Premises Assistant

About Us

If you are looking for a diverse school with clear and effective behaviour policies and systems, a visible and supportive leadership team, useful but not onerous CPD, and frequent opportunities for promotion, then we are the school for you. We believe that our students need great outcomes to open doors that will help them make the best of their lives. Our students behave well, and so they achieve well. This is a product of our excellent behaviour systems. We have 6 non-teaching Heads of Year who support behaviour and welfare and run a fully centralised detention system. Exemplary behaviour can only be achieved through a highly visible Senior Leadership team, and they are constantly touring the Academy. We don't engage with the latest fads. We believe the best approach to workload and wellbeing is to run a highly effective school with gives people purpose and avoids unnecessary work. Our sizeable department teams mean that despite our excellent retention rates, opportunities for promotion are frequent and exciting. I really hope that you'll be joining our team. Our four values of endeavour, kindness, respect and responsibility are at the heart of everything we do.

Harris Academy South Norwood is an extremely popular 11-19 academy. We have 180 students in each year group, a size that enables us to know what each of our students need. We deliver a broad and challenging curriculum to all our students in a calm and well-ordered environment. We have high expectations of all members of the school community. This is reflected in our consistently high student performance at GCSE, progression to post 16 study at our sixth form and then on to some of the best universities in the country. Our sixth form is rated outstanding by Ofsted. Last year 188 of our year 11 students chose to remain with us for the sixth form.

Boasting one of the most unique school buildings in the country Harris Academy, Clocktower perfectly blends classic British architecture with modern contemporary design. With our main building built newly in 2007 HASN is a modern Academy that boasts open plan corridors and skylight panels across the main building. The classic Stanley building dating back to 1907 provides a charm and a history that compliments the new stylings of the main building and provides a reminder of the scholarly traditional values that a Harris Academy South Norwood education is built upon.

We are very fortunate to have excellent transport links to central London (some trains get to London Bridge in 11 minutes) and just four minutes on the train from East Croydon. The Academy is a six-minute walk from Norwood Junction train station.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining, repairing, building and refurbishing the  premises and grounds within your capabilities, including plumbing, carpentry and general building
• Carrying out site maintenance to the highest of standards, following health and safety procedures and causing minimal disruption to teaching and learning
• Grounds maintenance, including the removal of litter, emptying bins, weeding and clearance and gritting of paths, entrances and roadways during inclement weather
• Regularly inspecting the internal and external fabric of the building, undertaking repairs to defects and reporting any issues
• Regularly inspecting the operation of fire alarm systems and condition of firefighting equipment
• Receiving and distributing deliveries and moving furniture  as required
• Emergency cleaning as required to ensure the safety and continuation of teaching and learning
• Operating heating systems and to reporting any defects
• When required, supervising work by outside agencies/contractors on the premises and grounds
• Ensuring the security of Academy premises during and outside school hours, including the operation of access control systems, intruder alarm and CCTV systems
• Visiting other buildings or material suppliers as required
• Assisting in preparation and support for events such as Open Evening and liaison events with other Federation Academies
• Contributing to the development of effective links with external agencies/contractors

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Basic knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and requirements
• Basic training in one or more of plumbing, general and ground maintenance, building maintenance, or heating systems.
• Basic knowledge of the operation of heating, ventilating systems and common causes of malfunctions
• Knowledge of maintenance and security systems and procedures
• Administrative and supervisory skills
• Understanding of appropriate cleaning methods and standards
• At least two years’ experience of working in a maintenance environment
• Good communication skills both written and orally
• Ability for manual handling and physical fitness appropriate to tasks required
• Ability to monitor and report on structural faults/repairs
• Ability to monitor and order stocks of materials
• Ability to deal with emergencies occurring outside normal working hours
• Ability to work as part of a team

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus ban...