Facilities Assistant

3 weeks ago


Rochester, Medway, United Kingdom Leigh Academies Trust Full time

As a Facilities Assistant at Leigh Academies Trust, you will play a vital role in supporting the Estates Team with the care of our academy premises. This includes general maintenance duties, minor repair and refurbishment works, porterage, and other responsibilities. You will work closely with the Facilities Manager to ensure the health and safety and security of our busy academy.

We are looking for a committed and motivated individual who is flexible in their approach to working hours and duties. You may be required to cover the duties of other team members in their absence, occasionally. Applicants should be trustworthy, reliable, hardworking, physically fit, conscientious, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Ideally, you will have good DIY skills, some knowledge of Health & Safety, basic IT skills, and an understanding of safeguarding. We offer fantastic CPD opportunities as an academy and as a wider multi-academy trust, providing support if there are any areas that you may need to be upskilled or trained.

Benefits of working as a Facilities Assistant at Leigh Academies Trust:

  • Full company closure and time off between Christmas and New Year
  • You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team
  • A flexible and proactive ethos
  • Training and qualifications supported/encouraged
  • Mileage allowance for travel between sites
  • Paid overtime
  • Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)
  • Free, on-site parking at every site
  • Dedicated site office

This is a permanent role, and our ideal candidate will be able to work 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 4.30pm - 8.30pm. The salary being offered will be £12,278 per annum (£22,714 full-time equivalent).

We can accept applications electronically or in paper form, which can be accessed below. Alternatively, we also accept CVs, which you can send to [insert email address]. Paper applications and CVs can be collected/returned from any LAT academy reception. If you have any queries in regards to the application process, please contact Rachel Cribben (Recruitment Advisor) on [insert phone number].

Working with us: Leigh Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust comprising 32 geographically organised academies, educating 20,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust, and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.



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