Premises Assistant
Contract: Permanent 
Salary: Salary - Grade D £ 14,627.03 per annum 
Closing date for applications:
24 October 2025, 2.57pm Required from: 1st December 2025
Following the retirement of the postholder, we are seeking to appoint a Premises Assistant from 1st December, who will play a crucial part in the smooth running of our school, ensuring our buildings and grounds provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment for students, staff and visitors. The successful candidate will work alongside our Premises Manager in all aspects of site maintenance, and support in health and safety compliance.
We’re looking for someone with:
Experience working in a school or similar premises
A strong understanding of health and safety regulations
Excellent organisational skills
A proactive, practical approach to problem-solving
A flexible attitude with regard to working hours as some additional hours may be required at certain time of the year, these will be discussed and mutually agreed as and when the need arises.
Highfurlong School is a 2 – 19 Special School Academy in Blackpool with 131 pupils on roll, with a wide range of physical and medical needs and severe and complex learning difficulties. We are an Outstanding School, and we are keen to recruit a Premises Assistant who can uphold our high standards and expectations and support us in our journey to improve every day.
Interview Date: 5 November 2025
Other Information
Contract - Permanent
Hours - 25 Hours per week TT plus 6 weeks
Salary - Grade D £26,403 - £28,142 per annum