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Part Time Caretake
21.25 hours a week Term Time
Monday - Friday 5.30pm - 8.15pm
Saturday 8.30am - 4.30pm
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and friendly individual, to join our existing Premises Team to secure the school site and oversee school events and lettings.
The successful candidate will be required to:
· To act as a key holder and carry out security procedures for the buildings and grounds
· Close windows and lock internal doors as necessary
· Opening of premises and grounds as required for school events and lettings
· Assist with setting out and putting away chairs and tables for events/lettings as required
· Cleaning up after events / lettings
· Emptying rubbish bins as required
· Locking all school buildings and setting alarms
· Work as part of a team representing the school during events and lettings
We will provide:
· A strong, highly committed team of staff with an ethos of tolerance and a family community spirit.
· Training and development and our commitment to staff wellbeing.
· An environment which promotes innovation.
Southend High School for Girls is a highly successful and oversubscribed girls' grammar school rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. This is an exciting time to join the school as it continues to move forward under the leadership of its Headteacher, Mr Jason Carey.
For all enquiries, please contact Sinead Carter by e-mail at recruitment@shsg.org
We reserve the right to call applicants to interview, and appoint, prior to the closing date
All staff at Southend High School for Girls have a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
This is a customer-facing role needing fluent spoken English.
Information about the School
“Pupils flourish and excel at Southend High School for Girls.”
– Ofsted, July 2024
Southend High School for Girls (SHSG) is an outstanding grammar school with academy status, proudly educating generations of students for over a century. We blend tradition with innovation, creating a dynamic learning environment where students are safe, happy, and successful.
Our school is a family-orientated community where pupils thrive. Students achieve exceptionally high outcomes and benefit from an ambitious curriculum and an exemplary careers education programme. As one pupil told Ofsted, “The school will literally help you do anything you want to do.”
We offer a vast range of clubs, trips, productions, and leadership opportunities, including the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and World Challenge. Students are encouraged to lead and contribute, with many acting as ambassadors and house captains.
SHSG is proud to be a member of NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education), reflecting our commitment to stretching and challenging all learners. Our curriculum goes far beyond the National Curriculum, with students in Key Stage 3 studying three separate sciences and two languages, and engaging in ‘super-curricular’ tasks that promote independent research and critical thinking.
Staff are passionate, well-supported, and receive high-quality professional development. Our shared ethos of high expectations, mutual respect, and continuous improvement makes SHSG a truly special place to work.
If you are enthusiastic about education and excited to join a high-performing, caring school community, we warmly invite you to explore our current vacancies and consider becoming part of the SHSG family.