CARETAKER (SCHOOL SITE ASSISTANT)
Salary: Grade 7; from £23,306 including shift allowance
Hours: 37 per week, alternating shift pattern:
- 7.00 am to 3.30 pm and 2.00 pm to 10.30 pm Monday – Thursday
- 7.00 am to 3.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 10.00 pm Friday
You will also be required to work one weekend in four for which you will be paid additionally as overtime.
Duties will include security of the site, minor maintenance work, cleaning and portering, liaison with contractors and persons hiring the site, responding to emergency out of hour call outs. The successful applicant will have practical handyman expertise and be willing to work as part of a team. You may also act as the school first aider as required, training will be provided for this. Experience in the use of IT is required along with the willingness to participate in training.
We offer:
• The opportunity to join the staff team at this high attaining, successful and oversubscribed school
• A committed and enthusiastic staff group
• Exciting opportunities for personal and professional development
Cotham School is an extremely successful specialist academy that serves the local community, providing a high quality education for its students. We consistently deliver outstanding academic outcomes, amongst the best in the city and are determined to raise standards even further.
Cotham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Cotham School is a great place to work. We’re a fantastic friendly team, proud of what we achieve and looking forward to welcoming new people to share in our achievements. Join us and you’ll receive a wide range of employee benefits including:
• a generous holiday allowance for support staff of 24 days, rising to 29 with service
• excellent work life balance with term time working arrangements
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes (Local government pension scheme)
• access to employee assistance programme and counselling sessions
• ongoing learning and development opportunities and access to the school CPD library
• at least 5 inset (training) days per annum with the provision of free onsite drinks and meals
• comprehensive induction process
• competitive salaries which are reviewed annually
• family friendly policies and wellbeing support initiatives
• savings on purchases via smart hive employee benefits platform
• reduced price access to gyms and health sessions
• access to staff sports
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
• on site free car parking (when available)
• access to discounted dental and health care schemes, plus free eye tests and free annual flu jab
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age or disability. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. Please note that unfortunately previous applications were not considered suitable therefore previous applications will not be re-considered.
Please visit our website for further details and application pack. If you have any issues with completing an application form please contact our recruitment team who will be happy to help you
Closing date: Friday 23rd September 2022 at 9.00 am
Interview date: to be confirmed - we will interview as applications are received so please submit an early application
Cotham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of appointment are conditional on the following:
• Enhanced DBS check
• Satisfactory completion of a Staff Disqualification Declaration form
• Confirmation that you are not subject to either a Prohibition Order or Interim Prohibition Order
• The receipt of at least 2 satisfactory references
• Verification of identity
• Verification of medical fitness
• Verification of qualifications
• Verification of QTS where required
• Verification that they are legally able to work in UK
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account .
Cotham School’s child protection policy and practices and policy on employment of ex-offenders in the application pack can be found on the School website.