Premises Assistant

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding post in an Outstanding Special School?
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and hard-working Premises Assistant to join our outstanding school. 

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: Scale 3; £22,575 - £22,983 per annum (dependent upon experience)
Working hours: 36 hours per week, 52 weeks of the year (all year round)

Moorcroft is a special school and is part of the Eden Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest special multi-academy trusts. It is a secondary school for students aged between 11 and 19 years with severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Some of the pupils may also have additional sensory or physical impairments or challenging behaviour. We provide a high quality education for all of our students and have recently been judged as “Outstanding” by Ofsted.

Our school grounds are light and spacious with well-equipped large classrooms and a number of specialist teaching areas, all located on the ground level. We have a secure entrance system, to ensure students are safe and also have a large outdoor playground, as well as several fully-secured garden areas. To learn more about us, please visit our school website by clicking here .

The Premises Assistant will be responsible for the general upkeep of the school premises and grounds, and for providing a safe, secure, clean and warm environment for all students, parents, staff and visitors. Whilst working under the direction of the Director of Finance, Headteacher and Premises Manager.

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to managed their own workload
• Have experience in crafts such as plumbing, electrical, decorating or previous experience in a caretaking role including repairs and maintenance.
• Have good organisational skills and an ability to complete tasks to deadlines 

If you would like to discuss this post further please contact Andrew Sanders, Headteacher by emailing, info@moorcroftschool.co.uk  or telephone 01895 437799

Closing Date: 5 June 2022 at Midnight
Interviews: To be confirmed

CVs will not be accepted.

Moorcroft School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks.

The Eden Academy Trust may, from time to time, require an employee to be relocated temporarily or permanently to one of its other schools. Any proposal to relocate will be carried out with due consultation and reasonable notice.