Site Operative
Bungay High School, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1RW16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
10 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 June 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 Annually (Actual)
Site Operative job summary
Bungay High School
Queens Road
Bungay
Suffolk
NR35 1RW
Tel: 01986 892140
Site Operative - 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Permanent
Grade 3, Point 4 (£24,404 per annum) – 1 September 2025 start
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled Site Operative to join the premises team at Bungay High School, starting on 1September 2025
You will work 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, 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 NVQ2 or equivalent or relevant experience working in a site team.
Should you wish to apply for this role, please do so via My New Term. Alternatively download an application form from our website www.bungayhigh.co.uk. Should you have any queries, please contact Mrs Blake, Headteacher’s PA: 01986 891642 or email: rblake@bungayhigh.co.uk. We do not accept CVs.
Application deadline: Thursday 10 July 2025 at midday. Please address your covering letter of interest to Mrs Chanel Oswick, Headteacher.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.
Our values, which underpin every decision we take and the systems we use, are demonstrated in 'The Bungay Way', and these are sought, caught and taught by our character virtues of RESPECT,RESILIENCE, REFLECTIVENESS and RESPONSIBIITY. We have a comprehensive student character-building programme, through which we are working towards the nationally recognised Character Quality Mark.
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 are not accepted.
About Bungay High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 985 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bungay High School website
Bungay High School Academy is a thriving and successful school situated in a pleasant rural area. We are 20 miles from Norwich and 15 miles from the delightful heritage coast. We have fantastic students, great staff and a commitment to success for all. We have an excellent CPD programme and are committed to staff development.
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