Environmental Education Centre Site Assistant (Housekeeping)
Delta Academies Trust, Knottingley, WF11 0EP14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
10 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,989.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) Grade D Points 6 - 8, (£25,989 - £26,824 Full Time Equivalent). The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £18,672.03
Environmental Education Centre Site Assistant (Housekeeping) job summary
Environmental Education Centre Site Assistant (Housekeeping) Patterdale
Delta Academies Trust
Delta Academies Trust have a new and exciting role to the Trust - we are seeking to appoint an Environmental Education Centre Site Assistant (Housekeeping) to join the Delta Core Team in September 2026 on a part time, permanent basis.
Based at our Environmental Education Centre in the stunning Lake District village of Patterdale, you will play a key role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and presentation throughout the centre. Your work will help ensure that students, staff, and visitors enjoy a comfortable and welcoming environment, supporting memorable outdoor learning experiences in an exceptional setting.
Are you a hardworking and enthusiastic individual with a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating clean, safe, and welcoming environments? Do you want to be part of a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students across some of the most deprived areas in the North of England?
Your new role
As the Environmental Education Centre Site Assistant (Housekeeping), you will work as part of a team supporting the operations and maintenance of the Environmental Education Centre in Patterdale. You will focus on ensuring the site is clean and safe so that young people from any of the Trust’s academies/schools can attend the provision and have an excellent experience. As such, you will carry out routine assessment of facilities and deliver planned cleaning, manage changeovers and ensure the facility is in good condition at all times. Incorporated into this role are duties around movement of furniture and equipment, cleaning duties, health and safety, driving a minibus, working with kitchen staff at mealtimes and assisting in the management of bookings.
High quality on site accommodation is available to successful applicants should they require it.
Why Join Us?
Delta Academies Trust are looking to build an elite team of exceptional leaders, teachers, and support staff to transform education in the North of England, in line with our vision of ‘changing lives’. Our vision is to transform education across the North of England and level up the playing field for those children who live in disadvantaged circumstances.
If you share our vision and passion for young people, are passionate about raising educational attainment and standards, and helping young people reach their full potential, you can make the difference at Delta Academies Trust.
It’s not very often you get an opportunity like this: if you are really good at what you do, if you are excited by this opportunity and want to be part of a great team, then why not apply!
If you would like a conversation about this post, please contact the Recruitment team by email at recruitment@deltatrust.org.uk or call 0345 196 0095.
Employee Benefits
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.
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Please contact the Recruitment team on 0345 196 0095 or email recruitment@deltatrust.org.uk if you require more information on the role.
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.
Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.
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Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
In accordance with current DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Delta Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Delta Academies Trust are one of the largest multi academy trusts in the North of England with a passion and drive to improve the education experience for all pupils and students, regardless of where they live.
Our vision is to transform education across the North of England and level up the playing field for those children who live in disadvantaged circumstances. Our high expectations of students has created a culture and climate conducive to learning and as a result the progress made by all students across the Trust is extremely positive. The support from school leaders allows for innovative practitioners to practice their craft.
Working for us is all about passion, and we have lots of great people who are really passionate about what they do – from teaching assistants, IT technicians, teachers, caterers, leaders and curriculum experts. Ask our people what they get up to day to day and they’ll all tell you how much they enjoy the variety, pace, and challenge of working in one of our academies, schools or at Head Office.
If our vision fits with your vision, we would love to talk to you about our roles and the benefits of working with us.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
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