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Facilities and Estates Assistant - Full-time

Tonbridge Grammar School, Tonbridge

  • Ref:KCC886-5443-217S
  • Posted:23/11/2022
  • Pay: £20,031 to £20,947 per annum
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:09/12/2022 at 12:00
  • Interviews:wc 12 December 2023

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Tonbridge Grammar School  

Facilities & Estates Assistant 

Full-time (all year round)  

Salary £20,031 to £20,947 per annum depending on experience  

28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Christmas closure) 

Generous Local Government Pension Scheme – 22.5% employer contribution  

Free use of the Fitness Suite    

An experienced maintenance person is sought to work as part of the team responsible for the day-to-day security, safety, cleanliness and general maintenance of the school estate and associated facilities in order to ensure the school environment is safe and fit for purpose; maintaining a high quality teaching and learning environment for users.  

Key responsibilities include:  

  • To carry out security procedures across the School estate including the  

               routine and non-routine opening and closing of the School estate;  

  • To maintain the School’s health and safety compliance systems including regular water testing and flushing, emergency light and fire alarm tests maintaining registers as required and to report any Health and Safety breaches to the Facilities and Estates Manager;   
  • To support internal school events by preparing facilities, setting up IT and configuring rooms as required;  
  • To support external events (commercial lettings) by preparing facilities, setting up IT and configuring rooms as required;  
  • Report any defects of the estates, furniture, fittings and equipment to the Facilities and Estates Manager;  
  • To undertake ad hoc urgent repairs including water leaks, repairs of doors, windows and furniture and cleaning up after breakages and spillages;  

The successful candidate will be offered an annualised hours contract, consisting of 37 core hours per week across a 5-day shift pattern (Monday to Saturday). This will include some early mornings (7am), some evening shifts and at least one Saturday per month.   

Please send completed application forms to: personnel@tgs.kent.sch.uk   

Deadline for applications: Midday Friday 9 December 2022  

Interviews: Week commencing 12 December 2022    

Tonbridge Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online an online search on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation. Only candidates successfully shortlisted for interview will be contacted and we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.  

Information about the school

Tonbridge Grammar School is a high performing state grammar school in Kent. Educating girls aged 11 to 16 years and with a co-ed sixth form, TGS regularly features in listings of the top ranked schools in the South East and the UK. In our most recent inspection in 2019 we were rated outstanding in every area by Ofsted. We have a vibrant enrichment programme and wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. There is a real sense of community with staff, students and parents/carers working together.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.