School Site / Facilities Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Membership of The National College to

Retailer discounts through Vivup

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Wetherby High School is seeking a Facilities / Site Assistant to support the Facilities Manager and Site Superintendent in keeping the school premises to the highest standards. You will also take on a coaching role for a group of students, meeting with them during the week to support their welfare and educational progress.

In addition, all staff participate in the school’s House System, flexible learning and invigilation duties, contributing to a caring, restorative ethos.

Qualifications

• Assist in ensuring school premises are prepared to high standards.
• Support a coach role for a group of students and monitor their welfare and educational progress.
• Participate in house system activities, flexible learning and invigilation duties.

Responsibilities

• Assist Facilities Manager and Site Superintendent to maintain school premises to high standards.
• Coach a group of students during the week to support their welfare and progress.
• Contribute to break and invigilation duties and to house system activities.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

To enhance our team, we are now seeking a Facilities / Site Assistant to work under the direction of the Facilities Manager and Site Superintendent, to assist in ensuring that the school’s premises are prepared to the highest standards. This is an ideal opportunity to begin a rewarding career in Premises Management.

To support our school ethos, the post holder will also be be required to be a Coach to a group of students, meeting with them as group during the week to support them during their time with us, you will therefore need to be able to demonstrate an interest in the welfare and educational progress of our students.

All members of staff are also fully involved in our House System, flexible learning and break & invigilation duties.

What the school offers its staff

Wetherby High School is a forward-thinking school in a semi-rural area of North Leeds. We are proud of our caring and inclusive reputation and have a strong team of professionals committed to developing and delivering a rich learning experience for all our students.

Our school community is based upon an inclusive and restorative ethos that we believe best allows every student the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Wetherby High School is a vibrant and happy place to work, where all members of staff work as one team. We significantly invest in the development and training of all colleagues who are equally happy to share their expertise, skills and knowledge across the organisation.

The benefits that we offer staff:

• Membership of The National College to support continued professional development.
• Access to Retailer discounts through the Vivup Employee Discount Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme through the Local Authority.

Further details about the role

It is essential that the post holder shares our school ethos which is firmly rooted in a restorative approach and the following values; to ‘Know our children well’; to be ‘Partners in Learning’; to develop ‘Character for Achievement’; to ‘Enjoy and Aspire’. We firmly believe that in order to move forwards we need to be prepared and able to ‘do things differently and do different things’.

Along with your application form please submit a covering letter.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applications will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and satisfactory references. The school has a privacy statement for job applicants which is published on the website.