Facilities Assistant

The Alpha Academies Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; Presencial; GBP 3500 - 3700; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Holden Lane Academy is seeking a dynamic Facilities Assistant to join our dedicated team. The role focuses on locking and securing the premises, ensuring safety, and supporting basic maintenance in the after-school hours.

You will work 5:15pm–6:15pm, Monday to Friday, for 5 hours per week. Essential English communication and a relevant NVQ level or equivalent are required, with driving licence and minibus test desirable.

Formación

• It is essential that the post holder has a good level of general education and an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a trade industry, or relevant experience.
• It is desirable that the post holder holds a full clean driving licence (D1) and has taken the minibus driver test (or is prepared to take).
• It is essential that the post holder understands security, health and safety issues, and cleaning matters.
• It is desirable that the post holder has experience in an education environment.

Responsabilidades

• Main duties include locking and securing the premises as scheduled and ensuring the building is safe at all times.
• Closing windows and maintaining site safety; monitoring heating and lighting systems as needed.
• Working hours are 5:15pm to 6:15pm, Monday to Friday, 5 hours per week.
• Support in preparing the learning environment and assisting with basic maintenance tasks.

Conocimientos

Building maintenance

Repairs & decoration

Work at heights

Ladder & scaffold work

Communication skills

Public interaction

Teamwork

Initiative

Prioritise workloads

Safety awareness

Learning environment prep

Site maintenance support

Student safety focus

Educación

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

D1 driving licence

Minibus driver test

Descripción del empleo

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

Holden Lane Academy are looking to appoint a dynamic, passionate, and driven Facilities Assistant to join the committed and hard-working team at Holden Lane Academy. The successful candidate will have the strongest commitment and passion to continue to drive the success of the Academy forward and will be a very motivated team player in a highly effective staffing team. Main duties will include locking and securing the premises as scheduled, including closing windows and ensuring that the building is safe at all times. The working hours for this role will be 5:15pm to 6:15pm, Monday to Friday.

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

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

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING:

It is essential that the post holder has:

• A good level of general education, an appropriate recognised NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a trade industry, or relevant experience.

It is desirable that the post holder has:

• Holds a full clean driving licence
• Has D1 on driving licence
• Has taken the minibus driver test (or will be prepared to take)

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE:

It is essential that the post holder has:

• Understanding of security and health and safety issues.
• Understanding of cleaning matters.
• Understanding of heating & lighting systems.

It is desirable that the post holder has:

• Experience of working in an education environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

It is essential that the post holder is/has/can:

• Demonstrate relevant work experience in basic building maintenance, repairs and decoration.
• Ability to work at heights, preferable to have knowledge and experience of ladder and scaffold work.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Able to establish a rapport with young people.
• Work on own initiative.
• Experience of working in a team.
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• Experience of working with the public.
• Assist in preparing the learning environment.
• Ability to support site maintenance to ensure student safety.
• Able to prioritise workloads.