Site Services Assistant
Salary: APT&C Scale 3, Year round, £27,030-£27,438 (£15,016 pro rota)
Hours:
- Mon-Fri: 6:30am-10:30am
Forest Alliance of Nursery Schools (FANS) are seeking to appoint a Site Services Assistant to work across our federation of Outstanding Nursery Schools. The candidate must have a ‘can do’ attitude to work in a Nursery environment and be prepared to work across both sites.
Experience in school caretaking/cleaning is useful, but not essential. Proven cleaning and handyperson skills are essential as is commitment to sustainability.
We would expect you to maintain very high standards in the upkeep and improvement of our school sites and to enjoy contributing to an excellent eco friendly working environment for pupils, staff and animals.
The post-holder will be a key holder must be committed to work across the federation at both our nursery school sites, between the hours of early mornings and late evening and committed to working weekends when needed.
It is essential that you have a flexible approach, a high degree of motivation and be fully committed to working in a busy school environment. You will be required to show initiative and promote a positive image of the site through your work keeping our school clean and tidy.
Further information about the school can be found at web links: www.fans.waltham.sch.uk
We are committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of appointment is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service Scheck (DBS) and references will be taken up prior to interviews.
All completed application forms should be returned via email to: admin@fans.waltham.sch.uk
Closing Date: 25th February 2024
Shortlisiting/Interviews: w/b 4th March 2024
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy