Site Services Officer - Coventry Alternative Provision Academy

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry Alternative Provision Academy (CAPA) is seeking a dedicated professional to support maintenance, janitorial duties and minibus transport. Under supervision, you will help ensure CAPA sites are safe, well-maintained and welcoming for students with diverse needs.

This full-time role involves driving the school minibus and adapting to varying patterns across the school year, with the expectation of roughly 37 hours weekly and shifts during holidays as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in site maintenance, preferably in a school environment.
• Full and clean driving licence is essential.
• Willing to undertake Minibus Driving course.

Responsibilities

• Carry out janitorial, maintenance and monitoring duties to keep CAPA sites safe and welcoming.
• Drive the school minibus to collect and drop off students.
• Flexibility to work 37 hours per week and adjust working patterns during school holidays.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Communication

Driving license

Minibus driving

Job description

Coventry Alternative Provision Academy, part of the Solihull Alternative Provision Multi Academy Trust (SAPMAT) is a Nurturing, Restorative, Sustainable, SEND-Friendly Primary Alternative Provision. We focus on creating a nurturing and restorative environment for students with diverse needs striving to make a positive impact on a child's whole development.

What is the job role?

Under the day to day supervision and direction of the leadership team, carry out duties at Coventry Alternative Provision Academy (CAPA) including janitorial, maintenance and monitoring duties and to ensure that the CAPA Centre sites are safe, well maintained, attractive and a suitable environment for the activities taking place. To drive the school minibus to collect and drop off students.

This full-time, year-round role requires flexibility to work in 37 hours depending on the school’s operational needs. This will be further discussed during interview. You will need to work flexibly at all times and may occasionally need to adjust working patterns, including mornings or split shifts, to cover holidays and absences. Annual leave may need to be taken during school holidays. The candidate should be physically fit, possess good communication skills, and be able to adapt to various situations.

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience in site maintenance, ideally on a school site is preferred, a repairs and maintenance background is required, ideally.
• A team player who is compassionate to work in a school environment.
• A full and clean driving licence is essential and willing to undertake Minibus Driving course as you will be required to drive the school minibus to pick up students.

Closing date: 2nd October 2026.

Please refer to the Recruitment Pack, Job Description & Person Specification for full details of this opening.

Please see full details of our Child Protection Policy / Safeguarding Policy / SAPMAT Charter .

Solihull Alternative Provision Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants, as well as two satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks. We are a socially inclusive and equal opportunities Trust, and we are committed to actively promoting equal opportunities for all our staff and pupils. As part of the recruitment process, we collect and process personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use this data, meeting Data Protection Regulations in line with GDPR compliance.

We provide all members of staff who join Solihull Alternative Provision Multi Academy Trust with a full induction programme.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Coventry City Council

Attached documents

• Recruitment Pack.pdf
• JD.pdf
• PS.pdf