At a Glance
- Tasks: Help maintain inspiring spaces for young learners and ensure building security.
- Company: Brighton Girls, a founding school of the Girls' Day School Trust.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, training grants, and discounts for children at GDST schools.
- Other info: Dynamic work hours with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Join a creative team and make a real difference in students' learning environments.
- Qualifications: Experience in building maintenance and emergency repairs is essential.
Salary: Regional Grade 3, starting from £27,171 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Start date: As soon as possible
Are you an individual experienced in building maintenance? Do you have a passion for creating inspiring spaces for young people to learn in? We are seeking a Facilities Support Assistant to join our team and help maintain our high standards of facilities management.
The successful candidate will ensure the school building and site are secure and assist with the programme of planned preventative maintenance. The working hours will be Monday to Friday - 3pm - 10.30 pm. Experience of conducting routine preventative maintenance and emergency repairs is essential.
As a founding school of the Girls' Day School Trust, Brighton Girls has a significance in the history of girls' education. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself.
As part of the Girls' Day School Trust, our staff benefit from our 150-year history of excellence and innovation in girls' education, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network. They have access to an extensive central training and professional development programme to complement school-based INSET, and also funding grants for individual courses of study.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
The closing date for applications is 15th September 2026 at 9am. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and exceptional candidates may be invited to interview before the published closing date. We reserve the right to close the advert for applications earlier than the advertised date if a suitable candidate is found.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
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