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Premises Officer
Our Lady& St Benedict Catholic Academy
Required to start as soon as possible.
Actual salary: £16,411 - £17,857. Starting point negotiable, dependent upon experience. Inflationary rise for April 2024 yet to be agreed but expected to be in line with inflation. This will be back dated 1st April 2024 if not agreed by that date. An estimate for this pay award has not been included in the salary range quoted.
The Governors at Our Lady & St Benedict’s are looking to appoint a Premises Officer to work amongst our school’s small and committed staff team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance and security of the school premises and site, ensuring a safe environment. Experience of working in a school environment is preferred but absolutely not essential, There are a lot of transferrable skills from maintenance roles in other sectors.
Your main responsibilities will be to work with our Principal & Academy Manager to provide a safe and secure environment for the school.
The successful candidate will require the ability to communicate effectively with a wide audience including all school staff, external contractors, as well as the wider community. A flexible and practical approach, and a 'can do' attitude would also be desirable.
Our new Premises Officer will:
- Ensure that buildings and the site are secure, including during out of school hours and take remedial action when required
- Act as the designated key holder for the premises
- Undertake minor repairs (i.e. not requiring qualified craftsperson) and maintenance of building and site
- Be a strong team player
- Have good communication skills at all levels
- Have good interpersonal skills
We can offer you:
- A welcoming and friendly school with well-motivated staff
- Dedicated and committed team members
- A supportive Governing Body
- A strong commitment to your professional development
- A positive environment in which to develop your own ideas and initiatives
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days annual leave upon completion of 5 years continuous service. For annual leave purposes we honour service from other schools and academies.
- Very lucrative Local Government defined benefit pension scheme.
The post will be offered on a Catholic Education Service Contract. Our Lady & St Benedict are part of The Newman Catholic Collegiate. The Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all of its employees to share this commitment. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions. Shortlisted candidates will also be subject to an online check
Application forms are available to download from the school website www.ourladyandstbenedict.co.uk
Dates for interviews to be confirmed.
No applications will be accepted after 12 o’clock, midday on Friday12th April 2024. Please return completed application packs to Kerry Howard, Academy Manager, khoward@olsbprimary.org.uk
