Premises Assistant
Premises Assistant
Position: Premises Assistant
Hours: 6am-2pm Monday-Friday
Salary:03
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Genesis Education Trust schools in Walthamstow
Closing date: 9/11/26
Genesis Education Trust, a Church of England Multi-Academy Trust, is looking for a practical, reliable and proactive Premises Assistant to help keep our schools safe, secure, clean and ready for learning.
Working as part of the trust’s operations team, you will carry out hands-on maintenance and site duties across our schools. This includes general repairs, decorating, basic carpentry and plumbing, grounds maintenance, site security, porterage and supporting contractors on site.
This is more than a traditional site role. You will have structured opportunities to build experience in projects, contracts, procurement, estates, facilities management and health and safety, including through an approved apprenticeship where agreed. Your responsibilities will grow as your skills and experience develop.
Do you have:
- Practical, hands-on skills and a willingness to turn your hand to a range of maintenance tasks
- Experience in maintenance, premises, facilities, construction or a similar environment
- An understanding of safe working practices
- Good organisation, communication and record-keeping skills, including basic IT
- The ability to solve problems and to know when to escalate issues
- The ability to work on your own and as part of a team, with colleagues and contractors
- An interest in developing a career in estates, facilities or project management
- Flexibility to work across trust sites as required
We can offer:
- A varied, practical role across several schools
- Structured training and development, including an apprenticeship where agreed
- Real career progression in estates and facilities management
- A supportive Church of England trust with a strong, shared ethos
- Hardworking, motivated and positive colleagues
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
If you are interested in the position, please request an application form and job description from Alison Brown, using the contact details below.
Early application is encouraged. We review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated deadline.
Genesis Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check with a children’s barred list check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. In line with KCSIE, online searches may be carried out on shortlisted candidates.
Contact Information
Alison Brown
020 8520 0612
Please submit your application to Alison Brown.
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
Alison Brown
020 8520 0612
Please submit your application to Alison Brown.