Job description
Facilities Assistant
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Salary: NJC L3 pts 6-8 £25989 - £26824
Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: 12pm on Friday 12th June 2026
Location: Cedars Upper School
At Cedars, we have a strong reputation as a popular and high-performing school. Our achievements were further highlighted by the excellent set of results our students attained in both GCSE and A-Level examinations in summer 2022. Building on these successes, we are determined to reach new heights and aspire for an outstanding status. A large number of our sixth form students move onto Russell group Universities where they continue to flourish.
Currently, we are seeking an enthusiastic and creative individual to join our Facilities Team. The successful candidate will contribute to the security and safety of the site and ensure it is cleaned and maintained to a high standard.
It is essential you have good practical skills, a proactive attitude and an interest in improving and maintaining our school buildings and grounds.
At Cedars we place significant emphasis on continuous professional development. We offer excellent in-house CPD opportunities, fostering an extremely supportive and positive atmosphere for all our staff. Our students, who are hardworking, polite, and eager to learn, truly deserve outstanding opportunities to better themselves.
Come and be a part of our extraordinary team at Cedars Upper School, where positivity, growth, and achievement flourish.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. The final deadline is 12pm on Friday 12th June 2026.
As a trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff members to share this commitment. Consequently, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in the school.
Visit our website: www.cedarsupper.org.uk
Follow us on Twitter: @Cedars_Upper
We offer a range of employee benefits:
A comprehensive induction programme and a supportive working environment including access to Teaching School Hubs and Initial Teacher Training
Exceptional CPD and development / promotional opportunities
Refer a friend scheme
Generous pension schemes
Employee assistance programme
Employee of the month scheme
Diverse workplace
About this school
Cedars Upper School
Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 13–18
- Pupils
- 1,055
- Avg teacher salary
- £42,303
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 26.2:1
- Academy trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
Loading map…
Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE