Evening Assistant Caretaker & Lettings
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, pro-active, and hardworking Evening Assistant Caretaker & Lettings, to join our school as part of the site team and contribute to the safety, appearance and upkeep of the school. The role is for 25 hours per week, with flexibility around the Saturday hours and the potential for increased hours as our lettings expand.
The successful candidate will be involved in the after-school lettings, be the point of contact for the hirers and resolving any issues that may arise. They will also be responsible for locking the school site at the end of the day, and will also undertake general caretaking duties including cleaning, maintenance and security of the site and will work under the direction of our Site Manager.
The successful candidates will need to have:
- Enthusiasm for maintaining a school environment to a high standard to support children's learning.
- The ability to use your own initiative, be able to prioritise your workload and work effectively as part of a team that looks after the safety and welfare of the site.
- Good DIY skills.
- A physical fitness to undertake some heavy lifting, moving, and handling.
- A willingness to participate in training and development.
What the school offers its staff
Thames Park Secondary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trustis a Multi-Academy Trust, withtwelve member schoolswithin Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools’ Co-operative Society.Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.
What the school can offer:
- Support from highly experienced SLT members and the wider trust network
- Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
- Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
- Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
- Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
- Recognised National Conditions of Service
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.