Job Introduction
Site & Maintenance Assistant
Location: Bridgemary School
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent (Year-Round)
Hours: 37 hours per week, shift patterns between 6:00 AM and 10.00 PM
Salary: Grade C Point 1 £26017 per annum starting salary
Are you resourceful, practical, and proud of keeping environments safe and welcoming?
Bridgemary School is seeking a dedicated Site & Maintenance Assistant to join our hard-working premises team. In this role, you will play a vital part in ensuring our school buildings and grounds are safe, clean, and fully operational for our students, staff, and visitors.
If you are a proactive problem-solver who enjoys variety in their work—from minor repairs to setting up event spaces—we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- General Maintenance: Carry out first-line repairs, minor DIY, painting, decorating, and basic repair tasks.
- Security & Safety: Assist with the opening and closing of the school buildings, routinely checking security systems, and maintaining clear emergency exits.
- Grounds & Porterage: Keep the school grounds tidy, manage waste disposal, and handle deliveries or the moving of furniture for school events and exams.
- Health & Safety: Conduct routine safety checks, including water hygiene logging, fire alarm testing, and reporting any major hazards to the Site Manager.
What We Are Looking For
- Practical Skills: Proven experience in general maintenance, caretaking, or a specific trade (e.g., carpentry, plumbing, painting).
- Problem Solvers: An ability to work on your own initiative, manage a varied workload, and respond quickly to urgent issues.
- Team Players: A friendly, approachable professional who communicates effectively with school staff and contractors.
- Safety Minded: Awareness of health and safety regulations (COSHH, manual handling) is highly desirable, though training will be provided.
What We Offer
- Generous local government pension scheme.
- Access to continuous professional development and health and safety training.
- A supportive, community-focused working environment.
- Free parking, cycle-to-work scheme, wellbeing services
Bridgemary School is part of The Kemnal Academies Trust and the successful candidate will be supported by central teams for all aspects of the role.
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic: this includes applicants wishing to work flexibly.
Should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist we will.
To download an application pack please go to our website at www.bridgemary-tkat.org and return your completed application form to recruitment@bridgemary-tkat.org
The closing date for application is Friday 23rd October 2026
