24 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    24 March 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

£24,790.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Agent job summary

Shefford Lower School has an excellent reputation as a friendly, thriving and values-based school. With over 500 children, we are a very well resourced, and vibrant setting. We pride ourselves in our warm ‘family’ atmosphere, so that both children and staff develop and achieve their potential.

We are looking for a Site Agent to assist the Site Manager with maintaining the school premises, health and safety, security and cleaning. The successful candidate will be a good communicator, professional, well organised, able to work under pressure and be flexible. They will be confident at performing general maintenance tasks.

School operating hours are 6:30am to 6:30pm. Hours to rotate weekly from Early to Late shifts as follows:

  • Early Monday – Friday 6:30am – 11:30am
  • Late Monday – Friday 1:30pm – 6:30pm

Occasional cover will be required over a split shift to enable the opening and closing of the site during periods of annual leave. The school is happy to discuss flexible shift patterns/hours with the right candidate.

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.

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About Shefford Lower School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
Education phase
Primary
School size
515 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 9
Ofsted report
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School location

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