Estates Assistant

St George; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent educational institution in Edinburgh is seeking a full-time Estates Assistant. This role involves performing maintenance tasks, ensuring safety compliance, and managing school facilities for external use. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience, strong health and safety awareness, and be able to contribute to a positive working environment. The position offers a competitive salary of £24,960 per annum and includes various benefits, such as generous annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Reduced school fees

Pension Contribution

Staff lunches

Access to school buses

Professional learning and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave

Use of school facilities

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in maintenance tasks.
• Ability to adhere to health and safety policies.
• Good communication skills for working with the facilities team.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance work, internally and externally.
• Drive the minibus for the Haymarket shuttle.
• Manage school building access for external parties.
• Conduct health and safety checks.

Job description

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Competitiveremunerationand benefits package including:-

• Reduced school fees and wraparound care at St George’s School
• Pension Contribution
• Staff lunches
• Access to school buses on school bus routes for all staff (small charge payable)
• Professional learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Opportunity to benefit from the use of the many school facilities; libraries; sports facilities etc
• Death in service benefits all staff
• Opportunity to join our community and contribute to social, music, drama and other events and activities.

The Role

ESTATES ASSISTANT | Full-Time, Permanent

37.5 hour week, usually 8am to 4pm Mon-Fri but some Saturday work required.

6 weeks and 8 days annual leave entitlement.

Salary is £24,960 per annum.

Closing Date - 6th February 2026

Interviews - TBC

Job Purpose

This job is of a hands‑on nature to facilitate the proper functioning of the school, to ensure and provide a safe and satisfactory working and optimum learning environment for St George’s pupils and staff.

This will include performing a range of maintenance tasks and assisting with the daily running of the School’s facilities including opening and locking buildings, setting‑up and cleaning rooms.

Accountable To

Head of Facilities, with the Facilities Supervisor also being able to direct workload. The Head of Facilities is responsible for day‑to‑day line management of the Estates Assistant.

Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities below are illustrative. The position holder will be expected to become involved in a range of work on occasions that may not be shown below:

School Building and Grounds:

• Maintenance work, internally and externally.
• Traffic and daily site management.
• Gritting and path clearing.
• Working with the wider facilities team to ensure that rooms are set‑up as required for school and other uses.

Minibus Driving:

• Provide minibus driving for the Haymarket shuttle and any ad‑hoc trips as needed.

Lettings:

• Open, lock and secure the school’s facilities for use by external parties. Facilities are hired to various groups in the evenings and at weekends.
• Direct groups hiring the School’s facilities to the correct location.
• Cleaning of various areas after use if required.

Health and Safety Duties:

• To ensure that all faults or potential hazards are dealt with appropriately or if unable to make safe, reported immediately.
• To perform regular compliance/Health & Safety checks, including fire door and fire alarm checks, legionella flushing and vehicle checks.
• To carry out all duties in accordance with health and safety legislation and the school’s health and safety policy.
• To help ensure that all visitors/contractors follow the contractor policies and procedures, including escorting contractors.
• To report anything or anyone suspicious on school grounds.

Training:

• Undertake all training courses as necessary to carry out duties and undertake any other tasks, as directed by the Head of Facilities, which are not included in the above but are consistent with the role.

Safeguarding:

• Adhere to school policy on safeguarding at all times, and attend child protection training as required.

This job description may be subject to review from time to time in liaison with the post holder.

The Ideal Candidate

For further details, please see attached Job Pack.

About the school/organisation

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon receipt of sufficient suitable applications.

As Edinburgh’s only all-through independent school for girls aged 3-18, St George's is a place of possibilities: where everyone is clearly heard; pupils feel empowered to be themselves; and innovation is constantly encouraged.

The courage of our founding mothers, who pioneered women’s education in Victorian Scotland, still echoes defiantly through our corridors. That’s why amplifying the voice of every girl remains part of our DNA today as a loyal school community with a unique spirit of pride.

Over 90% of our girls achieve their first choice post‑school destination: leaving us as robust, empathetic change‑makers, ready to take on the world…