4 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    4 July 2024 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    23 May 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 36 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Range B, Scale 5, SP12

Pay scale

Range B, Scale 5, SP12

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will have responsibility for Health & Safety throughout the school and will also be confident to manage all our external contractors including site lettings, cleaning and grounds maintenance. You must have knowledge of boiler/heating systems etc.

You will ensure that the school is fully functional at all times and take responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of a safe and secure site to provide the best possible environment for our school community.

You will need to actively contribute towards the effective provision of site services which will include the following:

  • Carrying out or supervising site maintenance, including painting and decorating, general maintenance and repairs
  • Site security including lighting, grounds maintenance
  • Health and safety checks, ensuring that the school is compliant with all buildings and health and safety legislation
  • Fire safety checks
  • Monitoring contractors working on school premises including cleaners
  • Day to day management of the site
  • Daily checks that the site is clean and tidy in all area

You will need experience of providing site management, and an understanding and empathy with young people. It is essential that you have a flexible approach, possess excellent interpersonal skills, a high degree of motivation and are committed to working in our school. You will be required to show initiative and promote a positive image of the site through your work.

You must be able to work independently with minimal supervision. You must be IT literate with the ability to use e-mail.

We reserve the right to interview candidates ahead of the interview date.

As a school we are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all of our staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS disclosure and will be subject to an online search before their appointment is confirmed.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.

To request an application form please contact: angela.morrison@sma.rbkc.sch.uk

We reserve the right to interview candidates ahead of the interview date.

The closing date for applications is 4th July 2024

Shortlisting will take place on 5th July 2024

Interviews will be held on w/c 8th July 2024


What the school offers its staff

We are a popular and high-performing Church of England primary school, set in a beautiful location just off High Street Kensington. Although in the middle of the city, our families describe our school as being village-like, with a real sense of community. We believe that as children only get their education once, it has to be right. Therefore we challenge ourselves and every one of our children to achieve the very best in every sense

Commitment to safeguarding

St Mary Abbots School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of it’s children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and appropriate references will be required. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children. In line with KCSIE and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to angela.morrison@sma.rbkc.sch.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
175 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Phone number
020 7937 0740

We asked our children what they wanted in a class teacher. They said “passionate, encouraging, talented, trustworthy, kind and firm but fair”. If this sounds like you, then St Mary Abbots School may be the place for you!
We are a popular and high-performing Church of England primary school, set in a beautiful location just off High Street Kensington. Although in the middle of the city, our families describe our school as being village-like, with a real sense of community. We believe that as children only get their education once, it has to be right. Therefore we challenge ourselves and our children to achieve the very best in every sense.

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