Job start date: As soon as possible Hours per week: 36.5 all year round Education Impact Academy Trust Queensbury Special School Wood End Road Birmingham B24 8BL Telephone number: 0121 387 2000 Contact email: hreducationimpact.org.uk Contract type: Permanent We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing team of professional and dedicated staff across a range of roles, from site assistants through to site managers. Education Impact Academy Trust (EIAT) is at a pivotal stage in our development and these roles are an opportunity to have a direct impact on the future growth of our estate. EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust (MAT) in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is ‘Better Never Ends’. The role will play a fundamental part in the development of our estate in terms of improving the environments for our students and staff, as well as ongoing maintenance and compliance with all relevant legislation. You will be part of a new Trust team, led by the Trust Estates and Environment Leader. This role will be primarily based at Mayfield School, B19 1HJ but there will be opportunities to work together as a Trust-wide team to find inventive solutions and to share ideas. The ideal candidates for this role will: • have experience of working in a site role • have an excellent working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation along with practical experience of ensuring compliance • have a proactive approach and to be able to prioritise and address issues identified • be an excellent team player and able to work with a range of staff colleagues • have a commitment to working with students with SEND and an appreciation of how important the right environment is for them to flourish • a clean driving licence is advantageous as there will be travel between our sites We offer a benefits package for all employees through BSHF and regular opportunities for professional development and growth as part of the Trust. Informal conversations and visits are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Denise Hibbert, Trust Estates and Environment Leader at: d.hibberteducationimpact.org.uk If you are determined, ambitious, hardworking and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you. You can read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy You can read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. How to apply: Please apply online You can download the job description and person specification Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CVs) or accept them instead of an application form. If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.