Senior Facilities Assistant - Full-time

We are looking for a Senior Facilities Assistant to join our school. The successful candidate will be an individual who thrives in an environment where 'no one day is the same' and enjoys a varied role. Someone who takes pride in providing a clean, secure, safe and healthy environment for pupils, staff and visitors. You will be responsible for managing the cleaning provision and contracts including security.
Five Acre Wood School is based over three sites in the Maidstone area. Candidates will be required to work across sites and need to be adapt at dealing with facilities related paperwork including compliance checks, help desk system, diary management as well as being a practical individual, able to undertake routine repairs and maintenance.
Previous experience in a facilities/site role in a school environment would be a distinct advantage but not essential. A positive attitude and calm manner with the ability to prioritise and deal with a demanding workload is vital. You will be an excellent communicator, have a professional approach and a good sense of humour.
Candidates will have good MS office skills e.g. word, and excel and be competent users of email.
Key duties will include:
+ To ensure the school buildings and site are secure.
+ Carry out locking and unlocking duties of the site as required. Flexibility for out of hours opening and closing is required along with some weekend work. Arrangements to be made by prior agreement with reasonable notice.
+ Carry out daily / weekly / monthly checks relating to statutory maintenance and health and safety, ensuring accurate logging records are complete and filed.
+ To take responsibility for the help desk and address all requests, liaise with the Facilities manager over larger works.
+ To take a proactive approach when carrying out tasks and reviewing the school site.
+ To take preventative measures and steps to eliminate health and safety risks where possible, and report any hazards immediately to the Facilities or Estates Manager.
+ To act as the first point of contact for all school deliveries, ensuring that items are moved promptly to the appropriate area / person.
+ To undertake portage duties to include moving school furniture and equipment.
+ To escort and advise maintenance contractors attending the school site, ensuring compliance with safeguarding procedures.
+ To undertake daily and periodic maintenance tasks, to include decorating and repairs, to ensure a safe and well-kept environment is maintained.
Please see attached job description for a full list of duties.

Five Acre Wood is a successful outward looking and expanding Special School based over 4 sites in and around Maidstone, Kent. We are one of the largest special schools in the country with over 800 pupils on roll aged 2-19 years with profound, severe and complex needs.
Our 'Outstanding' school will continue to expand and we are looking for people with a positive approach to join us who share our vision of 'Only the best will do' for all our students and staff. We are a Teaching School and part of a collaborative alliance with other special schools. We really value our people and want to work with them to fulfil their career ambitions.
In addition to your salary, FAW allowance and pension benefits, we have excellent additional staff benefits including:
Confidential staff counselling service A range of staff social and well-being events Annual flu vaccinations
Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the links below:
We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be able to access. You can see it here.
Woodstock 2023 - Woodstock 2023 Festival at Five Acre Wood School - YouTube
Woodstock 2022 - Woodstock 2022 Festival at Five Acre Wood Schools - YouTube
Woodstock 2019 - Five Acre Wood School's "Woodstock 2019" - Amazing Festival in a Day! (Longer Film) - YouTube
We produced our own songs and music videos, you can watch them here: -
Beautiful - Five Acre Wood School featuring Taryn Charles - Youtube
Five Acre Wood School Featuring Jack Rose - Hall Of Fame - YouTube
Don't Give Up - Nathan Grisdale and Five Acre Wood School - YouTube
We look forward to hearing from you.
Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references. The school will also, as outlined in Keeping children Safe in Education 2022, complete an online search for shortlisted candidates.