Premises Assistant

We are looking for a Premises Assistant to ensure the provision of a safe, clean, attractive learning environment, as part of a team undertaking responsibility for the maintenance, security, health and safety of the Harris Girls' Academy Bromley site (including grounds, buildings, facilities and equipment), ensuring that they operate efficiently and effectively.

You will be employed for 52 weeks of the year, 37.5 hours per week and your contracted hours will be on a weekly shift rota 6:30am-2.30pm and 11.30am-7.30pm. hours include a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. However, you will be required to work extra hours during parents' evenings and other evening school events and to be on a rota for emergency call outs via the school mobile phone.

This role will involve locking up and opening the premises alone, five days a week, includes opening and locking up the Harris Teaching School across the road.

About Us

Harris Girls' Academy Bromley is a thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls in New Beckenham. Our GCSE results are amongst the best in the country with progress being amongst the most successful schools nationally. We passionately believe in educating young women for the future and with specialisms in Science and Enterprise we are working hard to create opportunities for girls to be successful in English and maths as well as more traditional subjects like Classics and Latin.

Along with other single sex schools in Beckenham, we welcome boys and girls to join us in the Sixth Form and we are very proud of the contribution that they both make to the school. We are also founding members of the highly successful Harris Federation Sixth Form.

Academy Ethos:

• Combining the traditional values of courtesy, consideration, cooperation and smart uniform with the best of modern teaching methods and technology;
• Providing strong and personalised pastoral care through a faculty structure that creates a strong sense of belonging and harmony with a dedicated team who support the transition from Primary school into Secondary school;
• Involving girls in leadership and partnership across the Academy so that they can become confident and entrepreneurial young women and recognise that anything is possible if they endeavour to achieve;
• Aiming to make learning challenging, engaging and relevant so that the girls become independent, happy and active in their learning;
• Working in partnership with parents and involves them fully in their child's education and in the wider life of the Academy.

We believe that every girl can and should achieve their full potential and our commitment is one of ensuring the girls develop a love of learning, a passion for enquiry and enterprise and a dedication to being the best that they can be. Our motto is: All Can: We Will.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• To be fully engaged in ensuring the academy health and safety and other related policies are fully adhered to
• To carry out servicing, cleaning and checking of academy vehicles
• To provide technical and craft support to teaching staff
• To provide site security
• To report any poor or dangerous behaviour by students or hazardous behaviour by staff to the Premises Manager
• To maintain, decorate and repair the academy premises
• To liaise with, support and supervise external contractors on site
• To maintain the academy grounds, keeping the site clear of litter and empty bins
• To monitor the toilets for cleanliness and replenish as necessary
• To regularly tour the academy, keeping corridors free from litter
• To lock/secure both side and back gates as required
• To assist site maintenance in the removal and relocation of furniture
• To report any lights that need replacing, graffiti or any broken fixtures and fittings
• To be vigilant for any health and safety hazards, mitigating risk immediately and reporting to the Premises Manager
• To be responsible for ensuring that any “accidents”, sickness or spillages are promptly cleaned, disinfected and made safe

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Basic knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and requirements;
• Basic training in one or more of the following; plumbing, general and ground maintenance, electrical/building maintenance, heating systems (or sound experience of same)
• Basic knowledge of the operation of heating, ventilating systems and common causes of malfunctions;
• Knowledge of maintenance and security systems and procedures Knowledge of supervisory skills;
• Understanding of appropriate cleaning methods and standards;
• Experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment with children and young people
• Considerable DIY experience

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your application.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.