Site Assistant (3130 )

Westmorland & Furness Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension

Flexible working

Staff development

Job summary

Castle Park School in Cumbria invites applications for a Site Assistant. The role is 15-18 hours per week, permanent, part-time, with immediate start, deployed on-site at Castle Park School and potentially across CET Southern cluster.

You will perform caretaking and handyman duties, basic maintenance, security checks, set up seating and move equipment, and support school operations while ensuring health, safety and safeguarding standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in basic building maintenance tasks.
• Ability to set up seating and move equipment as required.
• Willingness to attend training and development.
• Ability to relate well to children.

Responsibilities

• Carry out minor maintenance tasks and assist in upkeep of classrooms.
• Clear litter daily from exterior areas and manage external bins.
• Set up and clear seating in the main hall and other areas.
• Move resources around the school and assist with equipment handling.
• Support security duties including lock-up and alarm responses.

Skills

Caretaking

Security awareness

Maintenance

Teamwork

Hygiene procedures awareness

Job description

• Closing date for applications: Friday 28 November 2025
• Employer:Cumbria Education Trust

Vacancy Ref: EDV/2025/CPS/73561

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Term: Part-Time

Salary: £10,536.00 - £12,643.00 Annually (Actual) Single Status Grade 5 (£13.47 p.h)

Start Date: Immediate start

About this Role

• Hours of work: 15-18 per week
• Deployed at Castle Park school but may be required as operationally necessary to provide support across the Southern cluster of CET schools.

Castle Park School is a school very much at the heart of the local community it serves. It has a long and proud tradition of educating and inspiring the children. The trustees are seeking to employ a Site Assistant. Specific activities to be delegated by Site Operations Manager depending on the needs of the school and to include general caretaking duties, “handyman-type” duties and security including securing of school buildings and premises.

The range of duties can be illustrated by the following non-exhaustive list:

• To carry out minor maintenance work, e.g. replacing handles, light bulbs/tubes, repairing desks etc. and to assist in other maintenance work, e.g. some painting of classrooms etc.
• Site Assistant duties which includes:
  • To clear litter daily from exterior of building and empty external bins.
  • To set up and clear seating arrangements in main hall and other areas as required.
  • To set out seating, desks etc. and move other equipment in support of the effective operation of the School and Centre.
  • Movement of resources around the school to meet demand, including the use of the school minibus or equivalent to aid this.
• Security duties:
  • To be responsible for the safe and efficient lock-up of the school when necessary and to carry out all associated security duties including responding to security alarms call outs.

The Successful candidate will:

• Awareness of Health & Hygiene procedures
• Willingness to attend and participate in training
• Able to identify own training needs and co-operate with means to address these
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to relate well to children

In return the Trust can offer you:

• a forward looking, positive working environment in an organisation which is committed to providing the best learning opportunities for all pupils and students in our academies
• Local Government Pension
• the opportunity to work with professional, committed and ambitious colleagues in a financially secure and innovative organisation
• a comprehensive staff package including an excellent salary and access to the local government pension scheme, generous progressive holiday entitlement
• flexible working arrangements
• continuing professional development opportunities

For an informal discussion, please contact Kirstie Atkinson at [e-mail]

Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks are required for this post.

Closing date for applications: 11.59pm 28th November 2025

Interview will be held: 11th November 2025

Castle Park School

• Sedbergh Drive
• Kendal
• LA9 6BJ