At a Glance
- Tasks: Support schools with facilities management, maintenance, and safety checks.
- Company: Local Education, a dedicated agency focused on Essex schools.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, varied shifts, and the chance to make a difference.
- Other info: Opportunities for short-term and longer placements available.
- Why this job: Gain valuable experience while contributing to your local education community.
- Qualifications: Dependable and practical; previous facilities experience is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 11.7 - 14.3 £ per hour.
Location: Essex
Contract: Temporary / Flexible
Hours: Various school-based shifts
Put your facilities experience to use in local education. Local Education is building a dedicated bank of Facilities and Premises Assistants to support schools and education settings throughout Essex. This could suit someone who has previously worked within facilities, maintenance, estates, security or property services and is looking for flexible temporary work. You do not necessarily need previous school experience. What matters is that you are dependable, practical, professional and comfortable working within an environment where safeguarding and safety are taken seriously.
Assignments may include:
- General premises support
- Site inspections
- Minor maintenance
- Setting up classrooms and communal areas
- Moving equipment and furniture
- Contractor supervision
- Health and safety checks
- Deliveries and stock movement
- Grounds support
- Opening and closing buildings
- General facilities duties
Work may be available on an ad hoc basis, for short-term sickness cover or as longer temporary placements.
About Local Education: We are an independent Essex-based education recruitment agency. Unlike large national agencies covering dozens of sectors, we focus on education and work closely with local schools, trusts, nurseries, specialist provisions and alternative education settings.
Facilities / Premises Assistant - Schools in Essex employer: Local Education
Local Education is an excellent employer for English Teachers, offering a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises the professional growth of its staff. With a focus on building genuine partnerships with schools, employees benefit from ongoing communication and access to rewarding teaching opportunities across Essex, Suffolk, and East London, making it an ideal environment for those passionate about education.
