Lettings Assistant
Colne Community School and College
Essex
- £10,402 - £10,611 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Local Government Scale 3
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 21 August 2022
Job overview
THE COLNE COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
LETTINGS ASSISTANTS
Pay Range: Local Government Scale 3 £19,264 (Point 4-5)
Actual Salary From: £10,402
Preferred Start Date: September 2022
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen at The Colne Community School and College for two Lettings Assistants to join our staff to work flexibly over evenings and weekends to support the letting of our sports facilities.
Our school is a community in which we believe everyone, students and staff alike, should have the opportunity to be nourished and grow. Therefore, we are seeking to recruit proactive and forward thinking members of staff to enrich the skills and experience already present in Site Team. We aim to foster an inclusive culture where everyone is able to learn from each other. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, confident and diligent.
The Colne Community School and College is a member of the Sigma Trust. The Sigma Trust’s mission is to be ‘Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’ and this is certainly a message that The Colne invests in too. We work closely with other schools within the Trust to improve standards and ensure that we are creating the best environment for our students to learn and our staff to develop.
The Colne Community School and College has extensive sporting facilities including tennis courts, sports hall, gymnasium, squash courts, a dance studio and fields. In addition, a new 3G pitch is being fitted over the 2022 summer break to replace our current pitch. During weekday evenings and weekends, to support our local community, we let out our sporting facilities to local sports clubs. The successful candidates will support the lettings portfolio by providing high level customer service to the sports clubs who have booked our facilities as well as dealing with site management and security responsibilities.
Applications from hardworking individuals who believe they can contribute to our school community are greatly welcomed. If you are willing to invest in us, we will invest in you which we believe makes the experience at The Colne especially exciting.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
● Ensure security protocols are followed during all lettings
● Ensuring the requirements of the hirer are met e.g. by setting up sporting equipment
● Carry out tasks as instructed by the Facilities Manager.
(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).
We're looking for you if you have:
● Willingness to gain experience in caretaking and/or building maintenance and security
● Co-operates and works well with others in pursuit of team goals, sharing information and supporting others
● Ensures work is carried out to customer service standards.
Why work for The Sigma Trust, The Colne Community School and College?
We can offer you:
● A Competitive Salary
● A supportive training programme that enables you to flourish
● Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships
● Free tea and coffee available in all team rooms and communal staff room
● Sociable and friendly staff
● Staff weekly wellbeing opportunities
● Staff social events.
Employee benefits include:
● Employee Assistance Programme
● Pension scheme
● Cycle to Work scheme
● Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms.
These posts are for 20 hours per week (evenings and weekends), 52 weeks per year.
Additional Information:
For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk
To Apply
To apply for this post, please apply via the link provided.
Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV’s and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 21 August 2022
Shortlisting: will take place during week beginning Monday 22 August 2022
Interview date: to be confirmed
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.
Attached documents
About Colne Community School and College
- Colne Community School and College
- Church Road, Brightlingsea, Colchester
- Essex
- CO7 0QL
- United Kingdom
The Colne is an inclusive comprehensive school that sits within the heart of our community. Our ARK values of Aspiration, Resilience and Kindness describe the ethos that flows through our school. Students at The Colne deserve a first class education, achieving academic success, alongside developing the whole child so they have the skills and confidence they need to move onto aspirational pathways and careers when they leave us. At The Colne we are determined that the school remains focussed on moving forward, improving the outcomes and raising the aspirations of all the young people in our community. At The Colne we take seriously our responsibilities to safeguard the welfare of children and young people in our care. It is vital that we are able to establish and maintain an environment where students feel safe and secure. We ensure that our students know that there are adults in the school who they can approach if they are worried or are in difficulty. Education must guide, improve and challenge. That is what we aim to provide for each and every student, and we are exceptionally proud of what our students go on to achieve. Independent learning, a sense of curiosity and a thirst for knowledge are all actively encouraged at The Colne. We recognise and value the importance of the partnership between home and school, working together to ensure students are able to fulfil their potential and achieve their aspirations.
We are geared to providing the best possible opportunities for our staff. We trust that you will find our school to be a lively and dynamic institution, which leads all who work here to a new vision of their potential. The Colne Community School and College is based on values that demonstrate a real commitment to the young people that we serve. Staff at The Colne Community School and College are expected to aim for excellence, get involved in the life of the school and help to maintain a high standard of behaviour. In return you will be provided with excellent support and CPD. You will also be provided with opportunities to take professional courses and to progress in your career.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our school community. It is an unprecedented opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of our young students and work with us on our journey to success supported by the Sigma Trust, a large and local trust of schools. If you would like to work in an exciting, supportive and collaborative environment and you feel that you have the enthusiasm and commitment required to join our school, we look forward to meeting you.
Safeguarding
The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.
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