Senior Facilities Assistant

Cottingham High School, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, HU16 5PX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  24 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 August 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: £28,142.00 - £29,064.00 Annually (FTE) 37 hours per week - All Year Round - plus 10 % Shift allowance - Working pattern to be confirmed

Senior Facilities Assistant job summary

To act as the “lead” assistant, often deputising for the Facilities Manager when required with increased duties as outlined in this job description.

Key accountabilities:

• Security and Keyholding Duties
• Janitorial Duties
• Maintenance Duties
• Health and Safety Responsibilities

General Information:

Your duties may involve access to information of a confidential and sensitive nature which may be covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All employees of The Consortium Academy Trust will be expected to comply with the GDPR when handling any personal data. Confidentiality must be always maintained. In addition to the above the post holder must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

This job description will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the school in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties. In addition, you may be expected to take part in any other reasonable duties which may be required.

As a member of staff of The Trust

Role model appropriate behaviours within a professional environment including conduct, communication, and personal appearance

Role model high levels of literacy and numeracy including modelling appropriate language

Aspire to develop own professional skills and qualifications

Use all forms of social media appropriately

Take responsibility for the reputational management of all sites across the Trust

Contribute to systems of evaluation and performance of the organisation positively

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Consortium Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS disclosure, in line with the usual terms and conditions of employment at The Consortium Academy Trust.

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 Cottingham High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 826 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cottingham High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cottingham-high-school-and-sixth-form-college

Cottingham High School has fantastic students, supportive parents, passionate teachers and enormous potential: this is an exciting time to join our school. 99% of our parents would recommend our school to another parent. (Parent View April 2019) In May 2017 Ofsted judged the school as good in all areas and the upwards trajectory of our student outcomes continues to evidence this. The class of 2018 delivered our best results ever at GCSE: 72% Basics, and P8 of 0.22 (top 30% of schools nationally). Our Post 16 outcomes placed us in the top 15% of all schools nationally with an ALPs of 3. One parent commented (September 2018) ‘I cannot thank you and the other staff who've supported my son enough. I will be eternally grateful that you all saw my son’s potential, believed in him and have encouraged him to want to achieve.’

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