Assistant Groundsperson
St George's School
Ascot, Berkshire
- £9,500 - £10,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 13 July 2022
Job overview
Confident, Capable, Connected
St George’s Ascot (SGA) is an independent boarding and day school with approximately 270 pupils aged from 11-18 years about 45% of whom are boarders (both full and tailored) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 80 pupils.
We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by our facilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision, but most of all they are delighted by the girls who are truly special.
Our unique extended day allows all girls the time and space to foster confidence, independence and academic curiosity through our Connected Curriculum, which provides a future-facing education exclusively for girls in a world that was not designed for girls. The Connected Curriculum is an extra programme for study and enjoyment that introduces the girls to contemporary subjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits.
Our academic results are impressive, with the ‘value-added’ in public examinations a real strength. We understand how girls learn effectively and we regularly add at least one grade higher at GCSE and A Level than baseline testing would suggest.
Over the past two years at GCSE, St George’s has been placed in the top 5 to 10% of schools nationally for value added.
St George’s offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability.
The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA), and is ISC accredited.
We look to recruit a Part-time Assistant Groundsperson to support the Head of Grounds with essential maintenance and development of the Grounds at St George's School, Ascot as well as providing occasional support to the Maintenance Team.
We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, shows initiative and loves working outdoors.
This is a part-time role, working two days per week throughout the year.
How to apply:
Letters of application must be marked FAO Ms Jo Quinn, Operations Manager and should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential cover sheet, emailed to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk to reach the School by 4.00pm on Wednesday 13 July 2022.
It is intended that the first round interviews will be conducted week commencing 18 July 2022 followed shortly thereafter by final round interviews.
The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process.
St George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. Therefore, this appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.
About St George's School
St George’s is a girls’ independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 years. We are located approximately 25 miles west of central London on a beautiful, leafy 30 acre site, within walking distance of Ascot High Street. We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community and visitors often comment on the perceptible supportive and cheerful atmosphere.
Most girls join St George's in Year 7; there are around 35 girls in each of the first two years and we keep class sizes deliberately small so that each girl is individually known. An additional class is added at Year 9 with girls joining from 13+ prep schools and girls may also join in the Sixth Form, and occasionally in Year 8 and Year 10.
We believe that a happy and successful school is one where all pupils have the opportunities to develop their strengths. The richness of opportunities within and outside the classroom are fundamental elements of the St George's experience. This allows the girls to foster the confidence, independence and academic curiosity that lead to success.
Our academic results are impressive, with the 'value-added' in public examinations a real strength. We understand how girls learn effectively and we regularly add at least one grade higher at GCSE and A Level than baseline testing would suggest. As the girls progress through the school, bespoke advice on subject options, universities and careers as part of a thorough academic tracking process, gives each girl and her parents a sense of where her strengths lie and where she should be heading.
We also offer an extensive range of opportunities, clubs and activities with a significant focus on the arts, music and sport. The girls work hard and play hard, they value each other's abilities and there is a positive an supportive pastoral and boarding ethos.
St George's is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally , a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learnt and challenges are welcomed. We strive for the very best for our girls and by developing their love of learning, their academic potential and their individual talents, we are able to nurture them to become happy, responsible, well balanced and resilient young women in the twenty-first century.
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