Site Assistant
Calthorpe Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0TP19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To Be Confirmed
Closing date
13 June 2025 at 10am
Date listed
21 May 2025
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
- £29,572.00 - £32,654.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3b Point 16 to 22
Site Assistant job summary
Job Description: Site Assistant
Reports to: Site manager
36.5 Hours per week Working Hours to be agreed and flexibility required including weekends
52 weeks per year
Job Purpose
- Maintaining clean, safe and secure school premises, which includes buildings and grounds
- Carrying out cleaning, handyperson activities, routine maintenance and refurbishment, porterage and minor repairs
- Promoting health and safety around the school
Professional Duties
- The efficient operation of the school site in accordance with the Trust policies where adopted, the individual site policies, and in particular those relating to Health and Safety at Work Legislation.
- Ensuring that the buildings are ready for occupation at agreed times and site security
o Heating, lighting, furniture and cleanliness are of the standard agreed
o To open and close buildings at agreed times during the day, initial inspection of site for vandalism or items requiring building maintenance
o Set up for after school events including staff training, governors and pupil events
o Ensuring that buildings and site are secured and alarms are on as appropriate at the end of sessions including all windows, doors and external gates.
- Health and Safety
o Undertake and record safety checks as required
o Identifying necessary repairs and maintenance, ensuring that repairs are carried out promptly and efficiently.
o Replacement of low level light bulbs and other fittings and supplies as required and the maintenance of appropriate records
o Inspection of the site to identify building defects (service, repair, decoration)
o Carry out repair/improvements where qualified to decorations, furniture, fabric and fittings
o The removal of graffiti (excluding that requiring removal by specialists)
o Ensuring that fire alarms and fire-fighting equipment are always ready for use
o Inspection and checking of blockages in gutters sink waste traps, toilet cleanliness, the cleaning of areas affected by body spillages which occur during normal school hours
- In the absence of the Site Manager, monitoring the work of contractors to ensure that work carried out is to the standard expected. Taking the necessary action if work is not completed satisfactorily. Advising the Site Manager of any anomalies that arise.
- To undertake cleaning duties to ensure high standards of cleaning are maintained:
- Distribution and monitoring stock levels of cleaning materials and equipment including paper towels etc
- The cleaning of main school toilets and other agreed areas during the day and the replenishing soap, toilet rolls, paper towels, etc as required
- Maintaining a safe, pleasant and litter free environment:
- Emptying external waste bins and collecting other litter
- Leaf collection to ensure playgrounds can be used for the daily mile
- Snow clearance to main routes of access/egress as per school plan and salt/grit treatment of icy paths
- Maintenance of grounds, wooden fences, weeds around building and walls, maintain planters, trees, hedges
- Grass cutting, maintenance of machinery plant used for grounds maintenance
- Such other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post to assist the Service Area in the fulfilment of its objectives commensurate with the post holder’s salary grade, abilities and aptitudes, including use of new technology as required, including:
- The receipt and porterage of light goods or materials
- Assembling of resources and furniture
- Setting out and clearing furniture for assembly and other functions as required
- Removal of internal rubbish, cardboard boxes etc
Responsibilities
- Be committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people
- Comply with the policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, and equal opportunities, and report all concerns to an appropriate person
- Take appropriate action to identify, evaluate and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the school working environment
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
- Establish constructive relationships and communication with all staff and other agencies/professionals
- Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
- Such other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post to assist the Academy in the fulfilment of its objectives commensurate with the post holder's salary grade, abilities and aptitudes.
- The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the Trust policies, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work.
Person Specification
| criteria | qualities |
| Qualifications | Relevant Health and Safety qualifications and or CPD |
| Experience | Caretaking Building maintenance Security, including alarm systems Cleaning work Some DIY Working in a team Supervising a small team of staff |
| Skills and knowledge | Good knowledge of health and safety regulations Ability to work flexibly, independently and as part of a team DIY skills Ability to plan, organise and prioritise Competent in using Microsoft packages such as word, excel and PowerPoint. |
| Personal qualities | Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the school and getting the best outcomes for all pupils Commitment to acting with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness to safeguard the assets, financial probity and reputation of the school Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times Commitment to safeguarding and equality Embraces change well Deals with difficult situations effectively Able to work flexibly and out of school hours as required |
| Physical requirements | Be able to carry out the duties of the job Able to carry out some manual handling and lifting Able to carry out work at high levels using appropriate equipment |
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.
About Calthorpe Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 432 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Calthorpe Academy website
School location
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