Job Description

THE STANWAY SCHOOL

SITE AND LETTINGS ASSISTANT

Pay Range: Local Government Scale 3

Actual Salary from: £6,030 - £6,125 (Points 5-6)

Start Date: 6th January 2025

The Role

We are seeking to appoint a Caretaker/Lettings assistant to join our site team in providing a high level of service to The Stanway School community and to be responsible for carrying out a range of facilities duties including security, supervision of the site, cleaning, maintenance and porterage. A can do attitude and an ability to prioritise tasks are essential. Excellent customer service skills would be advantageous.

This post is 9 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year

Proposed Hours: Saturdays 9 hours: 8.30 am - 6:00 pm

Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Security inc locking up after lettings in the evening (training will be provided)
• General caretaking duties
• General maintenance work
• General porterage work
• Health & Safety
• Working as part of the site team providing a clean and safe environment for students and staff

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

We're looking for you if you have:

• Self-motivation and initiative whilst also being able to work under instruction
• Excellent timekeeping
• Experience of caretaking and/or buildings maintenance and security
• Ability to undertake DIY tasks
• Good knowledge of security, heating plant and other building systems
• Good understanding of health and safety

Why work for The Sigma Trust, The Stanway School?

We can offer you:

• A Competitive Salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

Employee benefits include:

• Excellent pension scheme
• A Health Cash Plan
• Free membership to Perkbox, offering discounts and savings
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential advice
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care plan
• Annual free flu vaccination
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Eligible for Blue Light Card

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

Additional Information:

For additional information about the Trust and this school, please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2l6188bnbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDQxfDY0MTkwOHwxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDM1OTc2MDF8MA%3d%3d?i=tU6Gs6aE%2bcw%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV's and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

• Closing date: Midnight Thursday 5th December
• Shortlisting date: Friday 6th December
• Interviewing date: Wednesday 11th December

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

Information about the School

About The Stanway School The Stanway School is a heavily over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school with over 1,300 students currently on roll, the vast majority of whom live in Stanway and the surrounding villages to the west of Colchester. The school is a specialist school in Humanities and Maths & Computing. We have undertaken a huge rebuilding programme and the Creative Arts block, the latest phase of our expansion project, opened in September 2018. By 2021, all year groups will be full with 280 students following this expansion of the school buildings. This is an exciting time to join an already successful school that is looking to continually improve practice: staff are enthusiastic and many take part in voluntary research groups into key areas of school life; students are well-behaved and achieve results above expectation; the culture of the school is calm and purposeful. In March 2012 The Stanway School converted to an academy and in September 2016 joined the newly formed Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools located in North East Essex covering both Colchester and Tendring.

Jonathan Bland Headteacher The Stanway School

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.