Site Officer

Summit Learning Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing initiatives

CPD opportunities

Career progression

Employee benefits

Job summary

Summit Learning Trust is seeking a motivated Site Officer based at Pegasus Primary School to support the Site Manager with caretaking and maintenance. The role involves occasional travel to other Trust sites and some evening events requiring flexibility.

The successful candidate should have experience in estates and facilities, demonstrate flexibility, manage workload calmly under pressure, and uphold professional standards with awareness of health and safety. DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in estates and facilities, preferably within an educational setting.
• Able to work flexible hours, including evenings.
• H&S awareness with training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Site team to ensure smooth running of the Academy; caretaking and site maintenance routines.
• Respond to emergencies related to the site as necessary.

Skills

Estates experience

Flexible & adaptable

H&S awareness

Calm under pressure

Job description

SITE OFFICER

Required to start: As soon as possible

Hours: 36.5 hours per week, All Year Round (Monday - Friday with occasional shift variations, some later nights with paid overtime.)

Based at Pegasus Primary School

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Summit Learning Trust are looking to appoint a highly motivated Site Officer to assist the Senior Site Manager and the team in the provision of efficient and effective caretaking support of the site, including general site duties and maintenance. The role will be based at Pegasus Primary School, but you must be prepared to travel to other sites within Trust if required. There will be some evening events when we would ask for your flexibility to support.

There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.

Key Responsibilities

To work with the Site team to ensure the smooth running of the Academy. Undertake the caretaking, site maintenance routines, and responding to emergencies, relating to the site as necessary.

About You

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate that they have previous experience in estates and facilities, ideally within an educational setting but this is not essential. Other essential skill sets involve the ability to be able to work flexibly and prioritise workload, work calmly under pressure and uphold a professional, friendly manner at all times. You should also have an awareness and understanding of H&S although full training will be given.

Why Join Summit Learning Trust?

• A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
• The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be anequal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates.

Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here.