Site Supervisor / Driver

Salary: Scale 4/5: £27,849 - £31,438 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance

Location: Sutton, Surrey

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week, All year round

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 8 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and business support services.

Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit www.ohcat.org.

This is an exciting opportunity, which will require the successful candidate to carry out a range of duties relating to the running, upkeep and security of our College sites in Sutton, Surrey. You will work with the Senior Premises Officer and Head of Estates and Facilities to ensure that the buildings and grounds are maintained to the highest possible standards and in line with the Estates and Facilities SLA.

This is a hands-on role, therefore you must have the ability to turn your hand to any task, such as maintenance and repairs, and supervision of contractors. You must have excellent communication skills, a full clean driving licence, previous experience of health and safety, security and managing projects.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Diane Brazier, Head of Estates and Facilities Management, via email DBrazier@Ohcat.org.

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

We encourage you to apply before the closing date as we reserve the right to arrange interviews and close this advert before the closing date if we receive applications from exceptional candidates.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing date: 3rd May 2024

Interview date: w/c 6th May 2024

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.