School Facilities Assistant

Smiley & Co, Ltd.; Godalming; On-site; GBP 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable school in Godalming seeks a dedicated School Facilities Assistant to maintain facilities, support event logistics, and ensure cleanliness across the campus. Ideal for candidates who are friendly, reliable, and able to manage a variety of tasks in a vibrant school environment, this part-time role offers a competitive salary and generous benefits.

Benefits

Competitive contributory occupational pension scheme

Death in service benefit

Cash Health Plan

Eye test payment

Personal Accident insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

School fee remission

Membership of the School Sports Centre

Access to golf course

Cycle to Work scheme

Lunch provision

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Entry level, available for a part-time schedule.
• Physical capability for manual handling and responsiveness to emergencies.
• Willingness to undergo training relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Clean school facilities to a professional standard.
• Assist in logistics including waste collection and room setups.
• Support event setups and manage furniture movements.

Skills

Friendly manner

Flexible

Initiative

Physically fit

Time management

Calm in emergencies

Discrete

Punctual

Diligent attention to detail

Team player

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Location: Godalming, Surrey

Salary: £26,208 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday, 08.00 17.00, a total of 40 hours per week with an hour for lunch (unpaid), all year round.

Our clients school is beautiful and a wonderful place to live and work. It was founded in 1611 and moved to its present magnificent 250-acre site near Godalming in Surrey in 1872. Few schools can offer such a splendid backdrop for teaching and learning, and the School community is very strong, with excellent relationships between pupils and staff.

The Role

The role of the School Facilities Assistant can include a number of tasks including but not exclusive to: Cleaning of the School, room set ups, post, laundry, housekeeping, waste and recycling collection. Some of these tasks can be within tight deadlines and working with lots of different departments across the school. Operations Assistants are required to undertake the following duties as directed by the Supervisor.

Main Duties

• The setup of venues across the school to the correct standards for both internal and external events. This also includes Charterhouse Enterprises events that take place in out of term periods.
• Exams support by way of the correct setup, furniture, equipment and papers needed in the appropriate time frames.
• Collect post from different locations within the Charterhouse site and process both the internal and external mail.
• Logistics across site including collection and disposal of waste/recycling.
• The supply and movement of furniture as requested for either pupil
• buildings or function set ups.
• Manage the central stores and delivery of cleaning products to the correct venues.
• Working with the Laundry team by collecting and returning the laundry according to the schedule.
• Ability to drive School vehicles including the Luton tailgate van.
• Clean, when necessary, inside areas of school to a professional standard and when needed.
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Friendly, caring, approachable manner.
• Flexible approach to changing circumstances.
• Able to use initiative and work without supervision, and either as part of a team or as a lone worker.
• Physically fit as this role can require frequent manual handling.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Calm and reassuring, especially in an emergency situation.
• Utterly discrete and capable of handling confidentiality appropriately.
• Willing, polite and professionally welcoming.
• Punctual, reliable and trustworthy.
• Diligent with great attention to detail.
• Committed to achieving high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Team player who is able to work in harmony with others.
• Willing to undertake any training relevant to the role.
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive contributory occupational pension scheme
• Death in service benefit up to the age of 70
• Cash Health Plan currently provided by +Medicash
• Payment for eye tests for users of visual display screen equipment, and a contribution currently amounting to £50 to the cost of any corrective eye wear (normally claimable once every 3 years)
• Personal Accident insurance
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• School fee remission (subject to eligibility)
• Membership of the School Sports Centre
• Membership of the Schools 9-hole golf course at a reduced subscription
• Participation in a Cycle to Work scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice on electric vehicles (subject to eligibility)
• Lunches, during your normal working day
• Free on-site parking
• Invitations to school productions and concerts throughout the year
• Use of the School Library to borrow books & other media
• Continuing professional development as part of our talent management programme.
  
  

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable School, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Facilities Services

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