15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    10 July 2025 at 1am

  • Date listed

    25 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

Grade 3, Point 4 (£24,404 per annum FTE)

Site Operative job summary

Part of the East Anglian Schools’ Trust

Tel: 01986 891640

Email: rblake@bungayhigh.co.uk 

Website: www.bungayhigh.co.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Chanel Oswick

11 – 18 years Mixed roll 

  • Salary: Grade 3, Point 4 (£24,404 per annum FTE) 
  • Permanent
  • Full Time
  • All Year Round
  • Required for 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 1 September 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.

How to apply

To download a copy of our application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button. Alternatively, download from our website - www.bungayhigh.co.uk.  

Completed forms should be returned to - rblake@bungayhigh.co.uk Please write your covering letter of application to Chanel Oswick, Headteacher.

We do not accept CVs. 

Closing date:  10 July 2025, 12noon

Interview date:  w/c 14 July 2025

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. A DBS check will be required for this post.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

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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
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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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