Trust Site Operative

Mark Education Trust, Crowborough, TN6 2AS

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  26 June 2026

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: £26,824.00 - £27,693.00 Annually (Actual)

Trust Site Operative job summary

Trust Site Operative

Start Date: as soon as possible

Salary/Grade: Single Status Grade 6, currently between £26,824-£27,693 per annum 

Contract: permanent, full time, 39.5 hours per week incl an unpaid 30 minute break per day (shift rotas are: 6:30-14:30, 8:00-16:00 and 11:30-19:30).

Driving license essential

We are seeking a proactive and reliable Trust Site Operative to support the smooth running of our vibrant academy sites across East Sussex. The successful candidate will be required to work across all Trust locations, travelling between sites as needed using the site vehicles, and supporting the safe transport of pupils, including driving the school minibus to and from our schools in Crowborough and Wadhurst. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in maintaining safe, clean and welcoming spaces for our students, staff and visitors.

MARK Education Trust is a multi-academy trust based in East Sussex that has developed through a steady process of growth and collaboration between local schools. It was originally established on 22 February 2012 as the Beacon Community College Academy Trust, following Beacon Community College’s conversion to academy status in April 2012 - Beacon is situated in Crowborough. In January 2022, the organisation formally rebranded as MARK Education Trust, reflecting a renewed vision to expand and strengthen partnership working across schools. Since then, the trust has grown carefully, welcoming Uplands Academy in Wadhurst in September 2022 and continuing its development with the addition of Hailsham Academy in 2025. Throughout its journey, the Trust has remained focused on collaboration, sharing expertise, and improving outcomes for young people, guided by its ambition to provide high-quality education and create a community of schools that support each other and strive for excellence.

Benefits of working at MARK Education Trust:

• Flexible working approach

• Staff recognition initiatives

• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher’s Pension Scheme

• Generous annual leave entitlement (support staff)

• Access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme, this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling

• Opportunities to share your views through staff surveys and forums

• Eligibility to access Blue Light Card and discounts

• Discounted use of Gym & Exercise Classes at Uplands Academy

• Free parking available onsite or within close proximity to all our schools

For further details, please email cburgess@markeducationtrust.org or telephone 01892 603000 ext 2286. Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.

MARK Education Trust (Beacon, Uplands and Hailsham Academies) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received. lose and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Mark Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mark-education-trust

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