Facilities Assistant

Cedars Upper School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (Actual)

Facilities Assistant job summary

Facilities Assistant

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Salary: NJC L3 pts 6-8 £25989 - £26824

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: 12pm on Friday 12th June 2026

Location: Cedars Upper School

At Cedars, we have a strong reputation as a popular and high-performing school. Our achievements were further highlighted by the excellent set of results our students attained in both GCSE and A-Level examinations in summer 2022. Building on these successes, we are determined to reach new heights and aspire for an outstanding status. A large number of our sixth form students move onto Russell group Universities where they continue to flourish.

Currently, we are seeking an enthusiastic and creative individual to join our Facilities Team. The successful candidate will contribute to the security and safety of the site and ensure it is cleaned and maintained to a high standard.

It is essential you have good practical skills, a proactive attitude and an interest in improving and maintaining our school buildings and grounds.

At Cedars we place significant emphasis on continuous professional development. We offer excellent in-house CPD opportunities, fostering an extremely supportive and positive atmosphere for all our staff. Our students, who are hardworking, polite, and eager to learn, truly deserve outstanding opportunities to better themselves.

Come and be a part of our extraordinary team at Cedars Upper School, where positivity, growth, and achievement flourish.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. The final deadline is 12pm on Friday 12th June 2026.

As a trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff members to share this commitment. Consequently, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in the school.

Visit our website: www.cedarsupper.org.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @Cedars_Upper

We offer a range of employee benefits:

• A comprehensive induction programme and a supportive working environment including access to Teaching School Hubs and Initial Teacher Training

• Exceptional CPD and development / promotional opportunities

• Refer a friend scheme

• Generous pension schemes

• Employee assistance programme

• Employee of the month scheme

• Diverse workplace

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Cedars Upper School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1055 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cedars Upper School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cedars-upper-school-leighton-buzzard

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