Facilities Apprenticeship - John Colet School

Job content

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, inspiring and highly motivated Facilities Apprentice. You will develop and maintain a secure, high quality, safe environment for staff, students and visitors. Responsible for lighting, cleaning of premises, maintenance handy-person duties, replacement of and other duties arising from the use of premises.

Duties

• To effectively contribute towards the delivery of a high quality educational experience for all students, delivering services in a way that is appropriate and responsive and which displays the highest standards of customer care
• To observe all School policies / procedures / working practices / regulations and in particular to comply with the School’s Equality and Diversity Policy, Health and Safety Policy, Financial Regulations, Safeguarding Policy and the Code of Conduct
• As part of the Premises Team, to be visible and accessible to staff
• To support the day-to-day operation of the school facilities
• To be responsible for the security of the premises and its contents including the operation of fire and burglar alarms and key holder responsibilities during working hours
• To be responsible for lighting and cleaning of premises including the maintenance and operation of plant and defined handyperson duties, replacement of and other duties arising from the use of premises
• To be responsible for general handyperson duties including securing screws, hinges, doors etc lie good housekeeping and any other general duty requested
• To liaise with statutory authorities to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements as necessary
• To ensure compliance with all aspects of fire legislation and good practice, to include adequate testing of evacuation procedures across all School sites and carrying out routine testing of alarms etc. as directed in conjunction with the FES managed service.

Desired skills and personal qualities

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable
• GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent) desirable

Things to consider

Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - Vetting.Com. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Please google the location prior to applying.

Benefits

•Eligible for an NUS card for discounts in shops and restaurants

•Eligible for an apprenticeship oyster card

•Automatic rise in pay after 1 year

•Paid twice a month

Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Salary: £10,296.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Aylesbury: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location