Lettings Assistant

Vacancy for School Lettings Assistant

Casual hours

Required asap

Grade 4 SCP 5 (£12.18 per hour)

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Ellowes Hall School are recruiting for a Lettings Assistant on a casual contract. The position will cover one evening shift and one weekend shift predominantly on a Sunday and Monday, however flexibility to cover other Lettings staff during absence and holidays will be required.

Our lettings operate within the following hours:

Mondays – 3.30pm until 9.30pm

Tuesdays – 3.30pm until 9.30pm

Wednesday - 3.30pm until 9.30pm

Thursday - 3.30pm until 9.30pm

Friday - 3.30pm until 9.30pm

Saturdays – 8.00am – 2.00pm

Sundays – 8.00am – 2.00pm

The successful candidate will be working with the Lettings Officer to manage the day to day delivery of Facilities Hire. To undertake day to day work associated with the sports activity programmes and general maintenance / care of all equipment and facilities at the School.

Experience and Skills

·        An understanding of sports, leisure/recreation and the associated user groups.

·        To have a polite, friendly, professional, respectful and flexible approach to work and to be customer focused

·        Demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

·        Be flexible regarding working hours and demonstrate punctuality, excellent attendance and reliability.

·        Be enthusiastic in the promotion of standards of Health & Safety and cleanliness within and the grounds of the letting facilities and school site.

You will need to be;

•          To be reliable, punctual and have excellent attendance

•          Possess a flexible and adaptable approach to working patterns and job task

•          Observe safe working practices in carrying out the required duties.

•          Team player, personable, emotionally intelligent with a sense of humour

Experience:

Previous experience of working in a school or education setting or a similar role would be desirable but not essential.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis; shortlisted candidates will be offered an interview and should a successful appointment be made, the advert will be closed and candidates informed.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024 – KCSIE 2024

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide 

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.