17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    14 October 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 September 2024

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

£22,543.00 - £25,430.00 Annually (Actual) Pay Award Pending

Site Supervisor job summary

Merryfields School is a generic special school for children aged 4-11 years in Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme.  We provide a safe, stimulating and caring environment in which we give children the best possible start to their education.  Staff work hard to maintain a friendly, inclusive and professional atmosphere where nurturing our children’s love of learning is at the heart of everything that we do.

The successful candidate will support our school in providing a safe, effective, and efficient learning environment.

As Site Supervisor your responsibilities will include general caretaking duties including maintenance and repairs (may include joinery, plumbing and decorating), waste management, statutory and compliance activities and health and safety checks. As a nominated Key Holder you will be responsible for some opening and closing of the school premises as well as emergency call outs. You will hold a full and clean driving licence to assist with the maintenance requirements of the school mini-bus.

The role will require you to be capable to cope with physically challenging duties due to the built and outdoor environments we have at the school.

You will also have excellent communication skills, ability to use initiative to plan and prioritise work and be ready to deal with a variety of situations. 

As Site Supervisor you will need to work flexibly at all times and may on occasion be required to work weekends.

Line management will include a small team of site staff.

Experience within relevant skilled trades is required (may include joinery, plumbing, grounds maintenance and decorating).

How to apply:

Please submit your application via My New Term – www.mynewterm.com In line with safer recruitment practices, we are unable to accept CVs.

Further information about the school can be found on our website www.merryfields.manorhall.academy

Visits to school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting the school office or emailing hr@merryfields.manorhall.academy

The closing date for applications 09:00 on Monday 14th October 2024

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 23rd October 2024.

Merryfields school is a multi-cultural and diverse school and actively encourages applications from all candidates.

Merryfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A copy of the Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website. This position is subject to Safer Recruitment checks including an Enhanced DBS check which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

By engaging in this recruitment process, shortlisted candidates consent to an online search in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance 2024.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Merryfields School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
School size
108 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11

School location

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