What skills and experience we're looking for
Wycombe High School is seeking to appoint someone with a 'can do' attitude to join our Site Services team, due to the forthcoming retirement of one of the team members. Experience of working in an educational environment would be desirable, but is not essential.
The Site Services Assistant will play a crucial role in maintaining the school’s facilities, ensuring a safe, clean and conducive environment for learning. This role involves a variety of tasks including site maintenance, key-holder duties and supporting the overall functionality of the school premises.
The successful candidate will undertake general porterage duties, including deliveries, moving furniture and equipment within the school, plus setting up for various events and de-rigging.
They will be able to undertake minor repairs and maintenance of fixtures, fittings, buildings and the site. Training will be given for the postholder to drive the school minibus. The full job description can be found on our website.
The characteristics that we are looking for include:
• Responsible and trustworthy, as the postholder will be a keyholder
• The ability to undertake minor repairs and maintenance of fixtures and fittings onsite
• A hands-on approach, able to operate systems such as building management system, heating, hot water, cooling, lighting, Paxton controlled automated gates, CCTV, and requests via the Helpdesk
• Good interpersonal skills, able to collaborate with staff, visitors and contractors across the site
• Ability to relate well to adults and young people
• A shared approach to problem-solving skills and achieving goals
• Proactive and able to use initiative
• Experience of working in a busy, people-based environment
• Planning and organising skills
• Committed to the ethos, vision and values of Wycombe High School.
What the school offers its staff
Wycombe High School is an outstanding all girls' grammar school based in High Wycombe. We offer staff an Employee Assistance Programme, which is free, confidential and offers 24/7 counselling, plus medical, legal and financial advice.
Cycle to work scheme
Very generous employer pension contributions (22.1%)
Free onsite parking
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.