Evening Assistant Caretaker

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, pro-active, and hardworking Evening Assistant Caretaker, to join our school as part of the site team to support the school facility lettings. The successful candidate will additionally contribute to the safety, appearance and upkeep of the school. The role is for 25 hours per week, with flexibility around the Saturday hours and the potential for increased hours as our lettings expand. This position is 52 weeks per year, however, there will be school closure over the Christmas period where you will be expected to take annual leave.

The successful candidate will be involved in the after-school lettings, be the point of contact for the hirers and resolving any issues that may arise. They will also be responsible for locking the school site at the end of the day, and will also undertake general caretaking duties including cleaning, maintenance and security of the site and will work under the direction of our Site Manager.

The successful candidates will need to have:

· Enthusiasm for maintaining a school environment to a high standard to support children's learning.

· The ability to use your own initiative, be able to prioritise your workload and work effectively as part of a team that looks after the safety and welfare of the site.

· Good DIY skills.

· A physical fitness to undertake some heavy lifting, moving, and handling.

· A willingness to participate in training and development.

Thames Park Secondary School opened in September 2020 in Thurrock and moved to our state-of-the-art facilities in 2022 in north Grays. Thames Park Secondary Schoolaims to provide an outstanding education for all its students. We have a strong focus on digital education running throughout our curriculum and are passionate about making our learning both exciting and memorable.

We have a clear set of co-operative values; self-help, self-responsibility, equity, equality, democracy and solidarity. These values underpin everything we do. These values are not just words but help to create the"Thames Park Way."

Our school was judged to be "good" in all areas by Ofsted. The report states that "Pupils are proud of their school" and "In lessons, they show commitment to learning and work hard".The report states that "The positive ethos at the school is valued and pupils contribute towards this in the way they behave and the way in which they take on positions of leadership", at Thames Park, students "capably take responsibility to lead". The report goes on to describe how Thames Park has "a positive learning atmosphere" and how "pupils conduct themselves maturely".The report also states that "Staff enable pupils to consider and discuss the personal issues faced in adult life".

We are a school which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive co-educational comprehensive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. We measure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. Thames Park is already a great place to teach and learn and we have many strengths including

· Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament

· Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues

· Knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education

Thames Park Secondary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trustis a Multi-Academy Trust, withtwelve member schoolswithin Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

What the school can offer:

Relocation package of up to£8,000where applicable, for new employeesrentingorbuyinga property
· Support from highly experienced SLT members and the wider trust network

· Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance

· Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools

· Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust

· Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme

· Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff

· Recognised National Conditions of Service

· Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme