Site Maintenance Officer (one day per week)

About the role:

We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible part-time Site Maintenance Officer who is organised, good at undertaking general repairs and maintenance, and can demonstrate initiative. The part-time Site Maintenance Officer will work alongside our current full-time Site Maintenance Officer at our site in a friendly primary school based in Congleton.

The responsibilities:

· Maintain the security of the premises and its contents, including being a registered key holder.

· Ensure that the lighting and heating systems are in good working condition.

· Carry out cleaning of designated areas.

· Undertake minor repair and porterage duties.

Black Firs Primary School is part of The Learning Partnership Trust. The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:

• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Flexible working offered as a day 1 right of employment
• Free parking
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

Hours: 5 hours per week, term time only – we are flexible regarding the hours/days and they can be spread across the week or rolled over to the following week to meet the demands of the school when required.

Pay: £2,761-£2,952 (actual salary to hours and weeks)

Advert closes: 18th October 2024

Please see job description and person specification attached for further information regarding the role.

For a confidential discussion or for more information please contact the school business manager – Anna Baines at businessmanager@black-firs.co.uk . For more information about the school please visit our website: https://black-firs.co.uk/

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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and appropriate online searches in line with the requirements in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2023).

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.