Site Assistant

Job Description

MONKWICK JUNIOR SCHOOL & MONKWICK INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL

Job Role: Site Assistant

Pay Range: Local Government Pay Scale 4, Points 7-8

Actual Salary from £13,131 - £13,352 per annum

Start Date: As soon as possible

The Role

We are seeking an outstanding individual to support the Site team by carrying out a range of duties including security and supervision of the site and related equipment, and other site duties including porterage, cleaning and maintenance.

This post is 20 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Working hours 07:00am - 11:00am Monday to Friday. Hours may be flexible during non-terms if agreed with the candidate.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

· To act as a key holder, carrying out security procedures for the buildings and grounds. The routine and non-routine opening/closing of premises and grounds. Responding to calls outside normal working hours as a result of break-ins etc. and or/the setting off of the burglar alarm(s).

· Undertaking cleaning of allocated area(s), and secondary cleaning. Operating as a relief cleaner in the afternoon during periods of absence in the cleaning team.

· plastering work such as repairing cracked or broken plaster, making good damaged walls for example, following the removal of say, shelving or similar fittings;

We're looking for you if you have:

· Experience of cleaning and first line maintenance

· Understand and implement child protection procedures

· Ability to undertake routine DIY tasks

· Ability to operate security, heating plant and other routine building systems.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

Why work for The Sigma Trust, Monkwick Junior School & Monkwick Infant & Nursery School?

We can offer you:

A Competitive Salary

Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish

Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

Employee benefits include:

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Free membership to Perkbox

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2lb865bnbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDU1NjI0NnwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDMwOTE3OTd8MA%3d%3d?i=5ouV%2bgikou4%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 23rd May 2024

Interview date: Week commencing 3rd June 2024

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

Monkwick Junior School is proud to be part of the Sigma Trust.

Monkwick Junior School caters for pupils aged between seven and eleven from the south of Colchester. The majority of children live in the Berechurch ward although an increasing number are now coming from outside the school’s catchment area.

Our school is organised into lower and upper Key Stage 2 phases and was two forms of entry. From September 2016 we now admit three forms of entry in to Year 3 which will result in the school expanding to meet a growing cohort.

At Monkwick Junior School the aim is to instil into each child a love of learning. There should be quality and equality in all aspects of the curriculum and we aim to do this by providing a purposeful, stimulating environment in which the children can become more independent learners.

The school is committed to high standards and to achieve these, pupils are involved in planned programmes of learning, catering for a range of ability and aptitude. Pupils enter with standards that are well below the national average and with many barriers to learning. Monkwick has established an effective Pastoral Team to overcome those barriers to learning and to support families and the community.

The secure caring environment in school should allow children to feel accepted and valued as individual people and increase their feeling of self-worth. We celebrate children’s achievements in a variety of ways, encouraging them to develop their full potential. With an emphasis on sound social values, we encourage positive attitudes of behaviour towards others and help them to accept their responsibilities as part of a group.

Monkwick Junior School will embrace the values of The Sigma Trust to ensure that all students will fulfil their potential and transform life chances for all.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.