Job Description

What does the role involve?

Thank you for your interest in the post of Facilities Assistant. I hope that this information pack will help you to learn more about our fantastic school and that you will be excited about the prospect of joining our excellent team.

This post is within our Facilities Team and is intended to support the smooth operation of the school. This will involve opening and closing the site, overseeing visitors using the site for lettings and undertaking a range of general tasks to maintain the high standards of the site. The successful candidate will work as part of a team, under the direction of the Facilities Manager. The prime purpose of the role is to support the good maintenance and management of our site, providing an exceptional and safe resource for teaching, learning and the wellbeing of our students, staff and visitors.

Who are we looking for?

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 36 hours per week

Location: Woodcote High School, Meadow Rise, Coulsdon, CR5 2EH

Reporting to: Facilities Manager

Purpose of the Post: To ensure that our facilities and site are well maintained and managed. The post holder will work shifts between the hours of 5.30 am & 9.00 pm (36 hours per week- including regular weekends) and will oversee all aspects of the site including lettings and contractors.

Main Responsibilities:

To manage the security of the buildings and grounds, carrying out procedures in accordance with relevant school polices. Manage the locking / unlocking of the school as required. To liaise with external contractors and suppliers, as necessary To be responsible for Health & Safety across the site in accordance with the Health & Safety Policy, ensuring appropriate risk assessments are in place and appropriate checks being carried out. To liaise with all organisations / individuals who use the facilities. To carry out maintenance / caretaking duties as directed by the Facilities Manager. To maintain an awareness of statutory requirements and ensure they are applied to the school. To attend training as required. To work with staff to ensure outstanding facilities for teaching and learning.
The above is not an exhaustive list and the successful applicant may be required to carry out additional duties as required by the role.

About Woodcote High School

At Woodcote High School, our purpose is excellence. We are robust in the delivery of lessons ensuring that we enthuse a thirst for knowledge and develop confident, critical thinkers who embrace challenge. In creating an exceptional learning environment, we will meet the needs of all our students, supporting them in their journey to reach their full potential. We want to ensure that our students live by our ASPIRE values of High Ambition, Self-reliance, Perseverance, Inquisitiveness, Respect and Enthusiasm for life. We have developed our curriculum to be not only academically rigorous, but to foster a culture of success in our students.

About the Collegiate Trust

TCT has grown out of Riddlesdown Collegiate, a large, outstanding (OFSTED, March 2023) secondary school in Croydon with a longstanding reputation for high standards and an exceptional education. Since 2015, our Trust has been growing and, today, we are a family of 8 schools with c.6000 pupils and 800+ employees. The planned addition of a further secondary school will bring our Trust to c.7000 pupils and c.1000 employees.

How to apply

If you feel this role and our school may be right to you, and for more information, please download the Application Pack which is available on the TES website.

To apply, please apply via TES and fill in the TES application form, attaching where requested a statement of no more than two sides of A4, identifying clearly how you meet the person specification.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 31,365.00-33,460.00 per year

Work Location: In person