Facilities Assistant

Holden Lane Academy; Hanley; On-site; GBP 3,500 - 3,700; Part time

Job summary

Holden Lane Academy in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a dynamic Facilities Assistant to join our committed team. The role includes locking and securing the premises and ensuring the building is safe at all times, with hours from 5:15pm to 6:15pm, Monday to Friday.

This part-time post requires clear spoken English and a responsive, team‑oriented approach to upkeep and safety across the site.

Responsibilities

• Locking and securing the premises as scheduled.
• Closing windows and ensuring the building is safe at all times.
• Evening hours from 5:15pm to 6:15pm, Monday to Friday.

Job description

Principal: Mrs C Jones | Required: As Soon As Possible | FacilitiesAssistant | Permanent | Whole Year | 5 hours per week | Level 4, Actual Salary£3,515 to £3,685

Holden Lane Academy are looking toappoint a dynamic, passionate, and driven Facilities Assistant to join thecommitted and hard-working team at Holden Lane Academy. The successfulcandidate will have the strongest commitment and passion to continue to drivethe success of the Academy forward and will be a very motivated team player ina highly effective team. Main duties will include locking and securingthe premises as scheduled, including closing windows and ensuring that thebuilding is safe at all times. The working hours for this role will be 5:15pmto 6:15pm, Monday to Friday.

We are very proud of our academy and are committed toworking together to provide an exciting curriculum for all our pupils. Ourchildren are at the heart of everything that we do. We believe that allchildren are entitled to a high quality education and should regard their academyas a safe, exciting and enjoyable place to be. We strive for everyone involvedin our academy to feel valued and special, so that every day they feel, thatthey have achieved success. To create this environment, we need the very bestpeople, who we will support to be outstanding practitioners. Do you want to bea part of this success?

The ability to converse at ease withmembers of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken Englishis essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil allspoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

Our Purpose

AtHolden Lane Academy we are committed “To enable children to be happy,successful and eager to learn, helping them to grow into young people who are fulfilled and able to makepositive contributions to society”.

Our whole academy community works toour STARS values:

• Safety
• Trust
• Achievement
• Respect
• Support

Why Holden Lane?

HoldenLane Academy is a small inclusive Primary academy in the Sneyd Green area ofStoke-on-Trent. It has bespoke facilities that support our exciting curriculum.We have extensive and stimulating outdoor play and learning areas.

Theacademy also has recently benefited from a significant investment in digitalinfrastructure. At Holden Lane Academy, our aim is toprovide high quality experiences in all aspects of academy life.

Wewant to enable children to be happy, successful and eager to learn, thushelping them grow into young people who are fulfilled and make a positivecontribution to society. We aim to do this in the context of a warm andwelcoming ethos. Our academy is a place where success is celebrated and highself-esteem, standards and achievement are positively fostered.

TheAcademy is part of the Alpha Academies Trust which is located in Stoke-on-Trentand consists of two Secondary Academies, four Primary Academies and a CentralTeam. Alpha Academies Trust has been established to create a network of Primaryand Secondary Academies in North Staffordshire. Our purpose is to deliver afirst-class education for every child that overcomes inequality. This meansthat we recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development anumber one priority.