Mobile Facilities Assistant - Full-time

Sandwich Infant; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Mileage allowance between sites

Paid overtime

Free on-site parking

LGPS pension

Job summary

Leigh Academies Trust is seeking a committed Mobile Facilities Assistant to join the Estates Team. You will support the care of academy premises with general maintenance, minor repairs, refurbishment works, porterage and related duties, ensuring health and safety and security.

The role covers Leigh Academy Tree Tops, Leigh Academy Oaks, Leigh Academy Molehill and Leigh Academy Langley Park; candidates must travel between sites and be flexible with hours. Salary £26,016 per annum plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Good DIY skills and practical problem solving.
• Knowledge of health and safety best practices.
• Basic IT skills and safeguarding understanding.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Estates Team with care of academy premises and a range of maintenance duties.
• Undertake minor repairs and refurbishment works as needed.
• Provide porterage and support to the Facilities Manager to secure health, safety and security of the site.
• Be flexible to cover duties of other team members and travel between sites.

Skills

DIY skills

Health & Safety

IT skills

Safeguarding

Reliability

Teamwork

Job description

Leigh Academies Trust Facilities team has a fantastic opportunity for a committed and motivatedMobileFacilities Assistantto 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 upskilled or trained.

This role will be working across Leigh Academy Tree Tops, Leigh Academy Oaks, Leigh Academy Molehill and Leigh Academy Langley Park. Please note that candidates must be able to travel between sites.

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.