Casual Site Officer and 3G Pitch Co-ordinator

Part time/Casual Site officer and 3G Co-ordinator

Shift/Flexible working, 10 hours per week with opportunity for additional ad-hoc hours as needed

Over 7 days Sunday to Monday

6pm – 10pm weekdays and 9am – 6pm weekends

Casual hours as needed between 6am – 6pm on weekdays

Permanent, Full time or Part time considered

Scale 4 Pt 7, £15.26 per hour (Subject to job evaluation)

Do you have a passion for football and want to support its development in the local community and beyond? Are you motivated and driven with a strong work ethic and a background landscaping and grounds maintenance? Do you like meeting new people and working with autonomy?

Do you relish a challenge and like to be kept on your toes?

Do you take pride in your work and enjoy undertaking maintenance and practical work?

If so, this may be the opportunity you are looking for….

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive Casual Site Officer and 3G pitch Co-ordinator to manage our football facility when it is open to the public and local community during evenings and weekends. We need an exceptional candidate who will also help improve standards of maintenance and work as part of our site team. You will have high standards, excellent communication skills and be driven to provide a first-class service to both school staff and students, as well as members of the public.

In this role you will be responsible for making sure that 3G pitch bookings run smoothly, that the pitch and facilities are well maintained and provide support to hirers during their bookings.

This is an exciting time to Join Barking Abbey School and a fantastic opportunity for someone with general maintenance, communication and organisational skills who would like to within the education sector and make a difference to the life of our students by making sure our learning environment is the best it can be.

You will work 10 hours a week, between the hours of 18.00 and 10pm during weekdays, and between 9am – 6pm on weekends. Shifts and working days to be agreed in advance with employees. There will also be the opportunity to do extra ad-hoc hours depending on bookings and operational requirements.

This role is within the site services team which is part of the Schools wider central core team encompassing all business support services. Including, Exams, HR, Finance, Administration, Catering and IT.

Having now reached our final year of growth and expansion we are looking to improve, develop and streamline our facilities management services and processes to ultimately impact upon the outcomes for our students.

The successful candidate will:

• Have relevant experience, skills and/or qualifications.

• Be enthusiastic, have great communication skills both written and verbally, and time management skills.

• Be passionate about fixing things and maintaining buildings.

• Always work to deliver an outstanding service.

• Have an eye for detail.

• Be Self-motivated and driven.

• Enjoy working in a busy environment and keeping active.

• Lead by example and lead with the highest professional standards and expectations.

• Be responsible for 3G pitch bookings and providing excellent customer service.

• Be responsible for the security and maintenance of school buildings.

• Be responsible for undertaking repairs and maintenance tasks.

• Oversee the cleaning of the school site.

• Carry out caretaking and manual handling duties as required to ensure the needs of the school are met including moving furniture, equipment, setting out of spaces around the building for example.

• Comply with the policies and procedures of the organisation regarding safeguarding and welfare of children.

In return we can offer:

• An outstanding school (OFSTED February 2024).

• A school where we get to know our students and staff well, find out what they are good at and develop their talents.

• A supportive and encouraging staff team.

• Great Career development opportunities.

• Onsite training development and support.

• The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school.

• A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management.

Barking Abbey is an Ofsted Outstanding heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London

Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment.

The school is located less than 10 minutes walk from Upney tube and 15 minutes from Barking mainline station.

Barking Abbey celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history please apply.

We are proud that Ofsted recently judged the school to be Outstanding in all areas. The report states; “This is a large and diverse school where difference is valued. Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are supportive and respectful of each other. Pupils’ conduct is exemplary, both inside lessons and around the school. Leaders have established simple and clear rules that everyone understands. Pupils are focused, engaged and participate well in lessons. Staff feel that their workload and well-being has been carefully considered by leaders. They appreciate their open-door policy”. (Ofsted, February 2024)

Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:

https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/

To find out more about how teachers can secure rented accommodation at a discounted rate of 20% please contact: info@bdsip.co.uk

Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.