Premises Assistant

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an outstanding Premises Assistant to join the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) to work at the Academy. This is a great opportunity to join the Medeshamstede Academy. You will be working with our Premises Officer / Leader to support the day-to-day management of our site. The Premises Assistant role ensures the Academy is secure, safe, and well-maintained. Key duties include opening/closing premises, alarm management, routine repairs, porter related duties, and health and safety checks. The role involves cleaning, maintenance, and maintaining the grounds. Key Responsibilities: Security: Locking/unlocking buildings, patrolling sites, and acting as a key holder for alarms. Maintenance: Carrying out minor repairs, painting, and servicing fixtures. Safety & Compliance: Performing daily safety checks, testing fire alarms, emergency lighting, and reporting hazards. Site Presentation: Ensuring cleanliness, including clearing litter, cleaning spills, and managing waste disposal. Porter Duties: Moving furniture and setting up rooms for events. Grounds Maintenance: General upkeep, such as clearing pathways, and maintaining fences. Typical Requirements: Experience: Previous experience in maintenance, caretaking, or site management is preferred. Skills: Basic DIY skills (e.g., painting, repairs), knowledge of health and safety standards. Attributes: Reliability, ability to work independently, and good communication skills. Working Conditions: Frequently includes early morning, evening, or split shifts, with options for term-time only roles. About us: Here at Medeshamstede Academy lives are transformed, horizons are broadened, obstacles are overcome and 100 students aged from four to 16 transcend their expectations. Specialising in education for young people with varying degrees of autism, including cognitive and sensory difficulties, we offer a carefully tailored curriculum and unconditional support that replaces trepidation with confidence and challenges with opportunities. What really sets us apart though is the incredible diversity of our pupils - the only thing they have in common is their autism. Join us and you’ll get to know every one as an individual, due to our small classes of between six and ten, with one teacher and two teaching assistants. This enables us to build amazing relationships with each student, taking the time to understand their passions and priorities, while helping them to get wherever they want to be in ten years’ time. Our outstanding facilities - including a forest school, cookery area and extensive outdoor facilities - provide an incredible environment in which to grow, learn and love life. In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people: Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they ma