Maintenance (Site) Assistant
Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
13 November 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
- £24,790.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Scale 3 points 5 to 6
Maintenance (Site) Assistant job summary
Maintenance (Site) Assistants
Due to the expansion of Cambourne Village College and the opening of a new Sixth Form in September 2024, we are now looking expand our Site team and to appoint a committed, reliable, hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join our team of Maintenance (Site) Assistants. This role will involve working both term time and during the school holiday period.
The post holder will be responsible for general maintenance and cleaning, which must be done thoroughly, carefully and with pride. The individual will be responsible for site tasks in all areas of the College but can expect to assist the Campus Manager in a full range of site duties and any appropriate work within the college.
As a Maintenance (Site) Assistant you will be responsible for security and for the opening and closing of the premises for both school and community use, including in the evenings, and occasionally at weekends.
The post-holder will be expected to interact with other staff, pupils and members of the community, in a polite and helpful manner and will co-ordinate and undertake such tasks as may be necessary for effective site management, including various porterage, administrative and lettings duties.
The Maintenance (Site) Assistant will ensure that the College site and grounds are maintained in a safe, clean and secure condition. Also assisting in the co-ordination of Health and Safety ensuring that regulations are followed and adhered to throughout the College.
A can-do attitude with a proactive and positive approach, including flexibility and adaptability is vital in this role as the successful candidate will be required t work outside of normal school working hours for extended school status activities, school events and emergencies as required. It is essential that you uphold the values of the school by ensuring a professional approach at all times.
Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a newly-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Cambourne Village College
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Cambourne Village College website (opens in new tab)
Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, we now have more than 1300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024.
The College has enjoyed remarkable success since opening, gaining an early Ofsted Outstanding rating along with designation as a Leading Edge School. Our pupils achieve excellent results in public examinations via a curriculum designed to offer maximum breadth and opportunity for all abilities. Our extra-curricular offer is also outstanding: annual musical drama performances, termly concerts, a wide range of competitive and recreational sporting activities, and many further clubs and events are on offer. In 2019, we were granted the International School Award by the British Council and are looking forward to re-launching our programme of international visits and exchanges this year.
We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school for our pupils and also to fulfil our Village College ethos in serving the whole community: we support an active adult education programme and more than 30 local groups and organisations make use of the school’s facilities, out of hours. This unusual commitment to our local community was a key factor in our winning a prestigious Silver Award in the ‘Making a Difference’ category of the Pearson School of the Year celebrations in 2018.
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