[250613B] Facilities Support Worker
Pilgrim Primary Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5BQ10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2025
Closing date
26 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,027.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE)
[250613B] Facilities Support Worker job summary
Pilgrim Primary Academy, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Facilities Support Worker to join the School
Post: [250613B]Facilities Support Worker, Grade B, £24,027 pro-rata,
(Actual Salary £3,896) per annum (Temporary in the First Instance)
6 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Location: Pilgrim Primary Academy, Oxford Street, Plymouth, PL1 5BQ
The Role: We are looking to recruit a new facilities support worker to join our friendly team. Duties include helping with the general cleaning, carpet cleaning, painting & general repairs. This will be a fixed term contract for 1 year and then reviewed with the potential to become permanent.
You will be required to work (6 hours per week, times to be discussed, all year round)
School Background:
Pilgrim is a friendly, caring and welcoming place, with children's learning, happiness and well-being at the heart of all we do. We understand that children will only get the best education when there are strong and respectful relationships between both pupils, staff, parents and the wider community. We are very proud of the positive relationships that exist at Pilgrim.
Our aim is to develop confident young people who have high aspirations, a clear sense of themselves as learners and citizens, and who can contribute positively to their futures and those of others.
Trust Background: Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 17 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows. Our vision is to enable individual academies to flourish with curriculum autonomy, within a consistent framework of a metacognition focused pedagogy. We are committed to collaboration with other schools, MATs, colleges, Local Authorities, employers and Government to bring the widest benefit to young people and our staff.
Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed work force. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.
Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues within and beyond their school to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence, and are committed to providing the highest standards of teaching for all children. If that is you then we would be delighted to receive your application.
Next Steps: So if you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development, please get in touch by calling Michelle Murray, Office Manager on 01752 225319 or emailatmmurray@ppsonline.org
Closing date: Thursday 26th June 2025
Interview Date: Friday 4th July 2025
To apply: Please click the Apply Now Button above
Opportunities and Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities with many other benefits.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application before submitting.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Pilgrim Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 390 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pilgrim Primary Academy website
School location
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