FACILITIES OPERATIVE

Buckler's Mead School; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckler's Mead Academy in Yeovil is seeking a Facilities Operative to maintain our school buildings, grounds and assets across two sites. The role covers basic maintenance, repairs and refurbishment, with duties also including servicing, procurement, health and safety, contract management and being a master key holder.

The post is full-time and permanent, working 37 hours per week on shifts from Monday to Friday, with some early/late shifts and the potential for year-round coverage.

Qualifications

• Must be a team player with a positive outlook and strong work ethic.
• Flexible and receptive to change.
• Able to maintain and manage accurate electronic records.
• Able to reprioritise work at short notice, responding to urgent tasks while undertaking routine tasks.
• Organised with good time management skills.
• Capable of working with staff from all areas of the academy and external agencies.
• Committed to high standards of quality.

Responsibilities

• Basic maintenance, repair and refurbishment tasks.
• Serve as a master key holder and ensure premises are unlocked each day and secured at night.
• Assist Premises Manager with servicing, procurement, health and safety, contract management and premises development.

Skills

Team player

Flexible

Time management

Record keeping

Collaborative

Adaptive

Job description

FACILITIES OPERATIVE

37 hours per week - Monday to Friday (some shift work will feature) – all year round

Early shift : 07:15-16:30 (Monday) & 07:15-15:45 (Tuesday to Friday)

Late shift 09:30-18:30 (Monday) & 10:15-18:30 (Tuesday to Friday)

BANES Grade 5 Scale Point 11 - 17 (£28,142 - £31022 per annum actual salary)

An exciting opportunity for a Facilities Operative working across two secondary schools under the direction of the Premises Manager to ensure the school’s buildings, contents and grounds are maintained to the highest standards for our pupils, staff and visitors. This is a full time, permanent post.

Having achieved another "record-breaking" set of results in summer 2025, and following on from our Ofsted visit in May 2024 where we were judged as a strong ‘Good’ in all areas, Buckler’s Mead Academy is going from strength to strength.

The role supports the Premises Manager in areas including servicing, procurement, health and safety, contract management and premises development. Duties will include basic maintenance, repair and refurbishment tasks. The post holder will be a master key holder and ensure the school premises are unlocked at the start of each day and securely locked at the end of each day.

The successful candidate should be:

• A team player with a positive outlook and strong work ethic.
• Flexible and receptive to change.
• Able to maintain and manage accurate electronic records
• Able to reprioritise work at short notice, responding to urgent tasks while undertaking routine tasks.
• Organised and have good time management skills
• Capable of working with staff from all areas of the academy, external agencies and partner schools.
• Committed to high standards of quality

(Please see the accompanying Job Description for further details of the duties and responsibilities of this post).

Thank you for your interest in this post. We look forward to receiving your application.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 2 November 2026 (9.00 am)

(We review all applications on receipt and reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications)