Facilities Assistant

Monday - Friday 8am-4pm

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Job Title: Facilities Assistant

Location: Castle Garden School, Guildford, Surrey GU1 S3Q

Hours: 40 per week | Monday–Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm

Salary: Up to £26,500 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)

Contract: Permanent | 52 Weeks

Start: August 2026

UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

Are you practical, proactive and take pride in a job well done? Do you enjoy variety, solving problems and seeing the direct impact of your work every day?

At Castle Garden School, we're looking for a dedicated and hands-on Facilities Assistant to help maintain a safe, welcoming and inspiring environment for our pupils and staff. This is more than a maintenance role. It's an opportunity to become an integral part of our school community, ensuring that the spaces where our young people learn, grow and flourish are always operating at their very best.

If you're someone who enjoys rolling up your sleeves, working as part of a supportive team and making a real difference behind the scenes, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Facilities Assistant, you'll support the day-to-day maintenance and upkeep of our school, helping to ensure our buildings, grounds and equipment remain safe, functional and well-presented. From planned maintenance and repairs to supporting emergency responses and health and safety checks, no two days are the same. You'll have the opportunity to use your specialist skills while contributing to a wide variety of projects that help create an environment where pupils can thrive.

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance, repairs and refurbishment tasks across the school site
• Using your specialist trade skills in areas such as plumbing, joinery, decorating or general maintenance
• Maintaining the buildings, grounds and facilities to the highest professional standards
• Conducting regular site inspections and identifying health and safety issues or improvement opportunities
• Liaising with contractors and suppliers while supporting the Facilities Manager with larger projects
• Supporting fire safety procedures, emergency evacuations and weekly alarm checks
• Ensuring tools, machinery, chemicals and equipment are used, stored and maintained safely in line with COSHH regulations
• Assisting with basic vehicle maintenance and travelling between site areas as required
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to risk assessments and safe working procedures
• Providing flexible support to the wider facilities team and responding promptly to urgent maintenance needs

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in general maintenance, repairs and site upkeep
• Skilled in a specialist trade area such as plumbing, joinery, decorating or similar
• Knowledgeable about Health & Safety procedures and COSHH regulations
• Practical, organised and able to prioritise tasks effectively
• Equally comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Methodical, reliable and committed to delivering high standards
• Confident communicating with colleagues, contractors and external visitors
• Competent with basic IT systems and record keeping
• Committed to safeguarding and supporting the wellbeing of children and young people
• In possession of a full UK driving licence

Castle Garden School is a brand-new independent specialist school for pupils with autism between 5 - 11 years of age.

Castle Garden School strives to provide effective, specialist education and support to autistic pupils and their families, which will allow pupils to achieve their full potential in education and life. Located in the town centre of Guildford, the school provides primary education and offers a unique mix of education and support to pupils within a wide spectrum of needs and abilities. Personalised teaching and learning in an autism specific environment allows pupils’ individual needs to be addressed completely and their capabilities fully realised.

For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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