24 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    4 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    11 December 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 36 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Contract type

Fixed term - 18 months

Full-time equivalent salary

ES1: FTE Salary £17,739 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Enthusiasm and drive to improve the premises for the children
  • A willingness to learn core health and safety skills required in facility management
  • Flexibility and adaptability to be able to cover the responsibilities within the team
  • Physical capacity to work on numerous maintenance and cleaning tasks inside and within the grounds
  • The ability to work successfully as a team member establishing effective working relationships and flexible working practices

What the school offers its staff

  • a dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing colleagues;
  • excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;
  • membership to Perkbox discount scheme;
  • subsidised private health care with Benenden;
  • a free school lunch when working in school.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Apprentice Assistant Site Manager - Job Description Person Specification_.pdf - 174 KB (opens in new tab)
Guidance for completing application form.pdf - 463 KB (opens in new tab)

About Thornton Grove Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
Up to 210 pupils
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Thornton Grove Academy website
Email address
blake.eardley@stepacademytrust.org
See more jobs
teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thornton-grove-academy

Arranging a visit to Thornton Grove Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email blake.eardley@stepacademytrust.org.

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