Job: Premises Assistant (Caretaker)

School: Primary School, Croydon, South London

Annual Salary: £24,272 

Contract: Full-time 36 hours a week (start time 7:00am), temporary, covering sickness for about 3 months

Start date: As soon as possible

Aston Education is looking for a full-time Premises Assistant/Caretaker to join a large primary school in Croydon, reporting to the Regional Premises Manager.

The school is well-performing and popular, and it has a great reputation in the local area.

Benefits:

• Access to highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme 
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Career pathways and talent management
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

Job role:

As a Premises Assistant you''ll take responsibility for the upkeep, security, and smooth running of the school site. You''ll work to ensure the security of the school buildings, health and safety compliance, and you''ll carry out a programme of maintenance work.

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across a cluster of schools, to share expertise and experience.

Qualifications, experience and skills required:

• Experience of managing premises, preferably in a school
• Recognised training/qualifications associated with premises management
• Excellent knowledge of Health and Safety
• Good building maintenance / DIY skills such as plumbing, general and ground maintenance, electrical/building maintenance and heating systems
• Good communication, numerical and IT skills
• A flexible ''solution focused'' approach and attitude to work

Closing date: As soon as possible

Please contact Tarja Aila at Aston Education for an informal chat and to apply for this Premises Assistant/Caretakerjob.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.