19 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    November 2026

  • Closing date

    11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    16 September 2026

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

£15,332.00 - £28,154.00 Annually (Actual) Two vacancies - Post 1 full time and post 2 part time (25 hours).

Site Assistant job summary

We are looking to recruit 2 Site Assistants who are reliable, energetic & professional to join our pro-active site team.

Post 1

Hours per week: 37 hours

Weeks Per Year: All year round (37 Hours)

Salary: NJC5 -NJC9 (£26,427- £28,154)

Post 2

Hours per week: 25 hours

Weeks Per Year: Term time only, including INSET days

Salary: NJC5 -NJC9 (£15,332.39- £16,334.01)

The main purpose of the role will be to support our Facilities Manager to lead, manage and participate in a team responsible for the safety, suitability and availability of our school premises, facilities and building systems. This contributes to our school community working in a clean, safe and well-maintained secure environment.

Key responsibilities:

  • Caretaking duties and general site maintenance
  • Grounds maintenance/ cleaning service level agreement monitoring
  • Emergency repairs
  • Liaising with general contractors and school users
  • Key holder and opening up / locking up duties
  • Lettings Management

What we're looking for:

  • An organised and friendly team player
  • Someone willing to work hard and use initiative
  • A practical approach to problem solving
  • Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential
  • Expected to share the Trust's high aspirations and expectations of pupils and staff

Working Pattern:

Post 1

  • Full Time (37 hours per week) Monday - Friday on a rota system of the hours between 6:00 and 21:30.

Post 2

  • Part-time (25 hours per week), working term time only. Hours Monday 6am to 13:00, Tuesday & Wednesday 13:00 to 22:30.

Post 1 & 2- A flexible approach and willingness to occasionally cover colleagues during busy periods, annual leave or periods of absence

Rushcliffe Spencer Academy is a highly successful 11-18 comprehensive school located in West Bridgford, Nottingham. Rushcliffe has been judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and, in 2021, was reaccredited as a World Class School for the second time. We offer a range of comprehensive benefits such as Health Assured, Cycle Scheme, Eye Tests for DSE users, Employee Assistance Programmes, Wellbeing support, Childcare vouchers, and Tech Scheme. We support each other to shine brightly.

If you would like to visit our Academy or to discuss the role further, please contact hr@rushcliffespencer.org.uk to make arrangements.

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

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

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to enhanced DBS with children’s barred list checks and completion of Level 2 safeguarding training.

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.

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About Rushcliffe Spencer Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
2039 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Rushcliffe Spencer Academy is a highly successful 11-18 comprehensive school located in West Bridgford, Nottingham. Rushcliffe Spencer Academy has been judged outstanding in all areas by Ofsted and, in 2021, was reaccredited as a World Class School for the second time. .

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