Job Description

FACILITIES OPERATIVE
37 hours per week - Monday to Friday (some shift work will feature) - all year round
B&NES Grade 5 (28,142 per annum minimum gross starting salary)
An exciting opportunity for a Facilities Operative to work under the direction of the Premises Manager to ensure the school's buildings, contents and grounds are maintained to the highest standards for our pupils, staff and visitors. This is a full time, permanent post.
Having achieved excellent results in summer 2025, Buckler's Mead Academy is going from strength to strength. Our most recent Ofsted, in May 2024, judged us as a strong 'Good' in all areas.
The role supports the Premises Manager in areas including servicing, procurement, health and safety, contract management and premises development. Duties will include basic maintenance, repair and refurbishment tasks. The post holder will be a master key holder and ensure the school premises are unlocked at the start of each day and securely locked at the end of each day.
The successful candidate should be:

• A team player with a positive outlook and strong work ethic.

• Flexible and receptive to change.

• Able to maintain and manage accurate electronic records

• Able to reprioritise work at short notice, responding to urgent tasks while undertaking routine tasks.

• Organised and have good time management skills

• Capable of working with staff from all areas of the academy, external agencies and partner schools.

• Committed to high standards of quality

(Please see accompanying for further details of the duties and responsibilities of this post).
In return we can offer you the opportunity to work with motivated students, the full support of a dedicated and committed team of staff, a supportive induction programme and ongoing professional development, plus the opportunity to work in a developing academy in a beautiful area of the South West. We seek to significantly invest in developing all of our staff. Having joined the Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership in September 2021, we are part of a Trust which is often considered the 'market leader' in the South West for school improvement. The successful candidate will benefit from Trust wide opportunities, such as early careers induction, CPD and working with colleagues across Trust schools.
Staff benefits include free on-site parking, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access for all staff to the Employee Assistance Programme "Health Assured", which is a telephone based advice, information and counselling service. A selection of meals, snacks and drinks is available for staff to purchase at lunch and break times.
Buckler's Mead Academy is a highly inclusive academy, serving the east of Yeovil, Somerset. Our vision as an academy is "an inspiring education for all". We believe that all members of our community should be given the opportunity to be happy, to achieve, participate and become successful. Our job as professionals is to ensure this happens. All our staff sign up to these aspirations and play a full role in contributing to this vision through inclusive teaching. We seek to recruit dedicated and talented staff, highly committed to making a difference.
The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to references and a full Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that we may carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of our Safer Recruitment and Due Diligence checks.
Buckler's Mead Academy is an equal opportunities employer. The campus is a no smoking site.
If you think this could be the role for you, we would love to hear from you. Applications should be sent for the attention of Mr Mark Lawrence, Headteacher and should include details of your current experience and suitability for the role.
Thank you for your interest in this post. We look forward to receiving your application.
CLOSING DATE: MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2025 (9.00 am)
(We review all applications on receipt and reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications)

Skills Required