Site Maintenance Operative - Heckmondwike Grammar School

Kirklees Council; Heckmondwike; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Heckmondwike Grammar School is seeking a Site Maintenance Operative to ensure high standards of site maintenance and assist in the smooth operation of the school. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, and be flexible in adapting to daily challenges. The position offers a competitive salary and the chance to contribute to a positive educational environment.

Benefits

Membership to Local Government pension scheme

Qualifications

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Suitability to work with children.

Responsibilities

• Maintain school site to a high standard.
• Ensure buildings are ready for the school day.
• Assist with events and refurbishing classrooms.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Customer Service

Flexibility

Job description

Site Maintenance Operative - Heckmondwike Grammar School

Organisation Schools

Directorate Secondary Schools

Service Area Heckmondwike Grammar School

Hours 37 hours per week - 6.30am to 3.00pm Monday to Thursday, 6.30am to 2.30pm Friday - during term-time - Working pattern to be confirmed during non-term time

Number of Jobs 1

Location(s) Heckmondwike Grammar School

Position type Permanent

Grade SCP 7 - 11

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Heckmondwike Grammar School.

About Us:

At Heckmondwike Grammar School, our motivation is for our students to enjoy their school days and to become thoughtful, articulate, confident and responsible members of society. In order to achieve this, we rely on our staff to work closely with students, parents and teachers to provide a supportive community, keeping the well-being of our students at the forefront of everything we do.

The Role:

We are looking for a Site Maintenance Operative who will maintain the school site to a high standard and assist the rest of the site staff in the smooth running of the school.

This is an important role in a high achieving grammar school; the post holder must be extremely reliable, flexible, efficient and effective.

The post holder will be responsible for the opening up of the school sites, ensuring the buildings are ready for the school day, and for the day-to-day maintenance of the school site ensuring a high standard throughout.

Experience of working independently and in a team is an essential part of the role; as is working in adverse weather conditions.

The Site Maintenance Operative will work within a dynamic and proactive team with other site operatives under the guidance of the Site Manager.

The right candidate for this post is one who thrives on variety and challenge. On a typical day, the post holder may be setting up events or exams, refurbishing classrooms or other site related duties.

As such, experience of working in a school setting is desirable, but not essential.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities are set out in a detailed job description.

What will you bring to the role?

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Demonstrate a high standard of customer service
• Work well as part of a team, as well as on your own initiative
• Honesty and integrity
• A flexible and open attitude to change
• Suitability to work with children

Why Should You Apply?

Heckmondwike Grammar School is a unique school, with students who are eager to learn, keen to know more and want to enjoy their educational experiences. It is exceptional in many ways: a very diverse school community that produces results of the highest quality. We work effectively with our young people, really care about them and their futures and have an ultimate success measure of enabling them to proceed to where they want to go.

Excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and membership to a Local Government pension scheme.

Protection of children:

Disclosure of criminal background of those with access to children.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

Safeguarding Statement:

Heckmondwike Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Full details regarding our Safeguarding Procedures can be found on our website in the Safeguarding section, alternatively, please contact Recruitment to obtain a copy.