Site Operative

We are looking for a new member of staff to join our premises team. You will be working alongside a Maintenance Operative, learning the core duties that are required within a large high school environment. These include maintaining the general school premises, furniture and fittings, completing Health and Safety checks, identifying maintenance works that are required, carrying out porterage duties such as moving furniture and equipment around the school, setting up for concerts, meetings, assemblies and clubs, helping to ensure the general upkeep of the school and undertaking decorating, undertaking essential cleaning duties and helping to maintain the security of the school premises.

We are looking for a positive, organised, flexible individual with good communication skills, someone who is able to work individually as well as part of a team and has a desire to continue to learn. Ideally but not essential, you will have NVQ 2 or equivalent or relevant experience working in an estates team.

Our premises team work alternating half termly shift system, the shifts are 37 hours per week and we have an additional rota for non-term time working for school holiday periods. Full details of the shift pattern are detailed in the attached job information book.

Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding features.

We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School and Castle East School. The Trust have also recently welcomed Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market Primary Schools. We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.

Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager or Gemma Garnham, Premises & Compliance Co-Ordinator either at the school on or via email: hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk or ggarnham@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk

Closing date: 9.00 am on Tuesday, 12th November 2024

Interview date: Monday, 18th November 2024

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an enhanced disclosure check.

We are looking for a positive, organised, flexible individual with good communication skills, someone who is able to work individually as well as part of a team and has a desire to continue to learn. Ideally but not essential, you will have NVQ 2 or equivalent or relevant experience working in an estates team.

Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding features.

We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School and Castle East School. The Trust have also recently welcomed Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market Primary Schools. We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.

Our premises team work alternating half termly shift system, the shifts are 37 hours per week and we have an additional rota for non-term time working for school holiday periods. Full details of the shift pattern are detailed in the attached job information book.