Site Assistant

Salary: Grade 3, £21,580

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, all year round

Contract: Permanent

Queen Elizabeth’s Academy is an Ofsted and SIAMS rated ‘good’ school, serving local communities within Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The academy has a long history in Mansfield, offering learning without boundaries and care without limits so that all students can experience life in all its fullness.

The academy is looking to appoint a dedicated and self-motivated site assistant who will take pride in their work and our school.

As a Site Assistant you will work closely with the business team. You will have responsibility for the security, safety, general maintenance and cleanliness of our school buildings and grounds to ensure a welcoming and safe environment and can appreciate the needs of our children and school.

Are you?

• Warm and reliable in character and fully committed to teamwork?
• Committed to getting the job done?
• Flexible in supporting the schools specific needs?
• Experienced in the understanding and importance of health and safety?

If so, you’ll love to be part of our team at Queen Elizabeth's Academy.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be looking for a new challenge to help maintain our building and grounds
• Be ready for responsibility including security and Health and Safety
• Have good organisational skills and be proactive around the site
• Flexibility to work across other academies within the trust
• Hardworking and flexible around the needs of the children and school
• Have good DIY skills such as, for general repairs, maintenance and decorating
• Display good inter-personal skills with colleagues, contractors and visitors
• Have a commitment to safeguarding and be dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of children and staff
• Have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Have a clean driving licence
• Be able to manage planned maintenance and ensure the delivery of statutory compliance tasks
• Be able maintain accurate and up to date records.
• Be able to work as part of a team to support the trust’s structure

The successful candidate will benefit from:

• full support and induction
• a strong and caring ethos among staff and pupils
• excellent CPD opportunities  
• networking opportunities across Diverse Academies Trust 
• salary sacrifice schemes
• excellent pension scheme (TP and LGPS)
• free parking on site
• free access to a fitness suite

We know that our staff team are our greatest resource. Therefore, we invest heavily in them and we know that this has helped us to develop our stable, supportive and high performing teams.

Queen Elizabeth’s Academy is part of Diverse Academies Trust and also work in close partnership with the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. At Queen Elizabeth’s, we encourage all our stakeholders to be inspired by the Parable of the Good Samaritan and to be the very best versions of themselves that they can be. We give our all to all every day. If you are looking to be part of an exciting journey, we would be delighted to hear from you.

If you have any questions about the role please contact Tracy Piper, Business Manager

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

Closing Date: 25 June 2023

Start Date: September 2023

Diverse Academies and its Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.  

We empower. We respect. We care.