Facilities & Site Assistant
Highgate Wood Secondary School
Haringey
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive salary and Pension / Cycle Scheme / CPD Benefits / EAP / Generous Leave Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2024
Job overview
Facilities & Site Assistant
This is a full time, all year round contract, 36 hours a week (rotated in shifts Mon - Fri with occasional weekend working for lettings where applicable) which offers a competitive Haringey support staff salary.
We are seeking to appointment a well knowledgeable and flexible Facilities & Site Assistant to join our team for an immediate start.
The Facilities & Site Assistant, under the direction of the Facilities Manager will be responsible for the effective maintenance and development of the school premises and grounds to ensure the effective day to day running of the school.
Applicants must be hardworking, be a team player and have good people skills. You should be able to communicate effectively.
A good awareness of Health & Safety procedures is a must and having a background within hard and soft services with good proven experience and knowledge of building maintenance/DIY skills is highly desirable for this vacancy.
We can offer you
- The opportunity to work in a continuously improving school.
- The chance to join a talented and highly committed staff team.
- Excellent students who are keen to excel and operate in an ethos underpinned by the principles of courtesy, consideration, cooperation & contribution.
- Our commitment to provide CPD opportunities to ensure all staff continue to develop.
- A learning environment where imagination and commitment are encouraged and valued.
- Benefits including pension LGPS, generous leave allowance, 24/7 EAP support, Teach Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme etc.
If you have any questions about the role please email the Facilities Manager, Mr Daljeet Singh at dal@hws.haringey.sch.uk or contact the school HR office on 0208 342 7970.
The closing date for applications is : Friday 20 September 2024 at 09:00 am
Interviews will be w/c: 23 September 2024
How to apply:
• To apply for this post, please download the application for here (TES website) or visit our website for an application pack and form, https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies/
• Please note that CVs alone will not be accepted in line with Safer Recruitment practices.
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please be advised that we are unable to provide visa/employment sponsorship.
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Highgate Wood School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
Attached documents
About Highgate Wood Secondary School
Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education to approximately 1600 students. The school is situated in a pleasant area in Crouch End and is surrounded by woodland and sports grounds.
Headteacher
Patrick Cozier
Ethos and values: The Highgate Wood Way
Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), underpin the school’s behaviour ethos and what we call the Highgate Wood Way.
Our school motto is Everyone Matters, Everyone Achieves and this reflects our conviction that we have a duty to value every student as an individual.
We strive to be as inclusive a school as we can possibly be and provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students to enable their individual talents and creativity to be identified and nurtured.
The Highgate Wood Way is regularly celebrated and routinely promoted so that it is always something that is real and tangible. The Highgate Wood Way is far more than words on a page. It is the lived experience of our students and staff.
It is through the Highgate Wood Way that we bring to life our mission statement: "To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community”.
Ofsted Report
We are delighted our Ofsted report (November 2021) confirmed that Highgate Wood School continues to be good, and improving. The inspectors confirmed our governors and leaders know the school well and this accurate self-evaluation is allowing us to continuously raise standards.
Ofsted observed our “strong sense of community among pupils and staff” and noted that “leaders are passionate about building a school with a culture of inclusion at its heart”. They noted that our “pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons” and are committed learners who want to achieve.” Ofsted also commented on how “pupils show respect for each other and the school celebrates the diversity of its community.”
Ofsted were impressed by the way our lessons have “focused and purposeful atmosphere” in which “pupils work hard”. They praised the way “subject leaders have given careful thought to the sequence of the curriculum and pupils build their understanding over time. Teachers plan opportunities for pupils to recall their learning at the start of each lesson” and “plan lessons which help pupils to make connections between the different parts of their learning.” Ofsted commented on the success of our sixth form and the way we have “high ambitions for all.”
The inspectors also saw how “pupils learn to engage with the wider world around them. Leaders expect pupils to be responsible, critical citizens.” and noted that “there is a strong sense of cohesion between staff from different departments in the school. Staff say that leaders support them with their workload and are responsive to their request. They are proud to work at the school.”
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