Site Operative
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, Truro, TR4 9LD28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 October 2025
Closing date
31 August 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday 37 hours per week. All year.
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- TPAT Point 4 £12.26 ph
What skills and experience we're looking for
About The Role:
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, are looking to appoint a skilled and committed Site Operative (Mobile) to ensure TPAT meets its duties for health & safety compliance and security, ensuring a comfortable and safe environment for staff, pupils/students and visitors. The position will undertake general maintenance of TPAT buildings and facilities across our schools, ensuring routine maintenance and minor refurbishment of premises and fixtures and fittings, alongside maintaining records and completing paperwork as required. It’s a busy role; candidates will be required to have strong DIY skills and an ability to solve problems efficiently.
About You:
We are looking to hear from candidates who can demonstrate the following.
- Level 2 NVQ in a recognised trade or GCSE’s level qualifications plus suitable trade certificates.
- Basic Health & Safety qualification.
- Good standard of practical knowledge, skills and experience of building and grounds maintenance work.
- Strong communication skills
This is a mobile role where a full driving licence is required.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers, volunteers, governors and trustees to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks and will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check, a Safeguarding Self-Declaration Form and satisfactory online searches undertaken.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust supports primary and secondary schools in Cornwall. We believe all children and young people should have the best possible life chances and we do this with a relentless drive for the highest possible level of achievement involving academic, creative, sporting and cultural opportunities. We have a shared moral purpose and a shared vision in our schools while celebrating the unique and distinctive features of our school communities within their local context. We genuinely believe in partnership working with our schools, the pupils and their parents and the wider community as each serves to create the best possible outcomes for our children and young people.
We also believe that our teachers, leaders and support teams are deeply committed to providing a well-rounded, inspirational, challenging and character-building education for all students throughout their time with us. We are proud to empower them through support, training and career opportunities. With such an outstanding team we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of background, culture, heritage or ability.
Arranging a visit to Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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