Facilities Officer

Required immediately

H4 point 6 to 9 £23,893 - £25,119 per annum

(plus Fringe Allowance of £988 per annum and a Shift Allowance of £2,000 per annum)

Full-time - 37 hours per week, 25 days holiday rising to 29 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays

The position is shift based, between the hours of 6.30am - 10.30pm Monday to Friday

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Facilities Officer with a strong customer service ethos to work in our Facilities Management team. The successful applicant will be expected to work flexibly across Goffs and Goffs-Churchgate Academies (with one site acting as the base school).

Full training will be offered for candidates who may not yet demonstrate the full range of DIY and trades skills but who are willing to learn.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A good level of general DIY skills, plus an ability to develop these skills, and find practical solutions


· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Good organisational skills


• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team


• The ability to use email and other simple IT systems


• Have high levels of physical fitness required for the demands of the role, plus an ability to work at height


• High levels of energy and resilience, seeing tasks through to completion


• A high level of personal presentation reflecting the Trust's very high standards and expectations


• The flexibility to work additional hours/days if required (including at weekends)


• Have a commitment to working with young people in a school environment


In return the Trust can offer you:

· A forward looking and positive working environment

· The opportunity to work with professional, committed and ambitious colleagues in a financially secure and innovative organisation

· Outstanding, highly personalised professional development opportunities across the Trust

· The opportunity to work with young people in schools described by Ofsted as being one where "students work together exceptionally well," and where "students are overwhelmingly enthusiastic about school"

· A comprehensive staff benefits package

Please contact the HR department on , or by email at recruitment@generationsmat.herts.sch.uk for further details.

Closing date for applications: 30th September 2024 at 9:00am. Interviews will be held as soon as candidate available.

The Trust reserves the right to process applications as they are received, and early applications are encouraged. Previous applicants need not apply.

Generations Multi Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that this role 'exempt' from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not 'protected' (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Further information is available on the Trust's website.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Facilities Officer with a strong customer service ethos to work in our Facilities Management team. The successful applicant will be expected to work flexibly across Goffs and Goffs-Churchgate Academies (with one site acting as the base school).

Full training will be offered for candidates who may not yet demonstrate the full range of DIY and trades skills but who are willing to learn.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• A good level of general DIY skills, plus an ability to develop these skills, and find practical solutions


· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Good organisational skills


• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team


• The ability to use email and other simple IT systems


• Have high levels of physical fitness required for the demands of the role, plus an ability to work at height


• High levels of energy and resilience, seeing tasks through to completion


• A high level of personal presentation reflecting the Trust's very high standards and expectations


• The flexibility to work additional hours/days if required (including at weekends)


• Have a commitment to working with young people in a school environment


In return the Trust can offer you:

· A forward looking and positive working environment

· The opportunity to work with professional, committed and ambitious colleagues in a financially secure and innovative organisation