Facilities & Site Assistant
Highgate Wood Secondary School, London, N8 8RN9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
8 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: All year round employment contract / 36 hours a week / shift work related subject to school lettings.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Haringey Support Staff Salary Scale 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is a full time, all year round contract, 36 hours a week (rotated in shifts Mon - Fri with occasional weekend working for lettings where applicable) which offers a competitive Haringey support staff salary.
We are seeking to appointment a well knowledgeable and flexible Facilities & Site Assistant to join our team for an immediate start.
The Facilities & Site Assistant, under the direction of the Facilities Manager will be responsible for the effective maintenance and development of the school premises and grounds to ensure the effective day to day running of the school.
Applicants must be hardworking, be a team player and have good people skills. You should be able to communicate effectively.
A good awareness of Health & Safety procedures is a must and having a background within hard and soft services with good proven experience and knowledge of building maintenance/DIY skills is highly desirable for this vacancy..
If you have any questions about the role please email the Facilities Manager, Mr Daljeet Singh atdal@hws.haringey.sch.ukor contact the school HR office on 0208 342 7970.
The closing date for applications is : Friday 20 September 2024 at 09:00 am
Interviews will be w/c: 23 September 2024
How to apply:
- To apply for this post, please download the application for here (TES website) or visit our website for an application pack and form,https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies/
- Please note that CVs alone will not be accepted in line with Safer Recruitment practices.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please be advised that we are unable to provide visa/employment sponsorship.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you
- The opportunity to work in a continuously improving school.
- The chance to join a talented and highly committed staff team.
- Excellent students who are keen to excel and operate in an ethos underpinned by the principles of courtesy, consideration, cooperation & contribution.
- Our commitment to provide CPD opportunities to ensure all staff continue to develop.
- A learning environment where imagination and commitment are encouraged and valued.
- Benefits including pension LGPS, generous leave allowance, 24/7 EAP support, Teach Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme etc.
Commitment to safeguarding
Highgate Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations. The successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
In line with safer recruitment practices, we will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. This is part of our safeguarding checks and seeks publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Highgate Wood Secondary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1554 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@hws.haringey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0208 342 7970
Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education. We want everyone to feel welcome, safe and secure in the school and believe that each of us has a valuable contribution to make to our community and its continued success. We firmly believe that Everyone Matters. Our core values are embodied in the 4Cs - Courtesy, Consideration, Cooperation, and Contribution, the principles of Respect and Honesty and the commitment to encouraging Perseverance and Hard Work within a Growth Mind-set.
It is through these values that we bring to life our mission statement: "Making a positive difference to students' achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief”.
Ethos and values
Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), together with our Growth Mind-set focus on perseverance and hard work and our emphasis on honesty and respect underpin the school’s behaviour ethos.
Our school motto is Everyone Matters and this ensures that we take an approach that values every student as an individual, with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities enabling talent and creativity to be identified and nurtured.
Arranging a visit to Highgate Wood Secondary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@hws.haringey.sch.uk.
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