Senior Site Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Counselling & wellbeing support

Cycle to Work

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Gym membership discounts

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Willowdown Primary School in Bridgwater, part of the Futura Learning Partnership, is seeking a motivated Senior Site Assistant to join our premises team. You will maintain our Trust sites, buildings and environments to deliver a safe and efficient service for staff and pupils.

You’ll work within a supportive, ambitious team, supporting wellbeing and development while contributing to a thriving, inclusive learning environment across our schools.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience in DIY / practical skills.
• Ability to work in a team and build positive relationships.
• Commitment to providing the best opportunities for every child.

Skills

Energy & commitment

Team collaboration

Literacy & numeracy

DIY / practical skills

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Brings energy, commitment and creativity to their work
• Builds positive relationships and works well in a team
• Has basic literacy and numeracy skills and experience in DIY / practical skills
• Shares our belief that every child deserves the very best opportunities

What the school offers its staff

We want Futura to be a place where people feel valued, supported, and able to develop. Collaboration and shared learning are part of how we work, with opportunities to connect with colleagues across our schools, develop professionally, and contribute to the wider partnership.

Eligible colleagues can access a range of benefits designed to support health, wellbeing and development. These include a fully funded Health Cash Plan, providing up to £500 each year towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy appointments, as well as confidential counselling and wellbeing support, Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle Scheme, gym membership discounts and opportunities for professional and career development.

Find out more about what it's like to work with us at: https://www.futuralearning.co.uk/careers

Further details about the role

Willowdown Primary School is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Site Assistant to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to undertake a wide range of duties and responsibilities connected with the Trust sites, buildings and environments providing an efficient, effective and professional premises service for the Trust.

You’ll be part of a supportive and ambitious team who are committed to helping every child reach their full potential. You’ll join colleagues who work collaboratively to create a positive, inclusive learning environment where staff and pupils thrive together.

About Willowdown Primary School

Willowdown Primary School in Bridgwater, is a warm and inclusive community where children are encouraged to flourish together with kindness, respect and aspiration. As a Thrive‑accredited school, it places pupils’ emotional wellbeing at the centre of learning, creating a safe and supportive environment. Its creative and ambitious curriculum promotes inclusion, builds strong foundations of knowledge and offers rich, hands‑on experiences that inspire curiosity and confidence.

About Futura Learning Partnership

Futura Learning Partnership is a growing, values‑led multi‑academy trust of 26 schools, serving more than 12,000 children and young people across five local authority areas in the South West of England. Our schools span education from nursery and primary through to secondary and post‑16, supported by more than 1,700 colleagues.

Each of our schools has its own distinctive identity and deep roots in its local community, but no school works alone. Collaboration sits at the heart of Futura: schools share expertise, learn from one another and take collective responsibility for giving children and young people the best possible opportunities.

Together, we are building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish. Our commitments to inclusion, community and growth guide how we work, the decisions we make, and the experience we want to create for pupils and colleagues.

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.