Site Assistant

Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School, Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1JG

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  11 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

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: £24,796 - £25,185 pa

Site Assistant job summary

Wells-next-the-sea Primary and Nursery School

Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School

part of the Wensum Trust

Tel: 01603 254327

Email: tsutton7urz@nsix.org.uk 

Website: https://www.wensumtrust.org.uk/careers/current-vacancies

• Salary - £24,796 - £25,185 pa
• Permanent
• Full Time
• 37 hours per week
• All Year Round

The Wensum Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Site Assistant to join our vibrant staffing team at Wells-next-the-sea Primary and Nursery School and Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School. We are looking for a dedicated and motivated person who will work as part of our school team to help deliver our visions of the schools: Wells-next-the-sea Primary and Nursery School 'Anchored in the community, A place to be, a world to explore' and Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School 'Local Memories, Broadening Horizons’ .

The role is for 37 hours per week, between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

We are two Primary and Nursery Schools working in the beautiful location of the North Norfolk coast. We work to our strengths and take every opportunity to do the very best for our children and their families.

We are looking for a Site Assistant who demonstrates:

• A dynamic and passionate to their work.
• A positive attitude towards being part of a vibrant and forward-thinking staff team.
• A pride in the work they do and a high level of attention to detail. 

We would love to show you around so that we can share all that we do within our coastal community.

Being a part of The Wensum Trust’s family of schools offers employees unique experiences to work alongside our strategic partners and to collaborate with a wider network of staff. We believe in professional development at all levels. Therefore, we invest in our staff by providing opportunities for growth and upskilling. Our career progression pathways allow support staff to develop and advance within our schools. As a progressive trust, we aim to stay ahead of an ever-evolving educational landscape.

We value our staff and are committed to supporting their wellbeing. We have an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which all staff can access 24 hours a day. The EAP provides counselling services, legal information and guidance, musculoskeletal services and online resources such as nutrition diaries, healthy eating plans, personal coaching questionnaires and tools and fitness programmes.

We care about bringing together the most able people, to help us achieve our vision of providing a rounded education for children, quality support for their families and opportunities to enrich our communities.

For further information on this vacancy and our schools, please contact Tom Sutton on - tsutton7urz@nsix.org.uk

How to apply

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website for a Role Profile and to apply via the online application form.

Closing date:  11 March 2026

Interview date: TBC  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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

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.

About Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wells-next-the-sea-primary-and-nursery-school-wells-next-the-sea

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