Site Assistant

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: £25,583.00 - £25,989.00 Annually (FTE)

SITE ASSISTANT

Salary: NJC Scale 3, points 5-6 - £25,583 to £25,989 per annum

Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday - working on a shift pattern between the hours of 06.30 to 22.00 (06.30 to 14.30 and 14.00 to 22.00). 52 weeks per year

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: [Employer hidden], Cambourne

We are currently looking to appoint a committed, reliable, hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join our team of Maintenance (Site) Assistants. This role will involve working both term time and during the school holiday period.

The post holder will be responsible for general maintenance and cleaning, which must be done thoroughly, carefully and with pride. The individual will be responsible for site tasks in all areas of the College but can expect to assist the Campus Manager in a full range of site duties and any appropriate work within the college.

As a Maintenance (Site) Assistant you will be responsible for security and for the opening and closing of the premises for both school and community use, including in the evenings, and occasionally at weekends.

The post-holder will be expected to interact with other staff, pupils and members of the community, in a polite and helpful manner and will co-ordinate and undertake such tasks as may be necessary for effective site management, including various porterage, administrative and lettings duties.

The Maintenance (Site) Assistant will ensure that the College site and grounds are maintained in a safe, clean and secure condition. Also assisting in the co-ordination of Health and Safety ensuring that regulations are followed and adhered to throughout the College.

A can-do attitude with a proactive and positive approach, including flexibility and adaptability is vital in this role as the successful candidate will be required to work outside of normal school working hours for extended school status activities, school events and emergencies as required. It is essential that you uphold the values of the school by ensuring a professional approach at all times.

[Employer hidden] is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining [Employer hidden] represents a unique opportunity to work in a newly-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.

For further details on the school please visit our website Homepage - [Employer hidden]

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.

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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

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