At a Glance
- Tasks: Help create a beautiful environment through hands-on maintenance and gardening tasks.
- Company: Join a supportive school community dedicated to student and staff wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, outdoor work, and the chance to make a difference.
- Other info: Great opportunity for personal growth and to gain valuable experience in facilities management.
- Why this job: Perfect for those who love working outdoors and want to contribute to a vibrant school atmosphere.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications needed, just a passion for hands-on work and teamwork.
The predicted salary is between 25785 - 31515 £ per year.
Are you passionate about creating a safe, beautiful, and well-maintained environment for students and staff? Do you enjoy hands-on work and working outdoors?
We are seeking a proactive and versatile Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Assistant to support Maintenance and Grounds teams across both school sites.
- Job Duties
- Support
- Maintenance
Activities: Assist with general repairs, moving materials and furniture, and other tasks as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor, ensuring all work is within your competency.
- Traffic Management: Direct school traffic during peak times to ensure safety and smooth flow.
- Transport Assistance: Support the transportation of pupils via the school minibus fleet, including pre- and post-journey checks and basic vehicle maintenance under supervision.
- Minibus Fleet Maintenance: Assist in maintaining the school's fleet of minibuses, following guidance from Maintenance Supervisors.
- Security Support: Contribute to school security measures as directed, including monitoring entry points and ensuring safety protocols are followed.
- Horticultural
Operations: Undertake a variety of gardening and landscaping tasks such as greenhouse care, weeding, digging, edging, seed sowing, planting, bed preparation, pruning, and maintaining trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants.
Use initiative to carry out these activities efficiently.
- Grounds Maintenance: Maintain borders, ponds, hedges, fences, walls, pathways, roadways, and woodland areas to high standards.
- Lawn and Turf Care: Use pedestrian and ride-on equipment to scarify, aerate, top-dress, over seed, lift and lay turf, feed, irrigate, and mow lawns.
- Cleaning and Winter Duties: Keep drives and pathways clear of debris and litter, clear snow, and apply grit salt as needed to ensure safety during winter months.
- Equipment
Operation: Safely operate, maintain, and clean horticultural and grounds keeping equipment including hand tools, strimmers, hedge cutters, mowers, scarifiers, aerators, tractors, and other machinery.
- Health & Safety: Maintain a tidy, safe working environment, adhering to safety protocols always.
- Additional
Tasks: Support the school in various activities such as setting up sports pitches and courts, stewarding in the car park, transporting luggage, and assisting with school events like Speech Day.
Job Location
Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Assistant will be based near Salisbury Railway Station SP2 7RS - would still require a 23 min walk to the school, from the station.
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