Job Description

As a weekend Facilities Assistant you will be responsible for weekend lettings and for providing a safe, clean and secure environment for all Academy users. Your responsibilities will include setting up for bookings, key holder responsibility, site security, customer service and light facility maintenance.

The hours for this position will be Sundays, typically 8am – 2pm but would vary according to the business needs. The hours may be extended in the future to include Saturdays. There will be a 3-4 day induction programme which will take place Monday to Friday.

As the sponsor, the AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them. In each of the AET academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes. You will also be offered membership of a private health cash plan, the Ford Advantage Scheme and be entitled to Childcare Vouchers and much, much more!

Interviews are due to take place 01 June 2012.

Closing date: Thursday 24 May 2012.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

For further information on this position and to make an application please visit: www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/careers

Each of the academies within the AET is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Criminal Records Disclosure at Enhanced Level will be required for all posts.

Information about the School

Lift Maltings is a mixed secondary school in Witham, Essex and is part of Lift Schools, a national network of schools created to provide thousands of students with the best possible education.

Our core purpose is to provide our students with a well rounded learning experience that is of the highest standard so that they can stand shoulder to shoulder with others confidently.

It is our aim to instil the ambition in our students that they need to achieve that their aspirations and goals, and for those aspirations to not be limited by any preconceptions they or other may have of them. Our students should leave us at Lift Maltings feeling empowered to do absolutely anything they have their mind set on be that academically or personally.

Who is Lift Schools?

Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

-We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day. -With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. -We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.