Community Assistant

The Toynbee School, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 2PL

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Autumn term

• Closing date

  4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: £15.35 per hour weekends (£13.18 per hour weekdays)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hourly rate: 15.35

What skills and experience we're looking for

Toynbee School has a very strong community function operating 7 days a week, 360 days a year. We are looking for a Community Assistant to support our very successful Community function, which has grown significantly in the last 3 years. Reporting to our Community Officer, your main role will be the first point of contact for all community customers, ensuring they have everything they need for their hire, always keeping the site presentable and ensuring security of the site i.e. locking and unlocking the site.

The hours for this role are Saturday and Sunday, 08:00 – 16:00. With further opportunities for during weekday evenings as required, which would be 17:00 – 22:30.

What the school offers its staff

We are looking for a proactive individual with excellent IT skills, specifically data processing and Office 365. Strong organisational skills, along with the ability to work to deadlines, are essential. Candidates should have a good level of literacy and numeracy (equivalent to at least a GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English) and excellent inter-personal skills.

Full training will be provided for the right candidate.

In return we offer:

• An inspirational, talented, committed staff, including a strong administration and premises team
• Great facilities including recently refurbished classroom suites and offices.
• An extensive CPD and Induction programme
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free Parking

This is an excellent opportunity to join a school that is building on its already successful results and reputation within the local community. The school was categorized as ‘Good’ by OFSTED in October 2015, March 2019 and again in November 2025. We have an excellent track record of developing and supporting our staff to progress both professionally and in their careers.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please visit our website: https://www.toynbee.hants.sch.uk/recruitment for an application form or contact recruitment@toynbee.hants.sch.uk for further details. Applications should be made using the Support Staff Application Form, CVs will not be considered.

Completed Application Forms should be submitted to: recruitment@toynbee.hants.sch.uk. Please contact us via email or 02380269026 if you have any questions about the role.

Closing Date: 4th July 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Toynbee School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

“Toynbee School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.”

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@toynbee.hants.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Toynbee School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1069 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Toynbee School website
• Email address: recruitment@toynbee.hants.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02380269026
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-toynbee-school

We are looking for a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher to join our Mathematics team on a part or full time basis to start in September 2025. This role is suitable for both ECTs, who would benefit from a comprehensive range of support and guidance, and more experienced teachers alike. We are open to applicants who may be looking for part time work as well as applicants looking for a full-time position.

You will join a highly successful and well-resourced Maths Department where the focus in recent years has been on consistency of approaches, creating a productive and effective department where we have the belief that all children will achieve their potential. The department really does embody the school motto of “Personal Best” working together with pupils to encourage them to meet their individual goals.  While we are very proud of these outcomes for our students in recent years, we remain driven and determined to improve even further. We are keen to employ a teacher who will share in this commitment whilst developing their own leadership.

Toynbee School is an oversubscribed school with consistently high achievement and progress across all subjects. The school was categorised as ‘Good’ by OFSTED in October 2015 and again in March 2019.  We offer all staff:

An extensive CPD and Induction programme
Excellent facilities
A supportive team environment
Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
 
We have an excellent track record of developing and supporting our staff to progress both professionally, and in their career.

If you feel that you could contribute to the Maths Department’s continued success and if you would like to work in a school which is genuinely supportive and developmental then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Arranging a visit to The Toynbee School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@toynbee.hants.sch.uk.

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