Job Opportunity: Facilities Maintenance Assistant
📍 Location: Romford, East London
🕒 Hours: 36 hours/week (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM or 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
📅 Start Date: ASAP
📄 Contract Type: Sickness Cover
🗓️ Interview Format: Face-to-face

About the Role

We are currently seeking a dependable and hands-on Facilities Maintenance Assistant to support the smooth running of our TSA Campus in Barking. This is a vital role within our facilities team, ensuring that our learning environment remains safe, functional, and welcoming for staff, students, and visitors.

You will work closely with the Site Manager and wider Estates team to carry out a range of duties that support the day-to-day operations of the campus.

Key Responsibilities

Your main duties will include:

• Porterage: Assisting with the movement of furniture, equipment, and supplies across the site.
• Furniture Installation: Assembling and installing office furniture as required.
• Room Setup: Preparing conference and meeting rooms for events, including layout and technical setup.
• Site Security: Responsible for unlocking and locking the site, including setting and disabling the intruder alarm system.
• Health & Safety: Participating in on-site Health & Safety training and adhering to all safety protocols.
• General Support: Providing ad-hoc support to the facilities and site management team as needed.

Desirable Skills & Experience

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Experience working in a Further Education (FE) college or similar educational setting.
• A good understanding of the operational needs of an educational establishment.
• A proactive, can-do attitude and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety procedures and site security.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity to gain experience in a dynamic educational setting
• On-the-job training and development opportunities

How to Apply

If you’re a practical, reliable individual who enjoys working in a varied and active role, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and a consultant will be in touch!

Protocol are proud to be Disability Confident Committed. We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process should you need it, please let us know

About Protocol

Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first. We’re more than a recruitment agency – we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team. Whatever your career goals, we’ve got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs

The legal bit…

Protocol National ltd trading as Protocol are acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.