Lettings Assistant

Edgar Wood Academy, Heywood, OL10 2QN

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 October 2025

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: £16,481.00 - £16,740.00 Annually (Actual)

Lettings Assistant job summary

Key responsibilities include:

• Opening and closing the school site for lettings and events
• Preparing rooms, sports facilities and equipment for use
• Acting as the main point of contact for external hirers
• Ensuring health and safety procedures are followed at all times
• Carrying out light cleaning, maintenance and basic repair tasks
• Supporting the Estates Team with the upkeep and presentation of the site

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in facilities, caretaking or site management work
• Practical, hands-on and able to carry out minor maintenance
• Reliable, organised and able to manage their own workload
• Confident communicating with the public and colleagues
• Flexible and available to work evenings and weekends
• Committed to maintaining a safe, clean and professional environment

About Us

Edgar Wood Academy opened in 2021 as part of the Altus Education Partnership, which includes the Ofsted Outstanding Rochdale Sixth Form College. We serve the communities of Middleton and Heywood, offering a modern and inspiring learning environment that promotes our core values of Resilience, Empathy, Responsibility and Respect.

Our staff are key to our success, and we are committed to providing a positive, supportive workplace where everyone can thrive

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Membership of an excellent pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, including wellbeing and counselling support
• Cycle to Work Scheme and generous holiday entitlement

Closing date: Monday 3rd November 2025, 12pm Midday

Interviews: Week commencing 10th November 2025

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.

About Edgar Wood Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 637 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Edgar Wood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/edgar-wood-academy

Thank you for your interest in Edgar Wood Academy. We are incredibly excited to have been chosen by the Department for Education to open a new school to serve the local community in Middleton and Heywood. Helping our students realise their potential lies at the heart of everything we do. Through a culture of mutual respect, strong behaviour and high standards, we aim to inspire and engage all pupils, regardless of prior attainment or social background.

By joining our school, you will be part of an exciting journey, building the school from its foundations and helping to create the ethos, values and culture of our school. We believe in strong discipline, which allows our teachers to teach and our students to learn. As a result, we will improve student achievement through high-quality teaching in a safe and caring environment. We value each individual child in our school and recognise that each has different talents and gifts, which we will nurture over the course of their school journey. We will help each student to develop, both personally and academically, so that they have the knowledge and skills to progress to an aspirational career, a fulfilling life and make a positive contribution to their local community.

The school has recently moved into a modern, state-of-the-art building, with stunning views of the local countryside, but within easy access of several motorway links. We can offer the opportunity to shape and develop a curriculum which will capture students’ interests, provoke serious thinking and develop their intellectual curiosity. The curriculum will be culturally relevant to our students and will serve to develop social attitudes and behaviours, celebrate British values and ensure that students have an inclusive approach to their local and global communities. Edgar Wood Academy have an extensive enrichment programme which will ensure that all pupils are engaged in a curriculum suffused with memorable experiences and rich opportunities for learning.

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