Premises Assistant

Ark; Hay Mills; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Hay Mills is seeking a Premises Assistant to support the maintenance of a safe and inviting learning environment. The successful candidate will play an integral role in ensuring high-quality site maintenance, supporting various premises-related functions, including grounds and building maintenance, security, and health and safety. We value our staff and provide ample professional development opportunities, promoting a culture of wellbeing and inclusion.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and professional development

On-site fitness suite

Access to Ark Rewards scheme

Interest-free loans for season tickets or bicycles

Gym discounts up to 40%

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support premises-related functions including buildings and grounds maintenance.
• Assist with security, cleaning, and health and safety.
• Manage lettings of facilities and contractor oversight.

Job description

About The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a new Premises Assistant to join our skilled Premises Team and our wider Operations Department.

As Premises Assistant, you will play an integral role in ensuring the Academy is a safe, inviting and positive learning environment for students, staff and visitors. You will work to ensure the highest quality of site maintenance.

You will support the management and operations of premises-related functions at the academy including buildings and grounds maintenance, security, cleaning, health and safety, lettings of our facilities and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Support premises-related functions including buildings and grounds maintenance
• Assist with security, cleaning, health and safety
• Assist with lettings of facilities and contractor management

Benefits

• We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together.
• We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
• Our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/.

About Us

Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra-curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.

Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos, they are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school and our learning community.

Ark Victoria Academy was judged to be significantly improved in all areas from the 2019 ‘Good’ inspection, by Ofsted, in October 2024. The full report (September 2024) can be found here: ofsted report omitted for brevity.

We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our pupils and staff.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.