Site Assistant

Ridgeway Academy, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  18 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (Actual)

Site Assistant job summary

Ridgeway Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of ten schools in Hertfordshire; three primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organization.

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our talented support staff team. The Site Assistant will improve and maintain the school site to provide a safe environment for users of the school buildings and grounds.

We can offer you:

A supportive team with a passion for continuous improvement

A commitment to professional development

A collaborative working environment

Salary plus auto-enrolment onto LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme). Employee contribution between 5.5% to 6.5%, employer contribution of 21.65%

24 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

We are looking for individuals who:

Have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills

Share and deliver our vision to be an outstanding school

Are adaptable and willing to learn

Work hard, are enthusiastic and self-motivated

Ridgeway Academy is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply. Ridgeway Academy is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references and medical clearance.

Applications are via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ if you have any queries, please contact the HR Officer by email (appointments@ridgeway.aat.school) or extension 3373.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Closing date: 9am Thursday 18th December 2025

Interview date: Thursday 9th January 2026

Start date: 1st February 2026

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

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.

About Ridgeway Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 929 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ridgeway Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ridgeway-academy

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