Apprentice Site Operative

Colton Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 9AL

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £14,566.00 - £14,566.00 Annually (FTE) Apprentice Rate Year 1

Apprentice Site Operative job summary

Fully Funded Apprenticeship! Fixed-term contract linked to the term of the apprenticeship - initially 12 months. Full Time, 7am to 3pm.

Like the sound of a paid, practical based training course with an opportunity to learn from our experts? This is a unique opportunity to develop your skills whilst building the foundation required to launch your career as a Site Operative! If this appeals to you…AND…you are a self-motivated learner with excellent interpersonal skills then we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for an Apprentice Site Operative to join our amazing school community. You will learn through a structured apprenticeship programme with on-the-job training and mentorship from skilled site colleagues across our Trust. This is a great opportunity to gain a recognised qualifications in facilities and maintenance and to kick start your career!

About our School

Here at Colton Primary School, we pride ourselves on fostering a warm, welcoming environment built on strong, supportive relationships among staff, pupils, families, and the wider community. Our dedicated and collaborative team works together with determination to achieve excellence, ensuring every child is happy, respectful, and ready to learn.

As proud members of the Red Kite Learning Trust, we benefit from collaborative working practices, professional development opportunities, and a strong network of support that helps our school and every individual within it to thrive with resilience and determination.

Here’s what you can expect when you join us:

• Generous pension scheme: Employer contribution rate of 19%, plus a wide range of benefits and discounts. Full details HERE
• Flexible working options: We support work-life balance and are open to exploring suitable arrangements
• Supportive environment: We prioritise respect, equality, diversity, and well-being
• Community culture: Collaboration and generosity are at the heart of our team
• Professional development: We invest in your growth at every stage of your career

For more about Colton Primary School, click the ‘view our careers page’ button.

About You

To be a good fit for this role, you will be:

• A good communicator with excellent teamwork skills
• A practical problem-solver with a positive attitude
• Be reliable and committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for everyone

Next Steps

Ready to Apply: If you have all the info you need, click APPLY NOW

Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.

Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Colton Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colton Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colton-primary-school-leeds

At Colton Primary School we provide the very best education we can for all our pupils in a happy, caring environment. We want every pupil to enjoy their time at Colton and feel enthusiastic as they move on to the next stage of their education.

Our ‘Curriculum for Life’ provides a range of learning opportunities which prepare the children for life in modern Britain. The children learn to communicate effectively, to use technology to support their learning and about how to look after the planet we live on and respect the environment.

We work in partnership with pupils, parents & carers, governors, Red Kite Learning Trust and members of the community. We hope that everyone feels ‘successful’ every day, and that our pupils grow into happy, healthy members of society, with a genuine love of learning.

We believe education is about the ‘whole child’ and that all children should be supported to reach their full potential. Working together, our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) and Learning Mentor support the staff to ensure children’s social, emotional and mental health needs are met, allowing us to have high academic expectations for all. We aim to inspire, motivate and challenge our children to question the world around them and become independent, resilient learners.

If you wish to look around and see us in action, please contact the school office on 0113 264 7514.

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