Premises Assistant
Westminster Academy
Westminster
- £29,727 - £32,004 per year
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- WA Scale 6, Spine Point Range 18 - 22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Immediate Start
- Apply by:
- 2 November 2026
Job overview
Westminster Academy has a fantastic opportunity for a reliable, proactive and skilled Premises Assistant to join our experienced Site Team. This is a varied, hands-on role where you will make a visible difference every day, helping to ensure that our school remains a safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
Working closely with the Head of Site Services, you will help keep the site running smoothly, responding to maintenance requests, carrying out minor repairs, undertaking security and compliance checks, supporting contractors and helping with the set-up of school events and activities. You will also assist with porterage, grounds duties and the general upkeep of communal areas. You will join a well-organised premises team covering the school day from opening at 6:30am through to 6pm on a shift basis. Some flexibility for occasional evening and weekend work will be required.
Key Responsibilities:
Carry out general maintenance, minor repairs and routine checks across the school site.
Assist with opening, closing and securing the school buildings when required.
Assist with deliveries, moving furniture and setting up rooms for school events and lettings.
Report maintenance, security and health & safety concerns and maintain relevant site records.
What we are looking for:
Previous caretaking, premises or facilities experience, ideally within a school environment.
Good practical maintenance skills with a proactive and hands-on approach.
Reliable, organised and able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Why Join Westminster Academy?
Westminster Academy is home to a diverse, ambitious, and caring student community situated in the vibrant heart of London. Staff benefit from being part of an innovative and supportive team where collaboration, wellbeing, and professional growth are prioritised. Guided by our strong, values-driven ethos, we are committed to nurturing both academic success and personal development for every young person in our care. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine, lasting difference in students’ lives, helping them grow in confidence, resilience, and aspiration. For further details, please visit our website at https://www.westminsteracademy.org.uk/
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About Westminster Academy
Welcome to Westminster Academy.
At Westminster Academy we are committed to providing each student with the best possible academic and extra-curricular opportunities in a supportive, inclusive community. True to our mission, “Education is Success”, we strive to give students the tools they will need to fulfil their highest aspirations, to unlock the future pathways of their own choosing, and to value and make a positive impact on the world around them.
At the heart of our approach is the provision of a supportive, safe, kind environment to allow students to develop as confident young adults. Student welfare is the priority of all Westminster Academy staff, with personal tutors and our pastoral team ever present to ensure students are supported emotionally as well as academically. With an ethos grounded in the IB Learner Profile, the Academy aims to develop students who can collaborate and embrace challenges as Inquirers, Thinkers, Communicators and Risk-takers; students with a growth mindset and an international perspective, who are Knowledgeable, Principled, Caring, Open-minded, Balanced, Reflective.
The Academy has a strong record of academic success, with a passionate and highly knowledgeable staff body who devise engaging lessons to inspire a love of learning and prepare students for academic success and the world beyond. Classroom teaching and learning and rigorous assessment is enhanced by access to a wide range of learning platforms which benefit from AI technology to truly personalise independent learning for students. Our teachers have high expectations and provide interventions and extension activities to ensure each student is meeting their potential and challenged in the process. The breadth of our curriculum allows excellence in core subjects to be complemented by opportunities to develop creativity and expression in the arts, entrepreneurship and ICT mastery in Digital Enterprise, and our core PE classes for each year group ensure students are healthy in mind and body.
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