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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    6 August 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    23 July 2025

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

£26,086.00 - £29,956.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Maintenance Operative job summary

Our 'Bring It!' vision requires us to ensure our pupils are excited by and fully engaged in their learning and school experience more widely. We support them to use their talents to create positive school memories with their friends that will remain with them for the rest of their lives.

Our aim is to inspire a lifetime of adventure.

As a Church of England Trust, we support its vision for education which is deeply Christian, with Jesus' promise of 'life in all its fullness' at its heart.

Here at St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust we are seeking a reliable, proactive, and hands-on Site Maintenance Operative to support the day-to-day maintenance, security, and operational needs of several school sites across our Multi Academy Trust. We have 14 individual schools across our Estate and are looking for someone to support in the maintenance and care of these premises.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a growing estates team, working across a diverse range of educational environments. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring that our school buildings and grounds are safe, well-maintained, and conducive to learning. The role is 37 hours per week (flexibility required), working all year round with enhanced holiday entitlement. Your base school will be in Bodmin but you will travel to other sites across the trust to complete work. If you would like to visit the trust prior to this post closing please email the Estates Manager at mjacques@stbarnabasmat.com

Key responsibilities:

  • Carrying out routine maintenance and repairs across multiple school sites

  • Supporting site security, including opening and locking premises

  • Health & safety checks and statutory compliance tasks

  • Setting up rooms for events and school activities

  • Working flexibly across sites, supporting both planned and reactive maintenance

What We’re Looking For:

  • Practical experience in a maintenance or facilities role

  • A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across sites (mileage paid)

  • A strong understanding of site safety and maintenance requirements

  • A positive, can-do attitude and the ability to work independently or as part of a team

  • Flexibility and reliability – key in a multi-site operational role

Relevant qualifications (e.g. manual handling, health & safety, basic trades skills) are desirable but not essential – training will be provided for the right candidate.

In return we offer a great benefits package that consists of:

Generous local authority pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Flexible working considered

Enhanced holiday entitlement, plus further accrual though length of service

Free eyecare vouchers for DSE users

Corporate gym membership discount

Ongoing Training and Development opportunities

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of the Trust’s due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

St Barnabas CE Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. This position is exempt from Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About St Barnabas Church Of England Multi Academy Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust

Our Trust comprises of thirteen schools across Cornwall that work together.

School leaders, teachers and support staff work collaboratively in teams within their hubs and across the Trust to 'Bring It!' by supporting one another to;
- keep pupils safe
- develop and plan the curriculum
- improve teaching and learning

The Trust school improvement team work with our schools to support them and maintain high standards of teaching and learning and pupil outcomes.

The Trust central team work to ensure our schools have the resources they require to deliver a first class education. They support the financial and administrative smooth running of our schools.

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