Facilities Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Brighton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Access to extensive professional发展

Training grants for qualifications

Discount of up to 50% on GDST fees

Interest free loans for training

Cycle to Work scheme

Travel season ticket loans

Job summary

Brighton Girls, part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), is seeking a Facilities Support Assistant to help maintain high facilities standards. The role focuses on securing the building and site and supporting preventive maintenance, with weekend hours on Saturdays and Sundays 8:00–18:30.

The successful candidate will perform routine preventative maintenance and emergency repairs as needed, contributing to a safe and inspiring learning environment for students and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience of conducting routine preventative maintenance and emergency repairs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the school building and site are secure and assist with the programme of planned preventative maintenance.
• Assist with maintenance tasks and respond to routine maintenance requests and repairs as required.

Job description

Contract: Permanent

Start date: As soon as possibleAre you an individual experienced in building maintenance? Do you have a passion for creating inspiring spaces for young people to learn in? We are seeking a Facilities Support Assistant to join our team and help maintain our high standards of facilities management.

The successful candidate will ensure the school building and site are secure and assist with the programme of planned preventative maintenance.

The working hours will be Saturday and Sunday – 8am – 18.30 pm

Experience of conducting routine preventative maintenance and emergency repairs is essential.

As a founding school of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Brighton Girls has a significance in the history of girls’ education. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself.

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, our staff benefit from our 150-year history of excellence and innovation in girls’ education, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network. They have access to an extensive central training and professional development programme to compliment school-based INSET, and also funding grants for individual courses of study.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

The closing date for applications is 2nd November at 9am.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and exceptional candidates may be invited to interview before the published closing date. We reserve the right to close the advert for applications earlier than the advertised date if a suitable candidate is found.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.