Site Assistant

The Role

Do you have experience in maintenance work and looking for your next role? If so, this vacancy might be what you are looking for.

We are looking to recruit a Site Assistant, to start as soon as possible, to be based at The Coleshill School in Coleshill, Birmingham.

As a Site Assistant, you will have a positive approach to planned and reactive site duties to support all school maintenance needs and health and safety requirements. You will have an understanding of general maintenance work, site security, cleaning, health and safety and safeguarding, however training will be provided. You will be joining a growing Operations and Estates team, who will support you in your role and in your development.

Salary:                Grade 2, £22,737 - £24,702 per annum

Hours:                Full time, 37 hours per week, all year round, 10.00am – 6pm Monday to Thursday and 10.30am – 6.00pm Friday



Start Date:        Required as soon as possible

What you will need to succeed

·      To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

·      To be committed to keeping our students safe

·      Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate

·      Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders

·      The passion and commitment to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

·      A relevant qualification where applicable.

What you will get in return

·      Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities through apprenticeships and other routes.

·      A competitive salary

·      An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package

·      Competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme)

·      Professional Development & Wellbeing Days

What you need to do now

To apply for this role please complete an online application form.

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Helen Dickens, Head of Estates, via email helen.dickens@atlp.org.uk or call 07761 516671

Please note we do not accept CV’s; applications will only be considered if received on an ATLP digital application form.

Closing date:   9:00am, Monday 29^th July 2024

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

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation ATLP Safeguarding policy 2023/2024