Site Officer

Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7RE

43 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September/October

• Closing date

  28 August 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  16 July 2026

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: £24,796.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Officer job summary

Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

Site Officer @ Cambourne Campus

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 17.5 hours a week, 52 weeks a year (7.45 - 9.15, 16.30 - 18.30 plus regular term time overtime)

Closing date: 28th August @10am

Shortlisting: w/c 30th August

Interview: w/c 7th September 2026

Start Date: September/October 2026

Pay Scale: Scale 1D Point 3 (FTE £24,796)

Please note that the school may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.

Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working and reliable Site Officer who will play a vital role in creating and maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for everyone in our school community. You will have strong work ethic and be driven to maintain our school site to the highest standard.

The role is varied and will include many different activities and responsibilities, including:

Security of buildings, including securing the school site at the end of the day

General routine maintenance, undertaking minor repairs for which general handyman skills are essential

Arrange routine and statutory testing to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements

Compliance with Health and Safety regulations, IOSH certified or willing to undertake training

Liaise with contractors, monitor contracts and ensure they adhere to rules around the school

Carry out porterage and event set up

Unlock and lock the school outside of core hours to facilitate lettings

Undertake other duties as referenced in the job description.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be positive, self-motivated, able to work both independently and part of a team and in a proactive manner.

You will also need to have an understanding of IT and the ability to learn about systems related to running the school, including heating, security, and fire alarm systems.

Hardwick and Cambourne Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children in our care. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. In our school we create a culture of safeguarding vigilance which is the responsibility of all staff.

When applying for a post at Hardwick and Cambourne Primary school, you will be subject to a safer recruitment process as follows:

If you are shortlisted, you will be required to complete a self-disclosure, which you will need to bring with you in an envelope marked confidential

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search

During the interview process, the interview panel will explore your skills, experience and attitudes and the questions asked with include questions about safeguarding children

All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check with barred list

Visits to our school are strongly advised so prospective candidates can have a full understanding of our unique school.

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.

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

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.

About Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 585 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hardwick-and-cambourne-community-primary-school

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