Grounds Maintenance Assistant

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