Estates & Facilities Assistant
Roydon Primary Academy, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5HN24 days remaining to apply
Closing date
17 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,989.00 - £28,142.00 Monthly
Estates & Facilities Assistant job summary
To support the effective management, maintenance, safety, security and day-to-day operation of the school site, ensuring that buildings, grounds and facilities remain safe, compliant, clean and fit for purpose. The postholder will undertake a range of premises, maintenance, security and health and safety duties, coordinate contractors and compliance activities, support school events and lettings, and contribute to a positive environment that supports teaching, learning and the wider school community.
About the school
Roydon Primary Academy is a truly special place at the heart of the village community. The core values of Empathy, Achievement, Resilience, Teamwork and Healthy Living are at the heart of everything we do. Our main goal is to ensure that remarkable change happens for all of our children, whilst they learn and grow with us.
At Roydon Primary Academy our vision is to empower all children to fulfil their true potential through excellent education provision that inspires academic success and nurtures whole-child personal development. Within a safe, happy and stimulating environment, children are inspired and their individual achievements and efforts are celebrated.
In school, we use ROOTS to express our core values and outline the culture we expect all our school community to demonstrate.
R - Respect - We are kind, we care for the world around us and we value each other.
O - Open-mindedness - We listen, we learn and we grow.
O - Originality - We can safely express who we are - always.
T - Team - Everyone contributes, everyone belongs.
S - Success - We are driven by challenge and proud of our journey.
Our values support and reflect our ‘school family’ and ensure high aspirations for all learners, through both a challenging and supportive approach.
About the Trust
BMAT is a thriving community of schools, committed to providing an outstanding education for every student attending one of our schools. We create environments where individuals matter, confidence flourishes, and every child can achieve exceptional outcomes. We currently oversee seven secondary academies and five primary academies, primarily located in Harlow, with additional sites in Newham and Stansted.
The Trust’s vision is clear - to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent children from becoming confident, high-achieving, and independent individuals.
What can BMAT offer you? BMAT provides a range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being:
Enhanced and flexible PPA
Generous employer pension contribution through Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme
Private healthcare benefits, including 24/7 Doctorline access
Home and electronic salary sacrifice scheme
Cycle to work
Discounted Gym membership through salary sacrifice
Lifestyle and discount savings
Workplace nursery fee salary sacrifice scheme via Yellownest
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support
BMAT Education is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. 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)
This advert may close early if suitable candidate is found
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Roydon Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 192 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Roydon Primary Academy website
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