Site Assistant

Elstow School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9GP

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

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: £25,495.00 - £28,907.00 Annually (FTE) AS 4 -12 FTE £25,495- £28,907 actual pro rata salary £13,781- £15,625

Site Assistant job summary

Site Assistant

Elstow School are seeking a proactive and hands-on Site Assistant to join our dedicated Facilities Team. The ideal candidate for this physically demanding job will be an individual with good handy-person skills and eagerness to carry out the work in an efficient manner.

We are seeking a committed Site Assistant who will carry out general repairs and maintenance, liaise with contractors and suppliers and ensure our school maintains a high level of health and safety.

You will join our friendly and hardworking facilities department to help keep our school safe, clean and in a good state of repair.

Key Duties

Security of premises

Portering

Grounds maintenance

Heating and lighting

Driving and vehicle maintenance

Health & Safety

Cleaning

Building maintenance

The successful candidate will have

Experience of building maintenance, caretaking, site or premise work

Experience of carrying out basic repairs and maintenance

Experience of opening, closing and securing buildings

Strong IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to problem solve and use own initiative

Substantial knowledge of Health and Safety, including COSHH

An understanding of safeguarding.

Willingness to undertake relevant training.

Current valid full driving licence is preferable with either D1/D1 extension.

Job Specifics

Start date: asap

Salary: AS 4 -12 FTE £25,495- £28,907 actual pro rata salary £13,781- £15,625

Job role: Permanent, Part-Time, 52 weeks per year , 20 hours per week, Monday-Friday 6:30am- 10:30am

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding and welfare of children is paramount and all our staff share this view. Applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding and child protection checks including with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

Safeguarding children enrolled at the School is of paramount importance, and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our students. The successful applicants will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.

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 Elstow School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Elstow School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/elstow-school-bedford

In 2017, Elstow School was proud to join Bedford Free School and become part of an exceptional offer to families in Bedford.

Elstow School offers a truly enriched and academic curriculum. We really do believe that our pupils can go on to achieve extraordinary things.

We take our values of We Care, We Share, We do our best, very seriously. They underpin our routines, our curriculum, and what we strive to develop in our pupils.

We work hard on our culture in which the highest expectations and aspirations surround all of our pupils, delivering on our families’ demand for excellent educational opportunities.

We deliver a knowledge-based curriculum to enable our children to go on to excel at secondary school and beyond. We make sure that the latest research informed practice guides our teaching development and this in turn means that the lessons are coherent.

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