4 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    as soon as possible

  • Closing date

    1 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    17 September 2024

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

£25,584.00 - £27,269.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Grade B3, Scale Points 7 - 11 (Actual Salary £20,307 - £21,644 per annum)

Facilities Assistant job summary

The Academy Council of this high achieving and oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy is looking to appoint a Facilities Assistant to join our Site Maintenance and Facilities department to ensure high standards of maintenance, cleanliness and safety are achieved throughout the buildings and grounds of our school.

What are we looking for?

Main job purpose:

  • Supporting the Site Supervisor to maintain a high level of security and safety.
  • To deal with queries and provide a customer service to external lettings.
  • General maintenance and repairs to the school site and its grounds.
  • Ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and best value.
  • To undertake the cleaning of designated areas within the school premises to ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.

What can we offer you?

  • Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support)
  • On-site parking and access to canteen
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection and the June 2019 Section 48 inspection both judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed; please contact Jo-Anne Hughes, PA to the Senior Leadership Team on 01943 883000 to make an appointment.

Bishop Wheeler reserve the right to close vacancies early, please apply early to avoid disappointment.

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.


In line with KCSiE 2023, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

In line with KCSiE 2023, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1195 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales. The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of the high school and 9 primary schools. The November 2014 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school. We became a Teaching School in October 2015 and a National Support School in September 2017.

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