Job Introduction
Job Title: Senior School Site Assistant
Location: Hollywater School
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year
Role Purpose
The School Site Assistant plays a key role in ensuring the school environment is safe, secure, clean, and well maintained to support pupils with special educational needs. The post holder will undertake a wide range of site, maintenance, and safety duties, working closely with the Compliance Manager to respond to reactive maintenance needs, carry out regular site checks, support specialist facilities, and ensure effective procurement of site-related equipment and materials.
Key Responsibilities
Site Maintenance and Reactive Repairs
- Carry out reactive maintenance tasks as directed by the Compliance Manager and record within the site log.
- Undertake minor repairs and maintenance across the school site, including fixtures, fittings, furniture, and outdoor areas.
- Cleaning up spills and accidents during the school day as required.
- Note and report to Compliance Manager all building and fabric defects, initiate and monitor repairs.
- Operate the school heating, lighting, water and ventilation systems ensuring they are maintained to the correct standard.
- Ensure all tools and machinery relevant to management of the site is serviced and maintained.
Site Checks, Safety and Compliance
- Carry out regular, ad hoc and Health & Safety site checks as directed by the Compliance Manager, including internal and external inspections.
- Take immediate action where necessary to make areas safe and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Responsible for locking up and securing the school site at the end of each day.
- Ensure that all fencing and gates are secure and monitor perimeter fencing status
Supervision of Contractors
- Obtain quotes and arrange site visits by contractors as required
- Manage contractors on site, ensuring all health and safety requirements are adhered to.
- Report defects to term contractor, follow up on requests and monitor repairs.
- Liaise with all relevant HCC technical support staff.
- Manage and maintain records in line with HCC and legislative requirements e.g. safety and personal records.
Support to School Operations
- Assist with the setup and clear-down of rooms and areas for school activities, events, and specialist use.
- Provide practical support to teaching and support staff to maintain safe and suitable learning environments.
- Respond promptly and professionally to urgent site issues that may impact pupil safety or school operations.
- Ensure waste is collected and assembled for collection.
- Assemble, move, remove items (boxes/packages) used or delivered as required, to facilitate School operations
Working in a Special School Environment
- Demonstrate awareness of the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
- Work in a calm, flexible, and sensitive manner within a busy school environment.
- Maintain a high level of vigilance to ensure the safety and wellbeing of pupils at all times.
Professional Conduct and Development
- Work within the school’s policies and procedures, including health and safety, safeguarding, confidentiality, and the Code of Conduct.
- Take responsibility for own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by site activities.
- Participate in training and professional development, including specialist training relevant to site safety and hydrotherapy facilities.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Compliance Manager.
Role Flexibility
The school values flexibility and adaptability. The duties of the Site Assistant may evolve in response to operational needs, which include minibus driving.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
