Premises Assistant
Girls' Learning Trust, Sutton, SM3 8ABThis job expired on 22 September 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
October / November
Closing date
22 September 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 September 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
- £32,068.00 - £33,985.00 Annually (Actual) GLT Range 4
Premises Assistant job summary
The opportunity:
We are seeking a positive individual with a 'can do' attitude to work within the premises teams at Nonsuch High School for Girls. This is an exceptional opportunity for an individual looking to build a career in facilities.
You will be part of a wider Girls' Learning Trust Estates and Facilities team, who support each other, working collaboratively to solve common problems.
What we offer:
An excellent working environment that prioritises the wellbeing of it's staff and students.
Benefits that include:
- Generous annual leave allowance (26 days plus 8 bank holidays, plus discretionary days
- Access to Health & Wellbeing Cash Plan for individual and dependents
- Employee Assistance Programme with confidential advice and counselling
- Cycle to work scheme
- Off peak membership at David Lloyd Cheam
- Generous pension with LGPS
- Working at height
- Working in confined spaces
- Use of equipment
- Porterage of various furniture and equipment
- Have evidence of training and experience relevant to the role and be willing to undertake training relevant to the role.
- Demonstrate competence at basic building repairs and maintenance.
- Have excellent communication skills
- Shortlisting Date: 22 September
- Interview Date: 30 September (morning) or 1 October (afternoon)
- Start Date: October or November
Our commitment to you:
Professional growth and personal wellbeing are central to our approach. We will provide continuous learning and development opportunities that will help staff thrive and progress their careers. We will uphold a culture that promotes kindness, collaboration and recognition, ensuring an open, safe, supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals feel heard, valued and are empowered to contribute to our mission.
Key responsibilities for the role include:
Supporting all aspects of site security, day to day repairs and minor works, daily site checks, supporting projects, porterage duties, supervision of contractors and opening and closing of the site as required.
Please note that the following activities are intrinsic to the role and cannot be eliminated:
The successful candidate will:
Candidates should refer to the essential criteria in the recruitment pack, however, key success criteria include but are not limited to:
Key Application Dates:
Safer recruitment:
The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. 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)
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.
Sponsorship:
We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.
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.
About Girls' Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
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