12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 March 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 March 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

£24,404.00 - £27,269.00 Annually (Actual)

Site Operative job summary

We are looking for a new member of staff to join our premises team. You will be working alongside a Maintenance Operative, learning the core duties that are required within a large high school environment. These include maintaining the general school premises, furniture and fittings, completing Health and Safety checks, identifying maintenance works that are required, carrying out porterage duties such as moving furniture and equipment around the school, setting up for concerts, meetings, assemblies and clubs, helping to ensure the general upkeep of the school and undertaking decorating, undertaking essential cleaning duties and helping to maintain the security of the school premises.

We are looking for a positive, organised, flexible individual with good communication skills, someone who is able to work individually as well as part of a team and has a desire to continue to learn. Ideally but not essential, you will have NVQ 2 or equivalent or relevant experience working in an estates team.

Our premises team work alternating half termly shift system, the shifts are 37 hours per week and we have an additional rota for non-term time working for school holiday periods. Full details of the shift pattern are detailed in the attached job information book.

If you would like to discuss the job role further, please do not hesitate to contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager or Gemma Garnham, Premises & Compliance Co-Ordinator either at the school on 01394 385720 or via email: hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk or ggarnham@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk

Closing Date: 9.00 am Monday, 24th March

Interview Date: Friday, 28th March

Commitment to safeguarding

Farlingaye High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share and adhere to this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

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About Farlingaye High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1912 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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School location

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