Site Assistant
The Brooke Weston Trust, Thrapston, NN14 4JU21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
30 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 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
- £27,050.00 - £27,256.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4 - Point 10 - Point 12
Site Assistant job summary
As a Site Assistant, you will play an important part in creating the safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment that enables students and staff to succeed every day. Your contribution will help ensure that the school remains a place where learning can flourish, barriers to achievement are removed and everyone feels supported to do their best.
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who takes pride in practical work, enjoys being part of a team and wants to make a visible difference within a school community. Working alongside colleagues across the school and wider Brooke Weston Trust, you will help provide the high-quality environment that supports students in gaining the qualifications, skills and self-belief that become their tickets for life.
If you are proactive, reliable and motivated by serving others, this role offers the chance to contribute to an organisation committed to raising achievement, supporting communities and transforming educational outcomes for young people.
About the Role
As a Site Assistant, you will be part of the team responsible for creating a safe, secure and well-maintained environment where students and staff can thrive. Your work will make a direct contribution to the day-to-day experience of the school community, helping to ensure that facilities and grounds are welcoming, functional and ready to support high-quality teaching and learning.
This is a varied, hands-on role that combines practical maintenance and site support with a strong customer-focused approach. Working closely with the Site Supervisor and wider estates team, you will assist with the upkeep of buildings and grounds, help address maintenance issues, support health and safety compliance activities and contribute to the overall presentation and security of the site. No two days are the same, and you will play an important role in ensuring the school operates smoothly and efficiently.
Success in this role means taking pride in maintaining high standards, responding proactively to issues and helping to create an environment where learning can take place without unnecessary disruption. You will be practical, reliable and organised, with good problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. A positive attitude, willingness to learn and commitment to delivering excellent service are just as important as previous maintenance or site experience.
This is an excellent opportunity to join Brooke Weston Trust, working alongside dedicated colleagues who share a commitment to high expectations, collaboration and removing barriers to learning so that every student can achieve their full potential.
Be part of something bigger
At Brooke Weston Trust, we believe education has the power to transform lives. Our purpose is to give every child and young person the knowledge, qualifications, confidence, character and opportunities that become their tickets for life.
Each of our schools has its own identity, shaped by the community it serves, while benefiting from being part of a connected and collaborative Trust. Together, we share ideas, expertise and opportunities so that our pupils, colleagues and schools can flourish.
Whatever your role, you will be part of a wider team united by a shared purpose. Whether you work directly with pupils or support their education in another way, your contribution helps to create the experiences and opportunities every child deserves.
A simple question guides our decisions and keeps children at the centre of our work:
Is this good enough for our children?
A place to belong, grow and make a difference
Our people are central to everything we achieve. We want every colleague to feel that they belong, are valued for their contribution and are supported to build a fulfilling career.
As part of our Trust, you will have opportunities to develop your expertise, learn with and from colleagues across our schools and central teams, contribute your ideas and explore future career opportunities.
You will be part of a professional community that shares knowledge, celebrates success and works together to make a lasting difference to children, families and communities.
We are committed to creating positive and inclusive working environments built on trust, respect and shared responsibility. We want colleagues to feel supported to do their best work, encouraged to develop and confident that their contribution matters.
What we can offer you
Creating tickets for life for our children begins with attracting, developing and supporting great people. We want Brooke Weston Trust to be a place where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to thrive.
Alongside the opportunity to make a genuine difference to children and young people, you will have access to a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and future.
Supporting your health and wellbeing
One wellbeing day each year, in addition to your annual leave entitlement.
A healthcare cash plan, helping with the cost of a range of everyday healthcare expenses.
Access to an online GP.
A confidential Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, including access to telephone, online and face-to-face counselling.
Employee discounts with a variety of local and national retailers, including discounts on shopping, dining, health and beauty, days out and holidays.
Cycle to Work scheme.
A freshly prepared breakfast and hot or cold lunch during term time, when working in one of our Trust schools.
Investing in your future
Generous pension provision through the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, depending on your role, including valuable life cover and ill-health protection.
Generous annual leave for eligible support colleagues, starting at 25 days each year, plus bank holidays, with an additional three days after five years’ service.
The opportunity for eligible colleagues to purchase up to 10 additional days of annual leave each year.
Payment of professional subscription or membership fees, where membership of a professional body is required for your role.
Helping you belong, grow and develop
High-quality training and professional development through the BWT Centre for Professional Development.
Opportunities to learn with and from colleagues across our schools and central teams.
Professional networks that encourage collaboration, shared learning and the exchange of expertise.
Opportunities to develop your strengths, broaden your experience and explore future career pathways across the Trust.
The support of ambitious and collaborative colleagues who share high standards and expectations for our pupils and one another.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from people with different experiences, identities and perspectives.
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect, individual differences are valued and colleagues have equitable opportunities to contribute, develop and progress.
We make employment decisions fairly and do not tolerate unlawful discrimination.
If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can support you.
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.
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