Facilities Assistant

Facilities Assistant

• Permanent position
• 52-weeks per year, 35 hours per week
• Hours to be worked between 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday, with occasional late and weekend working, via a weekly Rota.
• Salary: Scale D point 5 - 6, £23,450 to £23,814 actual (£24,790 to £25,183 FTE)

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging support role in a local academy?  Situated in the coastal village of Caister on Sea, just 20 miles east from the vibrant city of Norwich, Caister Academy has an opening for a Facilities Assistant. You will be based on site and be part of a team of four including the Facilities Manager.

The core purpose of the role is:

·      Day to day running of the academy site as well as assisting with larger projects. 

·      Assist with the responsibilities but not limited to site and grounds maintenance, contractors, security, cleaning services.

·      Ensuring that the school site provides an attractive, safe, secure, clean, and welcoming environment for all.

·      Opening and / or closing the school site.

Caister Academy is one of Norfolk’s leading co-educational secondary schools. It is well regarded for excellence in performing arts and English, with aspirations to lead nationally in all areas. As part of Creative Education Trust, we work in collaboration with other local Academies, and receive development opportunities and support from Creative Education at a national level.

Why work for Creative Education? Some of the benefits are:

·      Access to employee discount scheme.

·      Bike to Work scheme.

·      Employee Assistance Programme.

·      Free annual influenza vaccination.

·      CPD and career development.

For further details, or an informal discussion about the role with Martin Rendle, Facilities Manager on martin.rendle@caisteracademy.org.uk

To complete the application form and to download an applicant’s pack, including the job description and person specification, please follow the link below, remembering to include what skills you could bring to the role:

https://ce0768li.webitrent.com/ce0768li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=3563111Wpz&VACANCY_ID=9632455hEU

For more information on Creative Education Trust visit www.creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.

For more information on Caister Academy, visit www.caisteracademy.org.uk

 Closing date: Sunday 12 January 2025. However, we advise you to apply early as we may hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made, then we will repeat the process. Please do not hesitate to contact the HR team on NorfolkHR@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk if you would like an update on your application and details of a potential interview date.

Interviews: TBC

Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people. Shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks which will include checks of social media accounts.

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.