability for positions of trust.

Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education Legislation.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.