Resources Assistant
Silverdale School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 9QH17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
26 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE) £23,132 - £23,499 Pro Rata
Resources Assistant job summary
We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, well organised, and flexible individual to join the support services team as a Resources Assistant.
This post will have day to day responsibility for our in-house reprographics and resources provision, in addition to providing general administrative, clerical and reception support as and when required.
You will therefore need to have excellent communication and prioritisation skills, be able to adapt easily to shifting demands and have a flexible approach to work situations.
The post holder must at all times carry out their responsibilities within the spirit of the school and trust policies and within the framework of legislation relating to academies and education, with particular regard to the statutory responsibilities of the trust and the governing body of the school.
The specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Specific duties and responsibilities
To provide an accurate, effective, efficient and timely resources and reprographic function across the whole school to the standards required by the Trust. This will include but not limited to:
Provision of a reprographics service (e.g. photocopying, printing and scanning) and preparing documents (e.g. booklets) for all areas of School.
Provide laminating and binding service as required.
Ensure the preventative maintenance programme, for resources dept. equipment in place is adhered to, ensuring a safe and tidy working environment is maintained.
To arrange call outs and liaise with the appropriate engineers in case of reprographics machinery failure.
Routinely clean and maintain reprographics and resources equipment, and ensure that stock levels of all paper products are monitored and orders placed in a timely manner.
Prepare information relating to the use of copier machines / processing of bulk copying work
as required by the Business Support Services Manager.
Maintain a stock level ordering system for the stores of stationery relating to reprographics, placing orders as required in line with budgetary constraints.
Administer and record the issue of stationery requests for recharging departments.
Maintain the school wide display plan and support departments with refreshing displays as requested.
Under the direction of the Business Support Services Manager maintain general copyright licences and records, making any necessary returns.
Assist with distribution of goods and equipment.
Provide resources support for events, ensuring audio and visual systems are provided as appropriate and photographing/video of events as required.
Other Administrative Support:
Provide cover for the reception team, answering phone calls, managing visitors and dealing with general staff and student queries.
Provide support to the school admin team during busy periods undertaking general administrative and clerical duties.
Support for the trust/school
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
Work in a flexible way to respond to the needs of the trust and to fulfil other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and role as and when required.
Be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all.
Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the trust/schools.
Participate in relevant training, other learning activities and performance management as required.
Team responsibilities: all staff are considered part of the overall trust team and may be required to provide assistance to colleagues in other areas from time to time commensurate with the role, skillset and grade.
From time to time, to meet the needs of the trust, you may be asked but not expected to work hours additional to your normal working hours. The trust will give you as much notice as possible and you will be paid/recompensed for such work. Situations where this might be required are, for example: relevant key school events such as open evenings, exam results days, trips, clubs, training etc.
Changes to these duties
The above duties are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake tasks, roles and responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned to them by the Headteacher/Principal.
The job description and allocation of particular responsibilities will be kept under review and may be amended via consultation with individuals, the governing body or board of trustees and/or senior leadership team as required. Trade union representation will be welcomed in any such discussions.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Silverdale School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1451 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Silverdale School website
Silverdale School is an extremely popular and high-achieving 11-18 comprehensive in the south west of Sheffield and is now the founding school of Chorus Education Trust. The school achieved the best GCSE results in 2018 of any state school in Sheffield. At Post 16 the progress students make places Silverdale in the top 10% of schools nationally. At its heart is one of the country’s largest Teaching Schools, the Sheffield Teaching School Alliance. Silverdale moved into a brand new building in January 2009 with a full complement of facilities. Silverdale School is part of Chorus Education Trust, and as such all appointees may be required to work at any Trust site in the future.
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