Site Lead

Site Lead

The Rushmere Park Academy is seeking an energetic, proactive and hands-on Site Lead. We are looking for an individual with good handy-person skills and eagerness to carry out the work in an efficient manner. You help keep our Academy safe, clean and in a good state of repair. We are seeking a committed Site Lead who will carry out general repairs and maintenance, liaise with contractors and suppliers and ensure our Academy maintains a high level of health and safety.

Following a successful probation period there may be the possibility of a three bedroomed house on the school site being available. This would be a tied tenancy agreement with the school and linked via your contract.

At our Academy, you will find supportive and encouraging colleagues within school leadership and throughout the school. It is incredibly important to us here at The Rushmere Park Academy that all our staff feel valued, listened to, mentored, challenged and given adequate opportunities to develop.

Visits are warmly welcomed to the school.

Key Duties

Duties 80% physical 20% light

Ensure the school is secure out of working hours, following correct procedures for alarm systems

Simple plumbing, electrical, joinery and decoration work

Maintaining premises in a good state of repair

Addressing Health and Safety issues where necessary

The successful candidate will have

• Some experience of caretaking duties
• Basic handy-person skills, able to carry out minor repairs
• Literacy skills – able to read instructions, and maintain work related records
• The ability to work without supervision
• The ability to follow simple instructions and procedures e.g. security systems
• A willingness to undertake necessary training or qualifications to complete the role, if these are not already acquired.

Following a successful probation period there may be the possibility of a three bedroomed house on the school site being available. This would be a tied tenancy agreement with the school and linked via your contract.

Job Specifics

Salary: AS 15-20 FTE £29,708-£32,228 dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent, Full-time, 52 wks 37.5 hrs per wk, 25 days paid holiday

Working day: Mon-Fri 7.30am-4pm with 1 hour for lunch

Responsible to: Principal

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of ‘children’ includes everyone under the age of 18.

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.