Grounds Maintenance Assistant
The Henry Box School
Oxfordshire
- £23,893 - £24,294 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Grade 5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 9 September 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Grounds Maintenance Assistant to work as part of the Trust’s Facilities Team to provide a professional, comprehensive estates, facilities and health and safety service across all Schools in the MILL Academy Trust. The MILL Academy family of schools includes Queen Emma’s Primary School, Finstock Church of England Primary School and The Henry Box School.
This post will be based at The Henry Box School primarily and is a full time, year- round role. The successful candidate will also be required to work at the primary schools as required to work with the rest of the team to complete larger tasks and projects, for training and to provide cover in the event of absences.
This role is responsible to lead in the preparation and presentation of all sports pitches to include mowing, line marking and the erection and dismantling of sports equipment and to provide a garden maintenance service at the schools including leaf clearance, weeding and weed spraying, low level trimming and tidying of trees and shrubs, border tidying, weeding, deadheading, moss clearance, leaf clearance and planting.
What type of candidate are we looking for?
· Experience of grounds maintenance would be advantageous but not essential
· Holds a full clean driving licence
· Able to demonstrate a good working understanding of health and safety principles
· Able to organise and prioritise to meet deadlines
· Knowledge of the correct procedures for moving and handling goods
· Ability to relate well to children, young people and adults
· Physically fit and capable of manual handling tasks
We can offer you:
· A competitive salary with annual nationally agreed pay awards
· Entry to employer contributory Local Government Pension scheme
· 24 days of leave plus 8 bank holidays
· On-site parking
· Reimbursement of any mileage costs for travel between school sites
· Appropriate PPE such as safety boots and waterproof jackets, and branded uniform items
The MILL Academy is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have enhanced DBS clearance and will need to undertake the DBS check with our organisation. Other relevant pre-employment checks will also be carried our including references from present and previous employers, a confidential health check and internet/social media checks.
As our commitment to professional development is second to none, the successful candidate can be assured of receiving outstanding support in order to further develop their career.
Further details about the Trust, the job and an application form are available on the Trust website www.millacademy.co.uk or contact our HR Department on 01993 848166 or email jobs@millacademy.co.uk.
Applications must be submitted on The Mill Academy Support Staff application form or the online form. All applications should be accompanied by a letter of application of no more than 2 sides of A4 detailing why you are applying for the job and the skills and experience that you can bring to the role.
Closing date: 9am Monday 9th September 2024
Attached documents
About The Henry Box School
The Henry Box School is a large secondary school with academy status located in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. The school has a catchment area of the town of Witney and many surrounding villages such as Ducklington and Aston. It has approximately 1200 students, aged 11 - 18. The Latin motto of the Henry Box School is Studio Floremus, which can be translated as 'By study we flourish'. The site was purchased in 1660 by grocer Henry Box, who established the school in his hometown after becoming a successful businessman in London. The schoolhouse, still surviving, and now a Grade II listed building.
The school has had a recent Ofsted inspection (February 2023), the school maintained its 'good school' status.
Headteacher
Wendy Hemmingsley
Values and Vision
We believe that every child has the right to go to a good school and that every child should have the opportunity to transform their life, whatever their starting point. Five key questions underpin our vision of 'transforming lives through inspirational education':
Are we securing equity?
Is our leadership driving improvement?
Is our curriculum irrestible?
Are we research informed?
Are we managing resources effectively?
The Henry Box School is one of the founding schools of The Mill Academy Trust. Schools, staff and children within the Trust benefit from a strong ethos of support and collaboration. We also challenge ourselves to be even better, every day. We are not content with always doing what we've always done. The new educational landscape requires new ways of thinking, leading and operating and, at Henry Box, we aim to build on tradition and educate for the future.
Ofsted report
Our latest Ofsted report can be found at: https://www.henrybox.oxon.sch.uk/296/ofsted-report or attached below.
Professional Development
The school invests heavily in staff CPD, our booklet is attached which gives a flavour of what is on offer. The school is one of only 14 schools in the country to be awarded the Teacher Development Trust's Gold Award for our CPD programmes for our staff.
Professional Development is central to our work and we offer opportunities and support for all staff to develop their skills. From our excellent NQT programme through to our ‘Future Leader’ programme, we are committed to recruiting and retaining the best. Being the lead school in our multi academy trust, we can also offer the opportunity for colleagues to develop their careers beyond one school if this is their area of interest.
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