Site Officer
Glade Academy, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0DA36 days remaining to apply
Closing date
19 December 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
13 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £17,554 - £17,832 per annum, pro-rated
Site Officer job summary
Tel: 01842 811580
- Salary: £17,554 - £17,832 per annum, pro-rated
- Permanent
- Part time
- 27 hours per week
- Term time + 6 weeks (44 weeks per year)
- Start date: On successful completion of the recruitment checks
The Site Officer role is responsible for the day-to-day upkeep, maintenance, and provision of semi-skilled trade services or activities for school buildings, facilities, and grounds to meet safety and quality standards. Work activities and tasks are both reactive (in response to immediate or unplanned faults) and planned (tasked by the Operations Manager to achieve the estates management and compliance plans) to ensure the work and educational environment, safety, security, and standards are maintained to a high standard in accordance with the school premises operating practices. This role requires the post holder to demonstrate flexibility, as emergency callouts outside of regular working hours may be necessary.
We are seeking a practical and enthusiastic individual who can handle a variety of tasks. This physically demanding role involves moving furniture, general DIY, and maintenance. Basic skills in maintenance and a general understanding of health and safety procedures are required, or a willingness to learn. Computer skills are necessary for uploading health and safety data and liaising with suppliers.
Skills and Experience:
- Previous work within semi-skilled trades or maintenance roles.
- Ability to use tools, plant, equipment, and materials safely and successfully.
- Ability to undertake general routine repairs and maintenance tasks.
- Good organizational skills to complete allocated work tasks.
- A good standard of IT literacy and willingness to use electronic/digital systems, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and compliance, including COSHH, Risk Assessments for Health and Safety at Work.
- Able to solve problems and work independently, with a flexible approach to priorities and complete tasks and work items effectively.
What We Can Offer:
- Friendly and professional colleagues.
- An approachable and skilled leadership team.
- Happy, responsive, and polite pupils with supportive parents.
- A highly trained operations team.
- A commitment to your continuing professional development.
- Wellbeing and mental health support, eye test vouchers, and cycle to work scheme.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.2% employer contributions.
- The opportunity to work in a forward-thinking and aspirational Trust.
- Well-resourced curriculum support and opportunities.
How to Apply:
Please review the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role. Please ensure your application meets the essential requirements of the job description. This can be found under attachments.
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.
Closing date: 19 December 2025
Interview date: TBC
If we receive sufficient applicants of a high calibre, we may bring the closing date forward.
Eastern Multi Academy Trust (EMAT) is an equal opportunities employer and employs suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to satisfactory medical checks, references, and an enhanced DBS check including the Children's Barred List.
EMAT is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and employee support services to welcome and support staff from different backgrounds. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment and signal our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity and welcome part-time or flexible working applicants.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Glade Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 189 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Glade Academy website
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