Site Assistant

Heritage High School; Bolsover; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Bolsover seeks a dedicated site assistant to join its team. The role involves providing caretaking, security, and maintenance, along with minor repairs across the school site. Candidates must be hard-working, committed, and able to work both independently and collaboratively. The position promises a supportive working environment with numerous development opportunities, competitive pay, and various employee benefits as part of a committed workforce culture.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Employee benefits including healthcare and gym membership

Career progression opportunities

Entry to a career average pension scheme

Support for employee well-being

Qualifications

• Ability to fulfil a physically demanding role.
• Capable of working independently and self-motivated.
• Team player with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide caretaking, security, and maintenance.
• Support with minor repair work across the site.
• Work in a team covering the operational hours.

Skills

Hard-working

Dedicated

Good communication skills

Job description

Grade and Salary

Grade 2: £25,185 – £26,403

Working Pattern

37 hours per week, year-round

Contract Term

Permanent

The School

Heritage High School is a happy, safe and stimulating place to work and learn and it is our determination to continually improve that sets us apart from other schools. We believe that learning should be fun, challenging and stimulating and the quality of our people lies at the heart of achieving our goals.

The Role

Heritage High School are looking for a talented site assistant to join their team. The successful applicant will provide caretaking, security, maintenance and will support with minor repair work to the whole site. The site assistants will work as a team on a rotational basis covering Monday to Friday.

The Person

The successful candidate will be hard‑working, dedicated and able to fulfil a physically demanding role. The candidate should be able to work independently and be self‑motivated but also able to work as part of a team, have good communication skills and have a commitment to high standards.

Why Join Us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well‑motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal‑related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We Offer

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal‑related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like‑minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

Important Dates

Applications must arrive by: Sunday 18 January 2026
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 22 January 2026

Safeguarding and Vetting

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.