School Premises Assistant

Philosophy Education Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Philosophy Education Ltd is recruiting a School Premises Assistant for a large secondary school in Ealing, London. This full-time role (35 hours) is a long-term contract to support the premises team with general maintenance and event setup.

You will work five days a week with the premises manager, with hours confirmed on appointment and potential flexibility for opening and closing the school. A DBS check is required or processed after appointment.

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit and have experience in building maintenance.
• Experience in schools, colleges or educational settings is preferred but not essential.
• Enhanced DBS required or prepared to have one processed.
• Registration process via phone/video call will be completed if shortlisted.

Responsibilities

• Support general maintenance and repairs around school facilities.
• Prepare areas for events and furniture setup.
• Help open and close the site at designated times.
• Supervise the site and ensure security of the buildings.
• Liaise with premises manager, cleaning staff and external contractors.

Skills

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Reliability

Job description

• School Premises Assistant
• Full-time (35 hours)
• Ealing Secondary School
• ASAP start
• Long-term contract

We are currently looking for a School Premises Assistant to join a large secondary school in the borough of Ealing on a Long-term contract basis to support the current team with general maintenance.

The Role

In this role you will be working 5 days a week alongside the premises manager and the premises team. The hours will be confirmed on appointment and may require flexibility for opening and closing the school.

Individual jobs will vary in but in general you will be required to:

• Support with general maintenance and repairs in and around the school facilities
• Prepare areas within the school for events (furniture set up etc)
• Be part of the premises team to ensure the school site is opened and closed at the designated time
• Support the supervision of the site and security of the buildings
• Liaise with the premises manager, cleaning staff and external contractors as required

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.

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.