Casual Site Assistant

Girls' Learning Trust, Sutton, SM3 8AB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  22 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.21 Hourly £12.21 per hour plus 14.54% holiday pay for Casual Site Staff and £13.85 per hour plus 14.54% holiday pay for Casual Site Supervisor

Casual Site Assistant job summary

The opportunity:

As a Site Assistant, you will support general site duties such as minor repairs, setting up rooms, health and safety checks, and maintaining cleanliness and security. At times, you may also be asked to work as a Site Supervisor (with appropriate compensation), taking on additional responsibility for overseeing site operations, coordinating contractors, opening and locking up the site and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements.

What we offer:

An excellent working environment that prioritises the wellbeing of it's staff and students.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

To support the Premises Teams across GLT schools by providing additional staffing when required, especially during long-term absences, regular or ad hoc events organised on the premises. 

Please note that the following activities are intrinsic to the role and cannot be eliminated:

• Working at height
• Working in confined spaces
• Use of equipment
• Porterage of various furniture and equipment
• Travelling to and work at all GLT schools 

The successful candidate will:

• Have a good command of spoken and written English.
• Be calm, discreet, reliable and attentive to detail.
• Deal with students firmly, fairly and pleasantly.
• Remain composed under pressure and follow procedures accurately.
• Be flexible, adaptable and able to work as part of a team.

Key Application Dates:

• Closing Date Applications must be received by no later than Monday, 2nd February 2026 at 10:00am however please note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or appoint a suitable candidate.

• Interview Date - TBC
• Start Date - ASAP

Safer recruitment:

The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.

Sponsorship:

We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.

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 Girls' Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/girls-learning-trust

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