Site Assistant
Gloucester Academy, Gloucester, GL4 6RNThis job expired on 24 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
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Closing date
24 April 2024 at 3:41pm
Date listed
23 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC Scale Range, Scale Points 4 to 8, £23,114 - £24,702 per annum.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Overview:
The Site Assistant role is an exciting addition to the Gloucester Academy Team, however, you will be based within our other GLT schools within the hub.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and reliable individual to join us and support its Facilities Team to ensure that the school site, including the premises, furniture, fittings and grounds, are maintained to a high standard.
The successful candidate will have previous experience or knowledge of basic building repair and maintenance, combined with a flexible approach, excellent personal and management skills, and very strong team working skills.
Job Purpose:
The Site Assistant will support the school’s Site Manager and the Site team with the security and day-to-day maintenance of the school site, ensuring that the environment is clean and safe for the students, staff and visitors to the school. This role is based at Gloucester Academy but will also be required to support as well as the other schools in the Gloucester region that come into the service hub.
All of our staff are expected to:
- Demonstrate a passion for education and a desire to improve the life chances of all students.
- Adapt rapidly to the challenge of building on the existing strengths of the school to achieve all round excellence in teaching and learning
- Maintain the school's ethos of diversity, inclusivity and equality of opportunity.
Main Duties / Responsibilities:
- Being proactive in identifying, reporting and rectifying the building defects, ensuring a high standard of repair is maintained.
- To support the security of the premises as required. To include the opening up and locking of premises including extended school provision, parent’s evenings, lettings and emergency call outs as required.
- To undertake a range of re-decoration and maintenance work, as agreed with the Site or
- Regional Estates Manager to ensure a high standard of repair and decoration throughout the school.
- Undertake activities to maintain a safe and clean external environment e.g. gritting, litter picks, waste collection and removal, graffiti removal, safe access routes and keeping drains free from obstruction.
- To carry out Health and safety checks including: Fire, emergency lighting, Legionella and keeping accurate up to date records under the direction of the Site Manager or Regional Estates Manager.
- The operation of premises programmed systems, ensuring that all plant and equipment operates at maximum efficiency and economy, with special regard to energy conservation and to regularly inspect equipment to ensure that it is clean and in a safe working order, reporting any deficiencies as appropriate and if required contact a competent contractor to repair.
- Supervise and contact contractors when necessary.
- To assist with cleaning duties as required, or where appropriate, the monitoring of cleaning
- contractors, supporting during periods of absence, or where additional cleaning is required.
- To undertake general portage duties to include the setting out and putting away furniture as necessary, including possible room changes.
How to apply:
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 8th May 2024 at 11:59pm. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know. Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What the school offers its staff
What’s in it for you:
- A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
- Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
- Employer contributions to Local Government (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gym membership scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free eye tests
- Childcare Voucher scheme
- Car benefit scheme
- My Health discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenshaw Learning Trust are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS and barred list check.
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About Gloucester Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 750 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Gloucester Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cosment@gloucesteracademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01452428800
Secondary School
Arranging a visit to Gloucester Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cosment@gloucesteracademy.co.uk.
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