Senior Facilities Assistant (Maidstone/Snodland) - Full-time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-873S
• Posted:13/02/2026
• Pay:KSE, £29,337 including SEN allowance
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:27/02/2026 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

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.

This role is fullt time, 37 hours per week, 8am-4pm with 1 day per week working 7am-3pm.

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. 

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is an “Outstanding", forward looking school with an international reputation. We are ambitious for our pupils, and we pride ourselves on working with many leaders in the field of special education.

We play an important role in our community and enjoy strong local links which give our pupils opportunities to play active and meaningful roles in their own communities.

We are an innovative school and have worked on a number of unique projects to provide pupils with unique and diverse learning opportunities. These include; FAWrient Express café in a train carriage, giving pupils hands-on experience in hospitality training; 7FAW7 - a library inside a real plane fuselage designed to meet the diverse needs of our pupils; FAWtilus - a dedicated counselling space for pupils and staff; FAWbulous Bus - a soft-play facility that also teaches pupils how to safely board a bus; Platform FAW - our new coffee roastery where pupils can learn to roast and bag their own coffee; Peggy’s FAWtique - a shop space where pupils can develop valuable sales techniques; Radio FAW All - our very own radio station, which offers pupils exciting opportunities to get involved in radio broadcasting and research; FAW Records - our own record label. We have released a number of singles and music videos; Five Acre Woodstock Festival - our annual festival created especially for pupils to experience the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a real performance.

It may need to be seen to be believed! Please click this link to view our videos: https://www.youtube.com/@FiveAcreWoodRecords

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.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Devereux
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
• Telephone: (01622) 743925
• Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

Documents

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• Senior Facilities Assistant job description