Premises Assistant (Saturday working)
Bournemouth School for Girls, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9UJ10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
18 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Core hours are 8am to 5pm on Saturdays with option of additional weekday evenings and Sundays to support lettings and undertake maintenance works
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £5,185-£5,268
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an opportunity for a suitably skilled and personable candidate to join our highly committed team of premises staff, working closely together to ensure the best possible environment for our students to flourish. This role will support the overall school but also have a particular focus on weekend lettings.
Core hours are 8am to 5pm on Saturdays with main responsibilities to support lettings and undertaking maintenance works. There is the option of additional weekday evenings to support larger events and Sunday working to support opening up and closing for lettings. Sunday working is an enhanced rate. You will need to have good maintenance skills, ability to work on your own, be motivated and offer excellent customer service skills. This post will be available from January 2026 but could commence earlier if appropriate.
Bournemouth School for Girls is a girls’ 11-18 selective academy which has the core aim of developing well rounded young people who, as well as achieving outstanding academic results, are ready to make a difference in the world. BSG was inspected in May 2024 and achieved an outstanding grading in all areas.
This information pack contains details of the post, terms and conditions and the school. Applications need to be submitted on the Application Form for Support Staff which can be found on our website https://wearebsg.uk/school-information/staff-vacancies
Applications may be submitted by post or by email to lmcKenzie@bsg.bournemouth.sch.uk by 10am on Tuesday 18 November 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 24 November. If you have not had contact by 24 November, we thank you for your time in applying but you have been unsuccessful.
Core Purpose of the Role
To carry out a full range of duties to provide for general security and maintenance of the school premises, to include handyperson activities.
Provide support to lettings, ensuring opening up and closed down effectively.
This will be conducted under the general supervision of the Premises Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- As a keyholder to be responsible for the security of the school premises as required. To be responsible for locking and unlocking school premises outside of normal school hours and for setting security alarm systems, as required.
- As required arrange regular checks on alarm systems and fire extinguishers and report on any problems arising.
- To identify and report building, furnishing or fittings deficiencies to the Premises Manager and to undertake any remedial action that may be authorised and appropriate.
- To undertake a range of handyperson duties as directed by the Premises Manager to contribute to the maintenance of the school premises, and its furnishings, e.g. remedial painting and decorating; repairs to fittings and small scale improvements, fitting shelves or notice boards.
- As required escort contractors and other persons to sites of repair and maintenance and, where appropriate, monitoring the safety of their working practices and/or quality of work.
- To take delivery of stores, goods and equipment and arrange storage or distribution as required.
- To operate the school heating systems; ensuring that all plant and equipment operates safely and efficiently.
- To monitor usage of electricity, water and any other fuel taking such meter readings as may be required.
- To clean defined areas of the school premises as required, together with any emergency cleaning needs.
- When on duty be responsible for the general tidiness and safety of the outside areas; to keep surface drains free of obstruction; to ensure pedestrian access in periods of severe weather conditions, treating main entrances and paths with salt/grit as appropriate.
- To set out/put away furniture for school events, and undertake general porterage as required by the Premises Manager.
- Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school’s safeguarding and child protection policy.
Knowledge and Skills
- Previous knowledge and experience of relevant health and safety procedures, operation of cleaning equipment and cleansing agents
- Previous knowledge of premises maintenance is desirable.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in work area is desirable or the willingness to undertake training.
Supervision and Management
- The postholder will often be required to work without direct supervision.
Academy Ethos and Culture
- To continue personal development as agreed at appraisal reviews.
- To engage actively in the appraisal review process.
- To play a full part in the life of the Academy community; to support its distinctive aim and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example.
- To carry out other reasonable tasks from time to time as directed.
What the school offers its staff
Friendly staff and commitment from staffing body and SLT to promoting and supporting staff wellbeing
Able, motivated and polite students who are a privilege to teach
Extensive CPD programme (for ECTs and experienced staff) to support individual professional development
Provision of a teaching base/own classroom, where possible, if full time
Teacher pension scheme
14% PPA time (FTE) compared to national minimum of 10% for all staff. (ECTs would still receive their PPA allocation on top of this)
Access to wellbeing resources, discounts and other special offers for services
Access to salary sacrifice benefits such as cycle to work, gym, technology, mobile phones, and workplace nursery
Opportunity to work with other colleagues and students in delivering extra-curricular activities (lunch provided if you do)
Student data targets are not part of appraisal/performance management
Well-resourced departments
Free use of a new and highly equipped gym (conditions apply)
Free parking on site, including bays for electric car charging
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Bournemouth School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bournemouth School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1259 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bournemouth School for Girls website
- Email address
- lmckenzie@bsg.bournemouth.sch.uk
Bournemouth School for Girls is an 11-18 selective girls’ grammar school and Sixth Form in the heart of Bournemouth. BSG currently has around 1200 pupils on roll which includes those in our Sixth Form.
The school is academically successful and is 8th highest in England’s Southwest region according to the latest Sunday Times Parent Power Survey. The school was inspected by Ofsted in May 2024 and judged to be outstanding in all areas. The inspectors summarised the ethos and atmosphere of the school as follows; “Bournemouth School for Girls is a joyous place. Pupils flourish academically and socially. They are passionate about their learning and embrace the multitude of wider development opportunities that the school provides.”
The school's vision is: The Best For Our Students, The Best From Our Students and the curriculum in place ensures that students are provided with the best opportunities to prepare them for their future.
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