Deadline is today

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    4 April 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    26 March 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

£24,404.00 - £24,790.00 Annually (Actual)

Site Assistant job summary

Site Assistant

Pay range: Scale 2, Points 4 – 5

Salary: £24,404 - £24,790

37 hours per week

52 weeks per year

Access to Local Government pension scheme (LGPS).

Access to induction scheme and additional training.

Required as soon as possible.

Horizons Education Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced professional to the role of Site Assistant to assist with the upkeep of our buildings and site, facilities and Health & Safety for a new Special Area School in Alconbury Weald.

The academies Site Assistant plays an important role in helping to ensure the smooth running of the school in terms of timely maintenance and repairs of the buildings and grounds in conjunction with events’ management and site improvements. They will assist ensuring Health & Safety across the school. A good understanding of various trades will be essential. Relevant training will be provided and the successful applicant will have a good level of numeracy and literacy.

The role is a practical one working as part of the site team delivering a customer focused site service. It is essential that the post holder is committed to the Academy and Trust and must be able to work flexibly to meet needs. This may include working outside the normal working day to meet the needs of the Academy.

It is important to us that you have personal attributes and can share our Trust values within a caring special school working environment. You will be able to communicate with others effectively in a team with excellent organisational ability and resilience to work to planned deadlines.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check for children and adults.

CVs cannot be accepted.

Interviews by arrangement. Interviews may take place before the closing date.

Horizons Education Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

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.

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About Prestley Wood Academy

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 19
School size
Up to 150 pupils
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
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