Premises Assistant

Premises Assistant

Salary: £30,873.00 - £32,730.00 GLT Range 4 (Points 11-15)

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Job overview

This is an exciting time to join the Girls Learning Trust as a Premises Assistant at Carshalton High School for Girls. We re looking for a positive individual with a can do attitude to work within the premises team on a day-to-day basis, we re open about the sector you ve gained your relevant experience in, with sound working knowledge of estates and facilities, including safe working practices and compliance standards and an empathy for education being imperative.

You ll be ensuring a high quality, compliant and safe environment for learning, teaching and other extracurricular activities. You will be a part of a wider Trust Estates and Facilities team, who support each other, working collaboratively to solve common problems.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual looking to build a career in facilities. We welcome applications from facilities professionals at different stages in their own career who are actively seeking to progress within the profession.

The successful candidate will:

• Have evidence of training and experience relevant to the role.
• Be positive and committed with a can-do attitude.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills.

What we offer:

• An excellent working environment that prioritises the wellbeing of it's staff and students.

Benefits that include:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free tea/coffee and milk available in the staff room
• Employee Assistant Programme providing free confidential advice on a variety of matters.

Key Application Dates:

• Shortlisting Date: 4th March 2025
• Interview Date: 12th March 2025
• Start Date: ASAP

Our commitment:

The Girls Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.

About Carshalton High School for Girls

Carshalton High School for Girls is a highly successful, popular 11 to 18 comprehensive school. There are 1450 students on roll, over 80 teaching staff and a number of support staff who make a major contribution to the daily smooth running of the school. Staff work as a cohesive team setting the highest professional standards as an example to the students. Students enjoy positive and co-operative relationships with staff and it is very rare if an external visitor to the school does not comment on the high calibre of the students and the positive working environment. We are part of the Girls Learning Trust.

Our mission statement clearly states that we are a community where staff and students learn and thrive together and we are entirely committed to ensuring staff are given the opportunities and encouragement to develop both personally and professionally.

Ofsted inspected our school in November 2017 and judged us to be 'Good in all categories and good overall'.

Why work at CHSG?

Carshalton High School for Girls is a fantastic place to work and we believe we have a great deal to offer staff who join our team. Our ethos of constant improvement and positivity underpins our work and staff are encouraged to grow and develop through programmes offered and the daily support and guidance given.

Staff wellbeing is a high priority; our commitment demonstrated by having an in-house wellbeing team. A number of staff social events are organised throughout the year.

We are a school that seeks to constantly do better and whilst outstanding in many ways, we are ambitious and determined to secure further improvement.

Premises Assistant