Site Assistant
Hunts Grove Primary Academy, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 4EP27 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
22 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 October 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
- £26,847.00 - £29,542.00 Annually (Actual)
Site Assistant job summary
Do you enjoy practical, hands on work and solving problems?
At Hunts Grove Primary Academy, we know that a well maintained school is essential to creating a positive learning environment.
We are looking for a dependable Site Assistant to support the day to day running of our premises, helping to keep our buildings, grounds and facilities safe, secure and operating effectively for everyone.
About the Role
As a Site Assistant, you will support the day to day management of the school site, helping to ensure that our buildings, grounds and facilities are safe, secure and well maintained. You will carry out a variety of practical tasks, assist with maintenance and repairs, support health and safety compliance and help prepare the school for daily activities and events.
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is practical, organised, and takes pride in maintaining high standards. If you enjoy problem solving, working as part of a team and making a real difference to the school environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Support the security of the premises as required, including the opening up and locking of premises for extended school provision, parents’ evenings, lettings and emergency call outs as required.
- 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.
- 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.
We're Looking For Someone Who:
- Has good organisational and project management skills, and the ability to balance competing pressures, deadlines, and demands
- Has knowledge of moving and handling procedures
- Has a full UK valid driving licence and use of suitable vehicle for travelling between schools
About Hunts Grove Primary Academy
We are a growing school situated in the new Hunts Grove development on the edge of Gloucester. We will eventually grow to be a two form entry primary school, with pre-school, and are housed in a new building in the heart of the development.
Currently our school comprises approximately 380 pupils across 13 classes, and our values (linked to British Values) are to be: kind (tolerance), respectful (mutual respect), responsible (democracy) and honest (rule of law), in order to be the BEST you can be (individual liberty). Our school learning attitudes (BEST) are: believe, engage, succeed and try. Our staff promote a positive classroom environment by helping our students thrive through an understanding of the importance of building strong relationships through restorative practices.
At Hunts Grove Primary Academy, we have built our ethos on a strong set of core values which underpin everything that we do. Our aim is to give students at Hunts Grove Primary Academy a better chance of success than if they attended any other school in the country.
Ambition, excellence and pride run through all aspects of school life.
Ambition
We have a strong desire and determination to achieve success. We believe there are no limits to what can be achieved. We do what it takes for as long as it takes. In other words, we go for it every day!
Excellence
We strive for greatness in everything we set our minds to. We endeavour to do our very best and excel in all aspects of school life.
Pride
We are ‘fiercely’ proud of ourselves, our school, our community and our Trust. We hold our heads high and feel a sense of togetherness and joy in our school.
Why Join Greenshaw Learning Trust?
At Greenshaw Learning Trust, collaboration sits at the heart of everything we do. As part of our family of schools, you'll benefit from shared expertise, high-quality professional development and opportunities to grow your career across the Trust.
We offer our staff:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym discounts
- Free eye tests
- Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Being part of a supportive and ambitious organisation
If you share our commitment to helping every child thrive, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please download the recruitment pack for further information.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 15/11/26. 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.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hunts Grove Primary Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 400 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
We are a growing school situated in the new Hunts Grove development on the edge of Gloucester. We will eventually grow to be a two form entry primary school, with pre-school, and are housed in a new building in the heart of the development.
Currently our school comprises approximately 330 pupils across 12 classes, and our values (linked to British Values) are to be: kind (tolerance), respectful (mutual respect), responsible (democracy) and honest (rule of law), in order to be the BEST you can be (individual liberty). Our school learning attitudes (BEST) are: believe, engage, succeed and try. Our staff promote a positive classroom environment by helping our students thrive through an understanding of the importance of building strong relationships through restorative practices.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
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