Facilities/Site Assistant/Maintenance Operative
Hounsdown School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9FTThis job expired on 16 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 April 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
- £24,405.00 - £25,430.00 Annually (FTE) Permanent / 37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year
Facilities/Site Assistant/Maintenance Operative job summary
"Kickstart Your New Career in Facilities & Safety Maintenance – Make a Real Impact Every Day
Are you looking for a hands-on role where no two days are the same?
Do you take pride in keeping spaces running smoothly, safely, and efficiently?
Join our professional and dynamic Site Team - help shape a thriving learning environment for our growing school community.
Whether you're just starting out or looking to build on existing skills in building maintenance and health & safety, this is your opportunity to grow. We’re not just filling a position - we’re investing in your future. With comprehensive training, real mentorship, and a supportive, professional team culture, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to thrive in a vital, in-demand career path.
Why You’ll like working with us:
- Develop a wide range of practical, transferable skills
- Receive ongoing professional training and development
- Enjoy generous annual leave – 24 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 27 days after 5 years continuous service
- Be part of a supportive, purpose-driven school environment
- Get variety, responsibility, and room to grow
If you’re practical, proactive, and ready to make a difference behind the scenes - this is the place to start.
Apply now and take your first step into a rewarding, stable career."
Our facilities team are all formally trained in
- Pool Operation
- PASMA (Tower)
- Legionella
- Asbestos
- Fire
- First Aid
- Portable Appliance Testing
Hounsdown School offer all staff
- Private Health Cash Plan
- Cycle Loan Scheme
- Staff swimming
- Respectful email policy
- Staff fitness sessions
- Excellent pension scheme
Hounsdown School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hounsdown School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check, online searches along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
About Hounsdown School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1299 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hounsdown School website
Hounsdown is an 11-16 Science College which converted to a Single Academy Trust in August 2011. We are a popular, over-subscribed, Outstanding (Ofsted 2017), Hampshire school and a strategic partner for the ETC Teaching School Alliance. Our school has a welcoming ethos with students being courteous and respectful. We are committed to supporting all staff in their career aspirations and growing new leaders. The school motto is ‘Be the best that you can be’.
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