Estates Assistant

Estates Assistant

Join East Kent College's Sheppey College site as an Estates Assistant. We are looking for two proactive, reliable individuals to join our team.

Opening doors so others can open minds. If you enjoy hands‑on work and keeping facilities safe, welcoming and running smoothly, this role could be the perfect fit.

• Act as a responsible key holder, unlock or lock buildings depending on work pattern, ensuring the site is safe and secure, and take part in the on‑call rota to keep the campus running smoothly.
• Be responsible for setting and un‑setting the intruder alarm and undertake regular fire alarm and emergency lights checks throughout the building.
• Undertake timely checking of core infrastructure and equipment.
• Support a wide range of caretaking and general Estates duties, minor repairs and maintenance, delivery and portering duties, and support staff on site.
• Support external contractors throughout the year to ensure the building and its equipment are maintained in accordance with all legislation.

• Generous Annual Leave – 24 days FTE per annum +5 days after 5 years
• Learning and Development Opportunities – annual paid group development days, bespoke programmes e.g. Aspiring Leaders Development Programme and strong internal progression (1 in 3 roles are filled internally)
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks – including restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Flexible Personal Leave – time off for your child’s first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
• Wellbeing and Health Support – generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College
• Culture and Recognition – part of Community Days, an annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net‑zero by 2030
• Competitive Pension Scheme – 18% employer contribution

We’re excited to welcome a new enthusiastic and conscientious team member to join us. If you’re someone who enjoys variety, can stay calm under pressure, and works well both independently and with others, we’d love to hear from you.

• A friendly, flexible approach to tasks and shift patterns
• Good organisational skills and the ability to keep things running smoothly
• Experience in monitoring, testing and accurate record‑keeping of Fire Alarm & Emergency Lighting system and a working knowledge of Legionella within a working environment
• A genuine interest in sharing your knowledge and supporting the next generation
• Enthusiasm and a positive attitude; experience is helpful, but passion really counts
• You’ll need to live within 20 minutes of the campus

• No need to spend ages updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form
• You can save your progress as you go
• We review every application and will get back to all candidates after the closing date

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East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

These checks include conviction/caution self‑declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing. It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being…