Site Assistant
Highgate Wood Secondary School, London, N8 8RN21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
31 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: All year round contract working 36 hours a week. Sift work with some occasional weekend working.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Haringey Support Staff Salary Scale 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job overviewSite AssistantStart Date: As Soon As Possible
Shifts: Rota-based between 6:00 am and 9:30 pm Monday to Friday with occasional ad-hoc weekend work
Salary Range:Scale 5 Point 12 to 15 (£31,323 to £32,730)
Contract:Permanent / Full time
Highgate Wood Secondary School is seeking a proactive and flexible Site Assistant with a knack for DIY and ideally, experience in a school environment. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic setting and is eager to contribute to the effective maintenance and development of our school premises and grounds.
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Pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons. They are committed learners who want to achieve.
OFSTED (November 2021)
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The successful candidate will have:
- A proactive and flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to various tasks and cover for other site personnel as needed.
- DIY Experience: Proven experience in maintenance and repair work, ideally including basic plumbing and basic carpentry.
- School Environment Experience: Experience working in a in a school setting is desirable. Applicants should understand the unique requirements of maintaining educational facilities.
What the school offers its staff
We will offer:
- A commitment to providing high quality CPD that supports all staff to be their very best
- The chance to join a friendly, talented and highly committed staff team
- A supportive Governing Body and Leadership team, who prioritise staff well-being and work within a coaching culture
Candidates are welcome to visit the school by prior arrangement before applying. Please contact the school HR Manager onhr@hws.haringey.sch.ukfurther information or a visit.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 23rd April 2025 at 09:00 am
Interview date:Week beginning 5th May 2025
How to apply:
To apply for this post, please visit our website for an application pack and form:https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies/
Please note that CVs are not accepted in line with Safer Recruitment practices.
We are unable to provide Visa Sponsorship
** NO AGENCIES PLEASE **
Commitment to safeguarding
Highgate Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations. The successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
In line with safer recruitment practices, we will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. This is part of our safeguarding checks and seeks publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
About Highgate Wood Secondary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1554 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Highgate Wood Secondary School website
- Email address
- hr@hws.haringey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02083427970
Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education. We want everyone to feel welcome, safe and secure in the school and believe that each of us has a valuable contribution to make to our community and its continued success. We firmly believe that Everyone Matters. Our core values are embodied in the 4Cs - Courtesy, Consideration, Cooperation, and Contribution, the principles of Respect and Honesty and the commitment to encouraging Perseverance and Hard Work within a Growth Mind-set.
It is through these values that we bring to life our mission statement: "Making a positive difference to students' achievements and experiences, maintaining the highest expectations and inspiring self-belief”.
Ethos and values
Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), together with our Growth Mind-set focus on perseverance and hard work and our emphasis on honesty and respect underpin the school’s behaviour ethos.
Our school motto is Everyone Matters and this ensures that we take an approach that values every student as an individual, with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities enabling talent and creativity to be identified and nurtured.
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