Site Assistant
Stoke Damerel Community College, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 4BD6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 15 hours per week x 39 weeks per year, term time only plus INSET days Hours of work: Week 1 – 7:00am – 10:00am Monday to Friday Week 2 – 4:00pm – 7:00pm Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary calculated in line with NJC Grade B pay scale, points 3 - 4 - £24,027 - £24,404 14 FTE per annum Actual salary: £8,400 - £8,531 pro rata
Pay scale
- Salary calculated in line with NJC Grade B pay scale, points 3 - 4
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Site Assistant to assist with the general upkeep and operations of the school buildings and grounds across our campus. The successful applicant will need to be practical, hardworking, reliable and trustworthy with a positive can-do attitude. They will undertake a wide range of duties which include; carrying out various minor repairs to the buildings and grounds, preparing the schools for events, responding to a varied workload from unblocking sinks to painting and decorating and ensuring the grounds and buildings are clean and hazard free.
15 hours per week x 39 weeks per year, term time plus INSET days
Week 1 – 7:00am – 10:00am Monday to Friday
Week 2 – 4:00pm – 7:00pm Monday to Friday
Main duties and responsibilities
- Ensuring that the learning and working environment and services across the schools are maintained to a high standard.
- To ensure the cleanliness of all areas of the premises ensuring that external areas are clean, tidy and maintained to a high standard free of litter, weeds, leaves etc.
- To carry out general maintenance of garden areas.
- Assist with the preparation of each school for events, assemblies, parent evenings, exams etc ensuring that furniture and equipment are set out and removed as required.
- Follow a programme of planned maintenance to ensure that safety and essential equipment is maintained and fit for purpose.
- Play a key role in ensuring that all services and utilities are functional across the schools.
- Providing a high standard of porter service and delivering items and equipment to designated departments.
- Ensure that all work is undertaken in accordance with Health and Safety legislation, approved codes of practice and GLT Health and Safety Policy and individual school procedures.
- Make areas safe after adverse weather conditions.
- To carry out building and decoration programmes as agreed with the Management Team.
- To assist in ensuring that all Health and Safety regulations are complied with.
- To attend emergency call outs as necessary
- Be proactive in contributing to the general upkeep of the buildings
- To attend GLT or school events as required.
- To ensure compliance with GDPR.
- To assist in such duties and activities relating to any of the above areas appropriate to grade as the Headteachers and Governors shall from time to time reasonably require.
- To assist in ensuring the adequate security of buildings at all times.
What the school offers its staff
The GLT recognises that our employees are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our employees is critical to our success. We offer all our employees the following staff benefits:
- 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
- Car benefit scheme
- My Health discounts
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Stoke Damerel Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1301 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stoke Damerel Community College website
- Email address
- HR@sdcc-smhc.net
- Phone number
- 01752 556065
Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical and Healthcare College are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, 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 our own distinctive character.
Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.
Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical & Healthcare College are next door to each other. No additional travel is required.
We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, 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 our own distinctive character. The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students.
As one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country, we currently comprise of thirty schools: seven in South London, five in Berkshire, one in Surrey, fourteen in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, and three in Plymouth. We are continuing to grow and have further schools joining us on a regular basis.
We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion and very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, religion, belief, or race.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Arranging a visit to Stoke Damerel Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@sdcc-smhc.net.
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