Part Time Premises Assistant

Job Overview

Premises Assistant (Part-Time)

15 hours per week | 7:00am – 10:00am (Monday to Friday) | 39 weeks Term time

Are you a proactive, reliable individual who takes pride in maintaining high standards? Do you enjoy working with people and contributing to a positive environment?

We are seeking a Premises Assistant to join our team, primarily based at our Greenwich Peninsula all-through campus—a modern facility opened in November 2018. There may also be occasional requirements to work across our additional campuses in East Greenwich and Woolwich.

About Us

St. Mary Magdalene is a thriving Church of England school in Greenwich. We are guided by our values of Faith, Family and Fellowship. These values are at the heart of everything we do, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for both students and staff that is rooted in our Christian Faith. Recognised by Ofsted as a 'Good School and with a SIAMS judgement of 'Outstanding'.

The Role

Working under the direction of the Federation Facilities Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring our school site is safe, welcoming, and well-maintained.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining school buildings and grounds to a high standard
• Supporting site security and health & safety compliance
• Assisting with cleaning and general upkeep
• Supporting lettings and contractor management
• Helping ensure a positive environment for pupils, staff, and visitors

The right person for this job will have:

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with pupils, staff, parents/carers, drivers, contractors, delivery drivers and members of the public
• A range of skills in general maintenance and repair work to carry out various site maintenance duties for both the buildings and grounds
• A full, clean valid driving licence is preferred but not essential
• The ability to work with minimum supervision or as part of a team and also work under pressure
• A conscientious and flexible approach to work
• Preferably, previous experience of premises work in schools and health and safety

As this role will involve contact with children we will take up at least two references before interview asking about your suitability to work with children. Any job offer will be conditional on you having a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Criminal Records Check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks if deemed necessary.

We reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date if a large number of applications are received. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for interview (this could be before the closing date).

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities

St Mary Magdalene C of E School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.