Facilities Community Connector

Bobby Moore Academy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Health & wellbeing

Flexible hours

Benefits platform

Job summary

Bobby Moore Academy is seeking a porter to help guard campus safety, manage site security at shift changes, and keep facilities ready for use by students and the community. The role covers out-of-hours site inspections, basic maintenance, and health and safety compliance.

Experiences with building safety, basic repairs, and outdoor/indoor duties are valued. The post offers flexible working patterns and access to welfare benefits as part of a supportive education trust environment.

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent.
• Relevant experience required.
• Basic knowledge of building compliance checks, site security procedures and emergency evacuation processes.
• Ability to operate and use tools and equipment and to undertake general porterage duties.
• Tasks indoors and outdoors including cleaning and minor repairs in toilet areas, dealing with spills and waste collections.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safety of lettings customers and security of the campus.
• Support the operational management of the Academy site out of hours, including site inspection and health & safety compliance.
• Ensure facilities are fully operational for the Academy and community use.

Skills

Porterage duties

Site security awareness

Emergency evacuation

Tools operation

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Job description

We are driven to provide our young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. Our scholars benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences we offer equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

To be responsible for the safety of lettings customers and security of the campus, ensuring site is left tidy, secure and alarmed at each shift end.

To support the operational management of the Academy site out of hours, including site inspection, minor maintenance tasks, health and safety compliance and ensuring the facilities is fully operational for both the Academy and community use.

About our Academy

We are situated across two iconic sites on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and our Secondary phase is now heavily oversubscribed. We are building partnerships with the new East Bank development, including the BBC, UCL, V&A East which is bringing incredible opportunities to the young people of East London.

Since the school was founded in 2017, we have set ambitious academic standards backed up by exciting enrichment opportunities, whilst nurturing and caring for the wellbeing of every child. At capacity, our two sites accommodate over 1500 scholars, including a Sixth Form.

Built on the legacy of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games we enjoy world beating facilities including a competition standard 400m running track, full size football pitch and field events space, Astro-turf pitch, and state of the art classrooms and school buildings. Taking leadership inspiration from our namesake and the 1966 World Cup winning team we are inspired to generate transformational change for the young people in our care.

Salary & Benefits

• Inner London NJC 3 : £16.18 per hour, plus £1.95 holiday pay
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working patterns
• Benefits Platform

Who we are looking for

• GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent
• Relevant experience
• Basic knowledge of building compliance checks, site security procedures and emergency evacuation processes
• requirement to operate and use tools and equipment and to undertake general porterage duties
• Requirement to undertake tasks both indoors and outdoors which may include cleaning, minor reapirs in toilet areas, dealing with spilages and waste collections

About The David Ross Education Trust

The David Ross Education Trust mission is to give every child attending one of our schools a world-class education.

Broadening the horizons of young people by inspiring students to become their confident, academic best via an education that creates academically gifted, confident, well-rounded young people in the classroom, in the workplace and in their communities.

Whatever your role you will contribute towards creating a rich and exciting learning environment that also offers our students an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.

Our aim is to be the country’s top-performing Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). Recognised as a nationwide system leader, the Trust runs 36 schools between London and Yorkshire, ranging from small rural primaries to much larger secondary schools in urban areas. We have an all through school in London based on the Olympic Park as well as a special school in Lincolnshire which caters for pupils aged 2-19 who have a diverse range of special educational needs.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the David Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

It is our objective to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential. We do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of any protected characteristics.

The David Ross Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo vetting appropriate to the post, including a social media presence check and Enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will be expected to adhere to all safeguarding, welfare and health and safety policies and procedures of the Trust.

All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education" statutory guidance.