14 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    1 December 2025 at 11am

  • Date listed

    17 November 2025

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

£27,694.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE) 37 Hours (Friday to Tuesday)

Facilities Assistant & Lettings Supervisor job summary

You will support the smooth running of the school by maintaining the premises to a high standard and assisting with the effective use of facilities during lettings.

Facilities Assistant responsibilities will include:

  • Opening and closing the school premises, maintaining site security, and responding to any issues that arise.
  • Reporting concerns or maintenance issues promptly to the Line Manager.
  • Meeting and supervising contractors working on the school site.
  • Assisting with receiving deliveries and distributing supplies as needed.
  • Carrying out indoor cleaning duties as directed and supporting with litter collection and bin emptying around the site.
  • Completing basic repairs and maintenance safely and reporting major defects for further action.

Lettings responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting the smooth and efficient running of evening lettings, ensuring facilities remain clean, safe, and secure.
  • Welcoming hirers to the academy and providing a friendly meet-and-greet service.
  • Checking hirers out at the end of their booking to ensure timely departure and secure lock-up.
  • Putting up and removing directional signs for hirers and their groups.
  • Completing tasks such as cleaning and litter picking as required.
  • Preparing areas and setting up rooms for use, then returning equipment to its correct place.
  • Cleaning hired rooms, changing rooms, and WCs.
  • Opening and unlocking required buildings or areas for hirers.

Informal visits are welcome.

CV’s will not be accepted.

The hiring manager may call candidates for an informal chat prior to the shortlisting process.

Applications will be considered as they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged. St Augustine Academy reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

What we offer

A comprehensive CPD programme for all staff

Laptop

Free Car Parking

Meals available on site for all staff between 8am to 2pm

Free meals for all staff on Inset days and Open Evening events

Occupational Sick Pay

Exceptional leave arrangements for family events

Free eye tests for VDU users

A comprehensive EAP (employee assistance programme) with 24 - hour access

Free fitness suite on site

Applicants Requirements

To comply with safeguarding guidelines, all applicants must fully complete the application form. This includes;

  • Providing a full employment history from the time you left full-time education, with explanations for any gaps in employment.
  • Detailing all relevant education and qualifications.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches as part of the recruitment process.

Incomplete applications and CV’s will not be considered. Your cooperation is essential in upholding the highest standards of safety and care for our students.

About our School

St Augustine Academy is a non-selective 11-16 school in Maidstone who is dedicated to fostering excellence in education. We pride ourselves on our supportive community, innovative teaching methods, and commitment to the personal development of both students and staff.

Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none.

Our Academy has a calm purposeful atmosphere. We strive to broaden horizons and challenge our students to achieve their potential. We offer a rigorous academic curriculum, a strong behaviour policy.

We are committed to continual CPD and a positive work life balance for staff. We offer additional training days, support staff to complete additional qualifications and remove unnecessary workload.

We are one of six Academies which make up the Woodard Academies Trust (WAT). WAT is part of the Woodard family of schools. Created by founder Nathaniel Woodard in 1848, Woodard is the largest group of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales. Woodard Academies Trust and Woodard Schools share a common ethos and vision: to inspire young people to make a difference.

Our ethos reflects our deep commitment to delivering an outstanding education to the students we teach. We prioritise inclusion and value individuals, and excel in delivering pastoral care and personalised learning paths for our students. Our aim is to offer students not only a first-class education, but also to teach them life skills that will provide benefits beyond their time with us. We believe that our academies should enrich the communities they serve and play an active role in their development.

DBS Checks

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Asylum and Immigration

To comply with Asylum and Immigration legislations you will be required (if appointed) to provide one or more documents from the Immigration Act 2006 - List A and B. You must provide proof of current and valid permission to be in the United Kingdom and valid permission to do the type of work offered.

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

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts will be subject to satisfactory references and successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

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.

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About St Augustine Academy

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
736 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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St Augustine Academy is a small, caring, inclusive school committed to providing an education that allows every student to succeed and flourish in our Christian community, for all faiths and none. We believe the very purpose of school and education is to help young people grow and develop so that no door is closed to them in their lives.

We are an inspirational community, with high standards of discipline creating a disruption free learning environment. Our broad curriculum is exciting and knowledge-rich to engage, excite and challenge all students, regardless of their starting level. Our successful grammar stream adds further challenge and pace.

At St Augustine Academy we promote courage, compassion, and community as well as a desire to learn and achieve. These values are guided by our school motto, “Together with God we achieve.” We believe that the sum of all our parts is much greater than any individual part. We work with students, families, and our local community to bring about the best opportunities for all members of our academy.

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