Senior Site Officer

Scale SO1, £35,577 - £36,567 per annum

Full-time, permanent contract; 36 hours per week

Start date: January 2025

We are seeking to appoint a proactive and well-organised Senior Site Officer to work across both our Primary and Secondary sites from January 2025.

George Mitchell School is aspiring to be an outstanding school, and we welcome colleagues who want to join us, and our students, on that journey. Behaviour for learning is very good, and there is an enthusiastic emphasis on good outcomes for our students who hail from a richly diverse area, with many ethnic groups and languages represented. This, along with our brand new buildings and large outside spaces make George Mitchell a fantastic place to work.

We are very much a community school at the heart of a local neighbourhood, and we provide a haven in which our children feel safe, valued and happy. Each child at George Mitchell is special and we do our utmost to ensure that each student is given every opportunity to learn and succeed.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Site Officer with strong people skills who can lead our small Site Team in their work across both our sites, while also liaising with our Business Leader, external contractors, and the school community as a whole.

With a strong working knowledge of relevant procedures, policies and codes of practice, they will show dedication to maintaining and continually improving the internal and external environment of the school in order to create the best possible conditions for learning and teaching.

Why work at George Mitchell?

·        George Mitchell is within walking distance from Leyton underground and Leyton Midland station and has dedicated onsite parking.

·        We are an all through school which creates the unique opportunity to work across phases which is great for professional development. 

·        We are a small school with 4 form entry at secondary and 2 form entry at primary. The size of each year group means that staff get to know individual students and their families really well and form excellent relationships. 

·        The school has a ‘community’ feel built on excellent relationships between all staff. Staff turnover is low and wellbeing good.

·        Our students benefit from new buildings and improved facilities. 

·        Our focus is on ensuring that every child gets the very best education possible. Our reputation is dependent on the happiness and achievements of all our pupils, which is reflected in our school.

Completed application forms should be returned to helena.culliney@georgemitchellschool.co.uk  by 9am on Tuesday 26th November. Please note that we cannot accept CVs.

Interviews to be held during the following week.

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. For more information, please contact Helena Culliney, HR Officer on 020 8539 6198 or e-mail helena.culliney@georgemitchellschool.co.uk