General Site Assistant

What skills and experience we're looking for

The General Site Assistant works under the direction of the Premises Manager to ensure the school site is safe, secure, and well maintained for all users.

Duties include setting up rooms for activities, moving furniture and equipment, carrying out routine compliance checks, and undertaking general maintenance and minor repairs. The postholder is a keyholder and is responsible, as part of the site team, for the locking of the school and maintaining site security.

What the school offers its staff

Parkstone is pleased to be able to offer all staff members:

Core Benefits

• A contributory pension scheme relevant to your role (including access to Teacher and Local Government Schemes).
• Occupational sick pay.
• Tailored Continuous Professional Development (CPD) through the South Central Teaching Hub.
• Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - confidential support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7 covering a wide range of issues, such as: Legal Information, Bereavement Support and Online CBT among much more.
• All staff are entitled to a ‘Golden Day’ once a year – a paid day off or part time equivalent.
• Specsavers voucher for eye test and amount towards glasses if needed for DSE use.
• Four additional non-teaching days throughout the year, allowing for department planning time.
• Two disaggregated INSET days, allowing for an earlier finish at the end of the Summer term.
• Free Yoga and Pilates sessions throughout the term.
• Termly Staff Wellbeing and Workload groups to raise and solve issues.

Flexible Benefits

• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligibility to join The Blue Light Card discount scheme

Commitment to safeguarding

Parkstone Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The school is also committed to a policy of equal opportunity.