Multi-Skilled Tradesperson
St Bede Academy, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 3LJ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
19 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
30 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 24hours per week. Part-time (4 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £18,720 per annum
Hourly rate
- £15 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a skilled tradesperson with a passion for maintaining high-quality facilities? Do you thrive on variety and take pride in delivering excellent maintenance and compliance support? If so, we want to hear from you!
About the Role
As a Multi-Skilled Tradesperson, you will play a crucial role in supporting the operational needs of our schools within the Trust. Your expertise in trades and maintenance will ensure our facilities remain safe, functional, and well-presented, providing an excellent environment for learning and teaching. You’ll also assist with compliance tasks, such as PAT and legionella testing, and provide caretaker cover when required.
What We’re Looking For
- Technical Expertise: Proven experience in maintenance or trades, with practical knowledge of tools and techniques.
- Detail-Oriented: A strong focus on safety, compliance, and high-quality work.
- Physically Fit: The ability to handle physical tasks such as lifting, bending, and working in confined spaces or at heights.
- Organised: Strong time-management skills to prioritise tasks effectively and complete them within scheduled hours.
- IT Skills: Competence in using web-based software to log and track tasks.
- Health and Safety Awareness: A good understanding of safety regulations and best practices.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience in a maintenance or trades role.
- Certification in PAT testing (or willingness to undergo training).
- Familiarity with statutory testing (e.g., legionella testing) is desirable.
- Basic knowledge of carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, or similar trade.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
- Contribute to the upkeep of a safe and inspiring educational environment.
- Enjoy a varied role that offers opportunities for skill development and collaboration.
- Work as part of a supportive team within a thriving organisation.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
Further details about the role
Key Responsibilities
- Compliance and Testing: Perform Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) and legionella testing, maintaining accurate records and reporting concerns promptly.
- Trades Expertise: Use your skills in carpentry, plumbing, basic electrical work, or other trades to carry out repairs and maintenance tasks.
- Maintenance Projects: Assist with larger repairs, refurbishments, and installations as directed by the Facilities and Compliance Manager.
- Caretaker Support: Collaborate with caretakers to complete maintenance and operational duties, ensuring smooth daily operations.
- Caretaker Cover: Provide reliable coverage for absent caretakers, maintaining continuity of services across all sites.
- Health and Safety Compliance: Identify and address potential safety risks, ensuring all tasks are performed in line with health and safety regulations.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@thequillcofetrust.org
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Bede Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 652 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Bede Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- dentonk@thequillcofetrust.org
- Phone number
- 01204 323383
St. Bede is a popular three-form entry Academy with 630 pupils on roll, serving a wide community with pupils from different faiths. The present School was formed in September 1992 through the amalgamation of a well-established Infant and Junior School. It became an Academy on 1st July 2011 and is now part of a Multi-Academy Trust, along with our sister school Tonge Moor Primary Academy.
Collaboration between both schools in the MAT is strong, supporting staff’s workload and well-being, and career development. Staff members benefit from: on-site MAT HR support; on-site full time MAT IT support; on-site school term time nursery; on-site 52 week private nursery; on-site out of school club and holiday club; discounted childcare; bespoke personal development opportunities as well as full access to The National College CPD package; a committed Governing body; a supportive leadership team who prioritise well-being; pupils who behave well, are eager to learn, are calm, happy and enjoy school life; a family ethos that nurtures individual talent, empowering all to flourish.
As a Church of England Primary school our school vision, values and scripture underpin our daily practice. We have a strong relationship with St. Bede's Church and this forms the basis of a very happy community.
The School underwent its Statutory Inspection for Anglican and Methodist Schools in February 2023 and the glowing report with a secure ‘Good’ judgement captures life at St. Bede perfectly. The report can be found our school website.
The large school building is made up of: twenty two classrooms, a music room, a computing suite, a main hall, a small hall, an intervention classroom, a library, a staff PPA room, a meeting room, a staffroom and a number of office spaces. We have an urban site with no grounds or playing fields, although the school has access to the adjacent council playing fields which we are currently in talks with the council about purchasing for our children. We have two playgrounds, a Reception outdoor area, a Nursery outdoor area, a Year 1 outdoor area and an allotment.
Our bespoke curriculum ensures that all children are provided with a broad, balanced curriculum taking into account their interests, needs and talents. Our curriculum is sequential from the EYFS to Y6 and is successfully designed to be ambitious and meet the needs of all pupils. We are proud to have specialist teachers in Music, Modern Foreign Languages, Computing and Art who teach from EYFS to Year 6.
Arranging a visit to St Bede Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email dentonk@thequillcofetrust.org.
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