Estates Assistant

The Role ESTATES ASSISTANT | FULL TIME PERMANENT 37.5 hour week, 5 out of 7 days per week. Some Saturday work will be required. 6 weeks and 8 days annual leave entitlement. Salary is £24,960 per annum. Closing Date - 28th August 2026 Job Purpose This job is of a hands-on nature to facilitate the proper functioning of the school, to ensure and provide a safe and satisfactory working and optimum learning environment for St George’s pupils and staff. This will include performing a range of maintenance tasks and assisting with the daily running of the School’s facilities including opening and locking buildings, setting-up and cleaning rooms. Accountable To Head of Facilities, with the Facilities Supervisor also being able to direct workload. The Head of Facilities is responsible for day-to-day line management of the Estates Assistant. Main Responsibilities Key Responsibilities The duties and responsibilities below are illustrative. The position holder will be expected to become involved in a range of work on occasions that may not be shown below: School Building and Grounds General works tasks, including maintenance work and general janitorial type duties. Examples include, but are not limited to: • Maintenance work, internally and externally. • Security. • Porterage. • Traffic and daily site management. • Stores delivery. • Furniture moving. • Cleaning. • Gritting and path clearing. • Working with the wider facilities team to ensure that rooms are set-up as required for school and other uses Minibus Driving • Provide minibus driving for the Haymarket shuttle and any ad-hoc trips as needed. Lettings • Open, lock and secure the school’s facilities for use by external parties. Facilities are hired to various groups in the evenings and at weekends. • Direct groups hiring the School’s facilities to the correct location. • Cleaning of various areas after use if required. • Traffic management. Health and Safety Duties • To ensure that all faults or potential