Facilities/Site Assistant

Ormiston Park Academy, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 4RU

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,366.00 Annually (Actual)

Facilities/Site Assistant job summary

Ormiston Park Academy is seeking to appoint a highly-motivated and dedicated Site Assistant who will play a vital role in maintaining the safety, cleanliness, and functionality of our school premises. The successful candidate will work closely with the Premises Manager and the facilities team to ensure the smooth operation of the school site on a day-to-day basis.

We are a small but growing secondary Academy and our vision of ‘Believe and Achieve’ underpins all aspects of academy life in our impressive, well-resourced buildings and grounds. The successfully appointed candidate will join a caring and committed body of staff and enjoy working with friendly and enthusiastic students of whom we are extremely proud.

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Support the maintenance of a clean Academy environment, carry out minor repairs and reinstatement of fabric and fittings where required, within the expertise of the post holder.
• Assist with the completion of site checks and documentation in accordance with iAM compliant, the digital Facilities Management system.
• Assist in carrying out appropriate duties in relation to Academy buildings and the open environment regarding matters of security, safety, cleanliness and comfort, conducive to the working needs of the students, staff and visitors to Academy sites.
• Contribute to all aspects of building and facilities repairs & maintenance (PPMs and reactive repairs)
• Together with the Site Manager, co-ordinate and manage contractor activities in accordance with Academy policies and procedures.

Hours of work will be Monday to Friday, 6am to 2pm or 8am to 4pm or 10am to 6pm.

We will offer you:

• Collaborative working within our shared family of schools
• Car and cycle to work salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• LGPS Pension
• Access to an exciting range of employee benefits from our health and wellbeing partner, Vivup

Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of the Ormiston Academies Trust, a MAT of 43 primary and secondary academies. The Trust’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust.

Ormiston Academies Trust is an ethical sponsor, committed to improving the life chances of young people. We share their vision for all young people to have the highest academic, social and practical skills to allow them to lead a fulfilling life.

If you feel that you have the right level of experience and skills, and the ambition and commitment to make a real impact, then we would like to hear from you. For further details please contact Sally Spraggon PA to the Principal sspraggon@ormistonpark.org.uk.

To apply for the role, please submit an application form via the link above by 9am on Monday 30 September 2024.

Ormiston Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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

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About Ormiston Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 728 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ormiston Park Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormiston-park-academy (opens in new tab)

Ormiston Park is a small but growing 11-16 Academy. Our vision of ‘Believe and Achieve’ underpins all aspects of academy life in our impressive, well-resourced buildings and grounds. You will join a caring and committed body of staff and enjoy working with friendly and enthusiastic students of whom we are extremely proud. You will play a vital role in providing the highest quality provision, impacting positively on outcomes for our students, ensuring aspirations become reality. Ormiston Park Academy having received our Good judgement in 2017, is now on the journey to Outstanding by 2020.

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