Site Lettings Assistant
River Academy, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
20 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £15.12 Hourly Casual hours, will require working in the evenings, at weekends and in the holidays
Site Lettings Assistant job summary
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to become one of the founding team members at River Academy?
The Site Assistant will be responsible for ensuring that all operational matters relating to lettings at River Academy are dealt with proactively and that our customers and local community receive excellent customer service when using the school facilities.
The school has recently opened to 187 students and this will rise to 1,200 11-18 students and an additional resource base of 35 students when full. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a small and dedicated school team, to get to know our very first cohort of students and to help them through their learning journey at the school to achieve their potential.
In the early years, we are looking for staff who are willing to be flexible to support the needs of students, and other stakeholders, and to meet the operational needs of the school. The lettings will generally happen in evenings, at weekends and over holiday periods.
The successful candidate will be:
- Flexible and sensitive to the needs of a wide range of users with often varied needs.
- Knowledgeable in the areas of Legislation and Regulations relating to all aspects of site management e.g. to fire, health and safety, Legionella, security, COSHH and Safeguarding.
- IT literate, able to use computer-based packages to track compliance and converse with internal and external stakeholders.
- Enthusiastic and pro-active, keen to be involved and to support us in providing our students with a learning environment in which they can take pride.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience in customer service.
- The ability to develop positive and caring relationships with staff and customers.
- Experience in a similar role, preferably within a school or college setting.
- Knowledge of, and experience in, health and safety.
- A high level of professionalism, with respect for others, and a positive attitude towards the day to day operational workload..
- A commitment to their own personal development.
The school will be a part of the successful Maiden Erlegh Trust who currently operate eight other schools in Berkshire and South Oxfordshire. The Trust has a reputation for driving high standards and excellence in all its schools, with a strong track record of outcomes and improving OFSTED grading.
Our People Development Curriculum provides professional development pathways for every role within the Trust, both teaching and support staff, through which staff can tailor CPD to their own needs.
We have a proven track record of supporting ambitious staff in to middle and senior leadership posts and can offer opportunities to broaden your impact on the sector through the work of the Maiden Erlegh Institute. We are very happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job-sharing.
About the School
River Academy is a new state-of-the-art, purpose-built secondary school which will be serving the need for additional school places in the Reading area. Based in Richfield Avenue, the buildings contains specialist teaching facilities in all areas of the curriculum including a wonderful hall, drama studio and sports studio.
River Academy has high expectations for all students and a firm focus on academic excellence and participation ingrained in our every action. When full, the school will serve 1,200 11-18 year old students of all abilities and backgrounds. In addition, we will operate an Additional Resource base of 35 students for students with moderate learning difficulties.
To learn more about our school, please visit our website www.river-academy.co.uk
About the Trust
Maiden Erlegh Trust is committed to developing a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community of highly effective schools that deliver excellent education opportunities for the children and young people of the communities we serve. Through our work we will ensure that our children are equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deal with the demands of an ever-changing world. The Trust currently comprises eight schools in the local area, with a variety of settings including primary, secondary, special and a PRU. As a Trust, we encourage professional development at all levels through the use of cross Trust networks to share best practice and ideas. We also actively encourage the promotion of staff to different roles within the Trust and to different settings in line with their career aspirations. Click Work @ Maiden Erlegh Trust to find out more information about why you should work for Maiden Erlegh Trust and to read testimonials from existing staff.
Benefits
Further information about some of the staff benefits that Maiden Erlegh Trust offers its employees, can be found on our website HERE.
Staff Wellbeing is very important to us. As a staff member of Maiden Erlegh Trust these are just some of the examples of how we show our appreciation to staff.
- We operate a system of ‘ME days’ allowing staff to request an additional day off per year to attend special events such as children’s sports days and graduations, family and friends' weddings.
- CPD is available for all staff at all levels.
- Free flu vaccinations are offered to all staff.
- Free eye tests are provided for eligible staff.
- Breakfast and lunch provided for staff regularly, including on many INSET days and as a thank you throughout the year.
If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting future for our students, then you are encouraged to explore further by contacting recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org for a more detailed discussion, if required.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and successful references.
If you would like to have an informal chat with our hiring manager about this post, please email recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org.
Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible as the Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.
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.
About River Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- Up to 1200 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- River Academy website (opens in new tab)
School location
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