General Handy / Grounds Person including Locking Up
The Mead Community Primary School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 7GN10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 June 2026
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
14 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: The working hours for this role are expected to be 10 hours per week, 16:15 - 18:15, Monday to Friday, 44 weeks per year.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,796 - £25,185 per annum pro rata. £6,503 - £6,754 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
The working hours for this role are expected to be 10 hours per week, 16:15 - 18:15, Monday to Friday, 44 weeks per year. The start date for this role is 01 June 2026.
The Mead Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed General Handy Person / Grounds Person, including Locking Up, to join their team. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.
In this role, your duties and responsibilities will include responding to day-to-day issues as they arise and dealing with them in a practical and timely manner. You will have the opportunity to carry out a wide range of general maintenance tasks, including minor repairs, decorating, basic plumbing, carpentry, and upkeep of fixtures and fittings. There will be a range of physical tasks that include but are not limited to, retrieving balls from the roof of the school and moving stored equipment. This role includes the essential responsibility of key holder; you will need to be confident in locking and unlocking the school at agreed times, ensuring the safety of the premises.
For a complete Job Description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as they will guide you in preparing a strong application and help you understand what we’re looking for in an ideal candidate.
What the school offers its staff
The Mead is a happy, vibrant place where children are enabled to dream, strive, achieve and celebrate. It is situated across two sites on the outskirts of Trowbridge; a larger site with 14 classes and a Nursery in Hilperton, and a smaller setting with four classes (including a pre-school provision) in Wingfield village. There are extensive grounds on both sites, which include wildlife areas, trim (agility) trail, pond, fruit and vegetable gardens. These are used extensively to enhance approaches to teaching and learning.
The friendly, energetic and professional staff work together to establish a happy, popular school community. They take pride in offering a rich and vibrant curriculum with specialist teachers in music and PE, as well as early language learning for all years.
The career progression for staff is well-recognised, supporting initial teacher training through to roles at a leadership level.
“We work well and support each other." The Mead (Hilperton) staff member, Staff Wellbeing Survey, October 2022
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Mead Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 496 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Mead Community Primary School website
- Email address
- pfish@equamead.org
- Phone number
- 01225 759273
The Mead is a happy, vibrant place where children are enabled to dream, strive, achieve and celebrate. It is situated across two sites on the outskirts of Trowbridge; a larger site with 14 classes and a Nursery in Hilperton, and a smaller setting with four classes (including a pre-school provision) in Wingfield village. There are extensive grounds on both sites, which include wildlife areas, trim (agility) trail, pond, fruit and vegetable gardens. These are used extensively to enhance approaches to teaching and learning.
The friendly, energetic and professional staff work together to establish a happy, popular school community. They take pride in offering a rich and vibrant curriculum with specialist teachers in music and PE, as well as early language learning for all years.
The career progression for staff is well-recognised, supporting initial teacher training through to roles at a leadership level.
Arranging a visit to The Mead Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email pfish@equamead.org.
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