Site Assistant - Newbury

Site Assistant – Full Time, Permanent

Location: Newbury

Salary: Grade C £24,405 to £25,430 per annum FTE

52 weeks per year, Monday to Friday

Start Date: ASAP

Role Perks: 52 weeks per annum, Permanent role, ASAP start, beautiful surroundings, overtime available

Daily expectations of the role:

• To work under the direction of the Site Manager
• To be responsible for the general maintenance, cleanliness and security of the school and to ensure health and safety is adhered to
• To be responsible for security and arrangements for access to contractors and external workers
• Reporting any issues and building defects to the Site Manager, county or contractors where necessary
• To carry out minor maintenance and repairs where required
• Responsible for ensuring the supply of soap, toilet rolls, paper towels and other essentials to cleaners as required
• To open and lock up premises, monitoring of grounds and responding to intruder alarms where required
• Ensure that all paperwork is properly filed and recorded in the absence of the Site Manager

School Overview

We encourage our students to be ambitious and expect them to give their best in all that they do. We give them the confidence and self-belief that allows them to excel and achieve more than they ever thought they were capable of.

We have the highest expectations of students’ behaviour and encourage them to be polite, caring, and courteous. We develop a culture of respect for others, our physical environment and for ourselves. We help children to take responsibility for their actions and support them in realising that we all make mistakes, but we should always aim to accept responsibility and learn from them.

Here at the school, we have a caring and devoted staff body who are committed to ensuring that children can achieve the highest standards in everything they do within and beyond the curriculum.

Essential Qualities for Successful candidate include:

• GCSE English and Maths Level 2 or equivalent
• Physically able to operate heavy duty cleaning equipment and lift heavy objects
• Skilled in routine maintenance activities; including DIY, Decorating, Building Maintenance, Gardening
• Awareness of Health & Safety, cleaning and hygiene requirements
• Able to use machinery
• Ability to undertake preventative measures involving maintenance activities
• Good problem-solving skills, enthusiastic and able to use own initiative
• Willing to work with flexibility and reliable

Should you be interested in this position, please click ‘Apply Now’ to forward us your most recent CV and a consultant will be in touch!

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship for this position is unavailable.