Site Assistant
Addington Special School
Woodley, Reading
- £19,312 - £19,698 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Plus £1,324 SEN Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 23 January 2022
Job overview
Hours: 37 per week, 52 weeks per year
8.00 am - 4.00 pm plus willingness to work out of hours and on weekends on occasions
Providing support to the Site Controller you will be working as part of a team to assist in the upkeep of the buildings and grounds. The role will involve supporting with general maintenance, health and safety checks, cleaning and ensuring the school grounds remain clear and tidy.
We are seeking an individual with a good understanding of health and safety procedures, who has the ability to undertake minor repairs and carry out general maintenance. You will have previous experience of working in building maintenance, preferably in a school environment.
With strong communication skills and an ability to work on your own initiative, you will approach this role with a ‘can do’ attitude and with practical solutions to problem solving.
Knowledge of C.O.S.H.H. is required along with knowledge of moving and handling procedures, including for heavy objects. This role requires DBS clearance, a clean driving licence and preferably a Category D1 licence.
For further information, please visit www.addington.wokingham.sch.uk. To apply, please complete an application form and e-mail it to personnel@addington.wokingham.sch.uk. Please note we are not able to accept CVs.
If you wish to discuss this position further, please contact Amanda Cherry, HR Officer on 0118 966 9073.
Attached documents
About Addington Special School
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- Addington Special School
- Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG5 3EU
- United Kingdom
Addington School is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. All our pupils’ primary need is a learning difficulty that is either moderate, severe or profound, with up to 50 percent also having Autism.
All our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan and we are currently accommodating up to 290 pupils, aged between 3 and 19 years across 2 sites.
Based in Woodley and Farley Hill and currently a Wokingham maintained school, we are very fortunate to have 2 purpose built environments which make our schools fantastic places for learning and wider curriculum enrichment. At Farley Hill, we have a new 40 place Nursery to Year 1 Early Years Centre that admitted 16 new pupils in September 23. We will admit a further 16 in September 24, and a further 8 in September 25 to complete the 40 place provision.
We tailor a personalised Educational Programme for every pupil to ensure that they reach their full potential as well as providing a bespoke sequential curriculum steeped in SEND pedagogy. The school has a long history of being outstanding and in March 2023 secured Outstanding again under the new Ofsted Framework.
We have particular strengths in our Creative Arts with Music a particular focus for all our students and have considerable expertise in teaching strategies for pupils with learning difficulties as well as Autism and Down Syndrome.
We believe in a positive ethos based on a culture of mutual respect and openness, where we are all learning together to be 'a community committed to excellence and the development of the potential of all’.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to induction, professional development and on-going support to all our staff.
Our Aims
- To know that what we do is making a difference to the lives of our young people.
- To continue to promote an inclusive approach to educational life.
- To expand our Parent and Community Partnership.
- To provide a learning environment based on mutual respect and self-advocacy.
- To create a challenging forward thinking culture.
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