Facilities Assistant

Facilities Assistant

£21,092 to £21,746 pro rata

Hours per week: 24 per week, term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

Oasis Academy Woodview

Woodview Drive

Birmingham

B15 2HU

Telephone Number: 0121 440 4202

Email Address: kylie.vanacore@oasisuk.org

Job Start Date: 1 December 2021

We are seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable Facilities Assistant to join us in creating an outstanding center of educational excellence at Oasis Academy Woodview. The successful candidate will be a passionate and driven individual with good communication, practical and organizational skills, and a desire to make a difference to the lives of our pupils and their communities.

Oasis Academy Woodview is a highly successful, forward-thinking Academy which maintains high expectations of staff and students. Leesbrook is a growing Primary Academy who support children aged 4-11. The Academy at present serves 500 pupils. The Academy is situated in the heart of Birmingham and has strong roots within the community.

Specific tasks related to job purpose:

1. To be an established, trusted and reliable member of the academy's support staff.

2. To consistently model the highest of professional standards in role as a key member of staff to all across the academy and local community.

3. To assist the Facilities Manager in maintaining a safe, functioning environment, ensuring that all relevant Health & Safety Regulations and safe working procedures are adhered to.

4. To assist with ensuring statutory compliance through the satisfactory performance and completion of Planned Preventative Maintenance, Cyclical Programmes and other required duties.

5. To assist the Facilities Manager to check and maintain the Fire Alarm, to ensure Fire Doors are operating correctly and to assist with the termly Fire Drill.

6. To assist in ensuring the safety of the site during periods of bad weather, including clearing of paths of snow, ice and fallen leaves and applying rock salt when required.

7. To detect and report defects to the Facilities Manager; Repair defects and maintenance works as directed by the Facilities Manager.

8. To undertake preparing areas for school related activities and functions, moving and setting up furniture and equipment as required.

9. To support the development an open, collaborative and purposeful climate.

10. To provide assistance in the delivery of the Property & Estates services to Oasis Community Learning Academies.

11. To assist with the delivery of high quality, customer focused property & estates functions.

12. To act as a point of contact in the assistance of property & estate matters at selected Oasis academies in support of the Principal, Oasis staff and other external service providers.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date: 8 November 2021, 9am

For an informal discussion or to request an application pack, please contact Kylie Vanacore, Operations Manager: kylie.vanacore@oasisuk.org

Application forms can also be downloaded

To apply, please send your completed Application and Equal Opportunities forms to kylie.vanacore@oasisuk.org

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.