Facilities Assistant

LeighAcademiesTrust; Cranbrook; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Friendly and supportive team

Flexible and proactive ethos

Training and qualifications supported

Mileage allowance between sites

Paid overtime

LGPS pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Dedicated site office

Job summary

Leigh Academy Snowfields is seeking a committed Facilities Assistant to join our Estates Team. You will help maintain the premises, undertake minor repairs, support the Facilities Manager with health and safety, and assist with security across a busy academy.

A flexible approach to hours and duties is required, including covering for colleagues when needed. The ideal candidate should be trustworthy, reliable, hardworking, physically fit and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Trustworthy, reliable, hardworking and physically fit.
• Able to work independently and in a team.
• Ideal candidate will have good DIY skills and health & safety knowledge.
• Basic IT skills and safeguarding understanding are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist Estates Team with care of academy premises and general maintenance.
• Perform minor repair and refurbishment work as required.
• Provide porterage and other duties to support operations.
• Support Facilities Manager to ensure health, safety and security.
• Cover duties for other team members when needed.

Skills

DIY skills

Health & Safety knowledge

Basic IT skills

Teamwork

Job description

Leigh Academy Snowfields has a fantastic opportunity for a committed and motivated Facilities Assistant to join our collaborative team. This position will assist the wider Estates Team with the care of the academy premises, ranging from general maintenance duties including minor repair and refurbishment works, porterage and other duties, supporting the Facilities Manager in ensuring the health and safety and security of a busy academy. Applicants will need a flexible approach to working hours and duties and may be required to cover the duties of other team members in their absence, occasionally.

Applicants need to be trustworthy, reliable, hardworking, physically fit, conscientious and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. Ideally, you will have good DIY skills, some knowledge of Health & Safety, basic IT skills and an understanding of safeguarding. We offer fantastic CPD opportunities as an academy and as a wider multi-academy trust so can provide support if there are any areas that you may need to be up skilled or trained.

Benefits of working as a Caretaker at a Leigh Academies Trust site;

• 25 days annual leave per annum, increasing to 30 days based on 5 years’ service + bank holidays
• You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team
• A flexible and proactive ethos
• Training and qualifications supported / encouraged
• Mileage allowance for travel between sites
• Paid overtime
• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Free, on-site parking at every site
• Dedicated site office

This is a permanent role and our ideal candidate will be able to work full-time, Monday to Friday. The salary offered is £26,016 per annum + 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

Working with us at Leigh Academy Snowfields

Leigh Academy Snowfields is an Outstanding specialist school for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), offering a warm, inclusive, and aspirational environment across our Bearsted, Cranbrook and Minster Colleges. Across all sites, our dedicated team empowers every student to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Our approach blends care with ambition - “Where Nurture Meets Aspiration” - and is underpinned by our core values: Be Kind, Work Hard, Communicate, Stay Safe, and Be Happy. We offer small class sizes, highly personalised support, and a broad, balanced curriculum that includes GCSEs and vocational pathways. Our specialist facilities in catering, horticulture, and land-based studies prepare students for meaningful, independent futures.

Awarded Ofsted Outstanding, Snowfields is more than a school - it’s a collaborative and inspiring community where staff are valued, supported, and developed. Whether you're new to special education or an experienced practitioner, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking team making a real difference.

Come and help shape the future of SEN education. To find out more about Leigh Academy Snowfields, please click here.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity

Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves regulated activity relevant to children, and it is a criminal offence for anyone barred from engaging in regulated activity with children to apply for this position.
We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates, and you can read more about our approach on our Careers site. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role, regardless of any protected characteristics, which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices, and not discriminating on any grounds.