Facilities Maintenance Technician
Cornwallis Academy
Maidstone, Kent
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £15,405 - £17,137 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 17 December 2018
Job overview
We are seeking a Facilities Maintenance Technician to support our Senior FMT and ICT and Facilities Manager in looking after the buildings and grounds at Future Schools Trust, You would primarily be based at Cornwallis Academy, but may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. You will be responsible for a wide range of duties including maintenance, cleanliness and security of the school building and grounds.
The role is for 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Responsibilities of the post holder are not limited to, but will include:
•Regular maintenance of the site ensuring it remains clean and accessible at all times.
•Unlocking the premises in advance of the lettings to allow for visitors to access the facility in a timely fashion.
•Keep a log of visitors in and out of the building to ensure compliance with Fire Safety.
•Ensure that visitors are directed to the correct area for their letting and the appropriate equipment is available.
•To be the central point of contact for visitors using the facility, to address their needs and resolve issues as they arise.
•To secure the premises at the end of the lettings sessions, making sure that facility is protected by the alarm systems.
•In conjunction with the Site and Facilities Manager organise external contractors to undertake maintenance work that cannot be carried out in-house.
You will be a responsible individual who takes pride in your day to day work. You will be very pro-active in attending to the needs of the school to ensure everything runs smoothly and be able to provide excellent customer service skills as well as having an awareness of health and safety issues. A good understanding of plumbing, electrical systems and DIY would be desirable.
Any experience of working within a school environment will be of great advantage, as well as a qualification in a trade or Health & Safety but these are not essential requirements.
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About Cornwallis Academy
Cornwallis is a fully inclusive school, enabling all students to be the best they can be by having ‘ambitions for all’. In line with our ‘SMILE’ ethos, our aim is to motivate, inspire, excite and engage all students so that they can be successful.
We place students’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. A strong community ethos permeates, throughout the school, focusing on learning and progress as well as the whole child. Our popularity continues to grow with record student numbers at an all-time high.
Our aim is to ensure that all students achieve their full potential within a safe and nurturing environment. We also aim for all our students to develop as confident, courteous and capable young people.
We have an excellent team of teaching and support staff, who are committed to ensuring lessons are engaging and challenging. We offer support where support is needed and stretch and challenge each child to do the best they can. It is important for us to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum to allow students to discover their interests.
We offer a number of prestigious scholarship programmes, in Art, Football (in partnership with Maidstone United Football Club) and Dance (in partnership with Maidstone Dance Studios).
We are also proud of the pastoral care we provide for our students and do everything in our power to make them feel valued and part of a community.
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