Grounds and /or Maintenance Operative - Full time, 40 hours per week
Farringtons School
London Borough of Bromley
- £25,204 - £27,224 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- lunch provided in term time, subsidised Benenden Healthcare, staff wellbeing programme, family friendly policies and benefits, including School fee remission for dependent children
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As Soon As Possible
- Apply by:
- 21 April 2024
Job overview
Grounds and/or Maintenance Operative
Two Full Time Posts – 40 hours per week
Week 1 - 7.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Week 2 - 7.30am – 4.30pm Tuesday to Saturday
Required As Soon As Possible
Salary Range £25,204 to £27,224 per annum
We are looking to appoint experienced Grounds and/or Maintenance Operatives to undertake the upkeep of the grounds, as well as maintenance of the buildings who has one or more of the following skills set, which includes plumbing, carpentry, plastering, painting and decorating or ground works. If you have a skilled trade that would be advantageous. You will be working 40 hours per week, on a two-week rota basis.
The core purpose of the role is to provide a comprehensive, professional grounds and facilities service to our school. We are a day and boarding school set in 25 acres of grounds, which need maintaining constantly, we also have several buildings on site which all need repairing and maintaining. You will work under the supervision of the Head of Grounds and Estates Manager.
This role is part of the Estates Team who ensure that the school grounds and buildings are well maintained, according to a planned schedule and always kept safe and tidy. You will work collaboratively with the maintenance team, as directed by the Estates Manager.
We have an annual schedule of works which includes basic maintenance, as well as projects, such as re-purposing rooms from common rooms to classrooms, and installing or updating kitchens and bathrooms.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is organised and reliable
- Has experience of carrying out day to day maintenance and minor repairs
- Has experience of carrying out day to day grounds maintenance
- Is able to maintain the school’s sports grounds, tennis/netball courts, football pitches and cross country areas
- Is able to carry out basic plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting and decorating
- Can confidently carry out multi-trade tasks for planned and reactive maintenance works around the School.
- Ideally will have a formal trade background and have knowledge of general maintenance, including site security and grounds maintenance.
- Is willing to undertake maintenance work in the school when required, including moving furniture, staging, tables and chairs
- Ideally will have a have knowledge of general maintenance, including site security.
We can offer you:
- A collaborative and friendly Estates Team
- A supportive management team focussed on improving the school site and facilities
- A school that is committed to the wellbeing of all staff and pupils
- Excellent continuing professional development
The closing date for applications is Sunday 21 April 2024
Interviews to be held week commencing 29 April 2024
The school reserves the right to appoint before the closing date, so early applications are advised.
Further information and an application pack is available on the School website: www.farringtons.org.uk
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About Farringtons School
Farringtons is a truly remarkable school with both a rich history and an excellent grasp on the various demands of modern day teaching. Our school motto is “Posside Sapientiam” and we encourage all our students to “Grow in Wisdom” intellectually, socially and emotionally. Our school provides education for boys and girls from age three to eighteen.
Our dedicated and inspirational teachers are wholly committed to helping every pupil achieve their full academic potential, encouraging them to be independent, curious and creative. The school’s enhanced National Curriculum provides a great deal of breadth and it is a fantastic reflection on our pupils that the extra freedom they are given to undertake specialist subjects yields such commendable results year on year.
Equally, however, we believe strongly that learning should not be limited to the classroom nor measured solely by performance in exams. The School fosters an appreciation of, and an involvement in, the local community and pupils are encouraged to learn about, and take part in, fundraising activities for local, national and international charities. We place great emphasis on providing opportunities for pupils to pursue a wide range of extra-curricular interests, on developing the art of leadership, teamwork and those all-important soft skills. This is seen not only in sport but also in Music, Drama and the Arts as well as through our vibrant Floreat activities programme.
As one of Kent’s leading independent co-educational day and boarding schools, the beautiful buildings, outstanding facilities and expansive school grounds, are an amazing asset given our proximity to central London. What invariably strikes visitors to Farringtons is the friendliness of everyone they meet and the sense of family and community.
Underpinned by the school’s strong Christian ethos, we also take great pride in the quality of our pastoral care and the excellent relationships which exist between staff and pupils. Being a co-educational school, with both day pupils and boarders who choose to come to us from all over the world, we are blessed with a very diverse and cosmopolitan community, something we consider to be a real strength.
Academics
In Summer 2021, the School was proud that at GCSE all subject areas achieved a series of excellent results. 14 subjects achieved 100% pass rate. In English and Mathematics, over 53% of grades were awarded the top bracket of 7, 8 and 9. Just as impressively, the value added scores were 29% higher than predicted when those students joined the School in 2016.
The 6th Form students achieved equally impressive results in their A Level and BTEC results. 78% of grades awarded were A* to B, with just over 50% of all grades awarded at A*/A. Almost a third of all our A Level students secured a clean sweep of three A*/A.
At Farringtons, all pupils are helped to achieve the best academic results they can. This is true in the Junior and Senior School where year on year our pupils surpass themselves by achieving results significantly higher than the national average. This is accomplished by dedicated teachers with supportive parents encouraging every pupil to be the best they can be.
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