Facilities Assistant

Smart Teachers is recruiting on behalf of a successful and well-established secondary school in East London for a proactive and reliable Facilities Assistant to join their site team on a full-time, long-term basis from September.

About the role

As a Facilities Assistant, you will support the day-to-day operation of the school site, ensuring the premises remain safe, secure and well maintained. Duties will include:

• Assisting with the opening and closing of the school site.
• Carrying out basic maintenance and minor repairs.
• Setting up classrooms, halls and meeting spaces for school events.
• Undertaking regular health and safety checks across the premises.
• Supporting contractors and monitoring site access.
• Moving furniture and equipment as required.
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation around the school grounds.
• Reporting maintenance issues and assisting with planned preventative maintenance.

About the school

The school is a large, high-achieving secondary school with a strong reputation for academic excellence and a commitment to providing an outstanding learning environment for its students and staff. It offers modern facilities, extensive outdoor spaces and a well-maintained campus that supports a wide range of curricular and extracurricular activities

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Facilities Assistant you will:

• Previous experience in facilities, caretaking, site maintenance or a similar role
• Good practical maintenance and DIY skills
• An understanding of health and safety procedures
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:

• suitable facilities experience

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Smart Teachers do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Daniel Uwaifo on 020 7065 7500 or email [email protected].