Academy Facilities Assistant / Driver
Brantridge School, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6EQ24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36hrs - 10:00am – 6:00pm, Monday - Thursday, 11:00am – 5:00pm Friday, 30 Minute lunch break (unpaid)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade S3, OHC&AT London Fringe Business Support Scale, including London Weighting: £28,637 - £30,484 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a dedicated and reliable Academy Facilities Assistant / Driver to join the team at our school to ensure our school premises are well-maintained, safe, and fully operational. As the facilities assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining and managing the school's facilities to ensure they are safe, welcoming, and fit for purpose. This is an essential role where you'll be assisting with the day-to-day operations of the site, managing preventive preplanned and reactive maintenance tasks, ensuring health and safety compliance, and supporting the smooth running of school activities and events. Your work will directly contribute to creating a positive learning environment for both students and staff.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of the school’s buildings and grounds ensuring the site is fully compliant.
- Ensure health, safety, and environmental standards are met through regular inspections and risk assessments.
- Coordinate with contractors for repairs and maintenance.
- Assist in maintaining site security and manage access to the buildings.
- Assist with the setup and support of school events and activities.
- Respond to emergency repairs as needed.
- Covering of the routine cleaning duties (emptying bins, routine cleaning of designated areas, replenishing consumables, responding to spillages etc.).
- Driving of the Minibus at the request of the school including daily vehicle checks, reporting defects and helping ensure the minibuses remains compliant.
Key Requirements:
- Experience in site management or facilities management, ideally in a school or educational setting
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of health, safety, building maintenance, and environmental regulations
- Ability to work independently and manage your time efficiently
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits: Career benefits - Orchard Hill College Academy Trust,
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme and Free Virtual GP Appointments
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Brantridge School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 6 to 11
- Size
- 80 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 6 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Brantridge School website
- Email address
- h.smith@brantridge-school.co.uk
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