Job Title: Site Assistant
Contract: Permanent
Grade/Salary:
Grade 3
Hours of Work:
20 hours per week
Working pattern is alternate weeks
Week 1 – 6.30am – 10:30am Monday to Friday
Week 2 – 2.00pm – 6.00pm Monday to Friday
(with some flexibility for cover arrangements and school activities)
Location:
St Hugh’s School, Bushfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1NB
Tel: 01724 842960
Email:
Required: ASAP.
Description:
St. Hugh’s School is a well-resourced, purpose built school for students aged 11 to 16 years with moderate/severe learning difficulties/profound and multiple learning needs, many of whom have additional needs, ASD and complex medical needs.
The Governors and staff of this popular, friendly and highly respected school wish to appoint a committed, enthusiastic, team player to provide support to the premises management of the school.
You will be a key holder and will be responsible for opening and closing school on an alternate week basis. You will be responsible for helping to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the school premises. Basic maintenance, assisting with compliance checks when necessary. Training will be provided.
Previous experience in a school environment would be an advantage but is not essential.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact Craig Tomlinson, School Site Manager on 01724 842960 or email Visits to school before shortlisting are welcome.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and safeguarding checks will be carried out.
Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.
Any offer of employment to this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children and adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'
Please apply for this job online. The closing date for his position may close sooner than the closing date should a suitable candidate apply.
Closing date: 4th November 2024 16:00
Interview Date: TBC
Why join us?
We offer:
Competitive salaries
Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions up to 18.5%
Generous annual leave and Bank Holiday entitlement
Flexible and agile working
A modern workplace with access to great technology
Salary sacrifice schemes- ie the option to purchase additional holidays or a bike to cycle to work
Family friendly policies supporting fostering, adoption and caring responsibilities
Our values and culture
We stay true to our values:
Equality of opportunity so everyone can have a good quality of life.
Striving for excellence and high standards.
Using our resources wisely and with integrity.
Promoting self-responsibility and people having choice and control over their own lives.
Our organisational goals are to be:
Progressive and enabling in our approach.
Financially and environmentally sustainable.
Safer recruitment
As an employer, we will:
· Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers.
· Commit to the recruitment of a diverse workforce to best meet the needs of our customers.
· Ensure that recruitment decisions are based on reasonable and objective criteria, free from bias or unfair discrimination.
· Provide training for recruiters to ensure they are fully equipped with the skills to recruit the best people.
· Make reasonable adjustments to any aspect of the process to meet individual need, where known.
Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, we will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references which will be sought prior to interview.
The above post will be subject to a DBS check, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ds-code-of-practice) 'It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children or adults to apply to work in regulated activity with that group'
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and other pre-employment checks where applicable.