Premises Assistant

Remedy Education; City Of London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a School Premises Assistant for a primary school in Southwark. You will support general maintenance, setup for events, and conduct fire alarm tests. Candidates should be physically fit, with experience in building maintenance preferred. An Enhanced DBS is required, and you must be professional and dedicated to the role.

Qualifications

• Experience in building maintenance is essential.
• Previous work in schools is preferred but not required.
• Professional and dedicated approach is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support with general maintenance and repairs in the school.
• Prepare areas for events like furniture setup.
• Conduct weekly fire alarm tests and maintain records.

Skills

Physical fitness

Health and safety knowledge

General maintenance

Job description

Premises Assistant - September start - Southwark

School Premises Assistant

• ASAP start
• 5 days a week
• 10.45am to 6.45pm
• Long term

We are currently looking for a School Premises Assistant to join a school on a long-term basis to support the current team with general maintenance for a lovely Primary school in Southwark.

The Role

In this role you will be working 5 days a week on a temporary basis to cover for a month. The hours will be confirmed on appointment and may require flexibility for opening and closing the school.

Responsibilities

• Support with general maintenance and repairs in and around the school facilities
• Prepare areas within the school for events (furniture set up etc)
• General upkeep and cleaning
• Weekly fire alarm tests to be recorded in a spreadsheet
• Health and safety knowledge needed

Requirements

To apply for this role you must be physically fit and have experience working in building maintenance. Previous experience in schools, colleges or educational settings is preferred but not essential for this role. You must have a dedicated and professional approach and will need to hold an Enhanced DBS or be prepared to have one processed.

If you are interested in registering for this role and other temporary contract work in school caretaker/premises roles, please apply with an up to date CV.

Application process

Successful applicants will be required to complete our full registration process via phone/video call. This will include providing documentation and references.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Remedy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.