Site Officer

VACANCY FOR A SITE OFFICER AT LINCROFT ACADEMY

Salary: Premises Staff – Grade 6, Points 7-12, £22,369 – £24,496

Hours of work: 37 Hours – shift pattern in place including early mornings and evenings, 52 week contract

Lincroft Academy is looking to recruit a full-time Site Officer to join our existing site team carrying out a range of caretaking and maintenance duties. Duties include the security and supervision of the site and related equipment, porterage, cleaning, and maintenance of the facilities to ensure that the school provides a clean, safe and secure environment for its staff, students and visitors.

This is a hands-on role and to be successful you will be an allrounder with knowledge of plumbing, carpentry, electrics, etc. A trade skill and knowledge of cleaning operations would be an advantage.

The Opportunity

• Assist the Site Manager in the production of a weekly rota of duties.
• Monitor, daily, the quality of site works through spot checks, and proactively seek feedback from team leaders in the school.
• Ensure the site is available and prepared for all community users and external hirers of the school, providing such assistance as required and ensuring that the premises are returned in an acceptable state of tidiness and repair. 
• Carry out maintenance and repairs to the building, furniture, and equipment within the scope of a competent handyperson, including the cleaning of drains and gullies, replacing light bulbs, and directing contractors on site.

The ideal candidate

• Has a good educational background with GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
• Experienced in customer interface and working in a team.
• Has the interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and professionally with staff, students, parents, and other outside agencies (by phone and in person).
• Able to remain calm and professional.
• Is highly motivated, committed, and enthusiastic.
• Has high professional standards.
• Is an excellent timekeeper.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Free on-site parking       
• Eyecare vouchers       
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme       
• Free tea and coffee making facilities       
• Generous sick pay and annual leave

Lincroft Academy is a school with an excellent reputation. We provide outstanding teaching and pastoral care for the students, and we achieve excellent standards. Our sporting achievements, musical and dramatic traditions are also second to none!

Our staff are hardworking, approachable, caring and committed to providing the very best for all our students. Students are encouraged to work hard, to enjoy and to achieve, while building a strong sense of self and developing independence and individual talents.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

 Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff.  To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below. Early applications are encouraged as are visits to the school. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01234 822147.

Closing date for applications is Monday 17th April 2023 at 09:00am

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date, reducing or extending the vacancy window, as appropriate, depending on the volume of applications received.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.