To ensure that the school site is safe, secure and ready for use throughout its opening times, delivering an excellent environment for teaching and learning for our students and staff. Security and Safeguarding**: Minimise loss or damage to school property and protect the overall security of the site. Act as a key holder, responding to emergency call-outs as required. Open and secure the school premises daily, ensuring all occupants have vacated, windows and doors are locked, and electrical equipment is switched off. Monitor CCTV and provide footage to senior staff as required. Ensure the school's boundary is maintained securely and areas without supervision are kept secure. Maintenance and Cleaning**: Carry out maintenance work, including repairs on buildings, fixtures, fittings, and grounds. Proactively check and address the cleanliness and tidiness of the site, including litter picking, sweeping, and cleaning toilets. Use appropriate systems to ensure work is acted upon in accordance with standard operating procedures. Respond to routine emergencies and undertake appropriate repairs. Carry out decoration and improvement work as directed. Undertake cleaning duties, including sweeping grounds, emptying bins, removing graffiti, and cleaning windows, spills, and bodily fluids. Health and Safety Regulations**: Follow health and safety regulations throughout the site. Stay up to date on health and safety policies and attend training courses. Carry out security and health and safety checks in accordance with regulations. Be familiar with fire evacuation procedures and take necessary steps during evacuations. Undertake required training such as manual handling and ladder use. Porterage**: Provide a responsive porterage service for moving equipment and furniture. Set up and clear venues for assemblies, meetings, performances, events, exams, and lettings. Ensure classrooms are ready for lessons after layout changes. Ensure the school site is clean and suitable for use by lettings. Deliver parcels to recipients, following appropriate procedures. General Responsibilities**: Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the school. Take the lead on specific areas of the site team's responsibilities as directed. Communicate effectively and professionally with students, staff, Governors, visitors, and contractors. Promote and ensure the health and safety of students, staff, and visitors. Undertake fire marshal and first aid duties as required. Actively engage in professional development and the school CPD program. Attend and participate in meetings as required. Treat all users of the school with courtesy and consideration. Present a positive personal image and comply with the dress code.
Qualifications**: Essential: Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English at grade C or above, or proven high-level literacy and numeracy skills at an equivalent level. Desirable: First Aid at Work qualification (full course not appointed person course) or willingness to obtain. Knowledge**: Essential: An understanding of the need for, and ability to maintain a secure environment. An understanding of the importance of safeguarding, informed by the DfE's Keeping Children Safe in Education document, the school's Safeguarding Policy, the Prevent Agenda, and of how the role contributes to the safeguarding work of the school. Ability to be innovative in approach in order to seek continued improvement. Wide working knowledge of Health and Safety. Willingness to participate in development and training opportunities. An understanding of building maintenance requirements and ability to undertake repairs quickly and effectively. Skills**: Essential: Excellent attention to detail and high standards. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing both within school and outside. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels whilst demonstrating a flexible approach. Ability to prioritise and organise own workload and work on own initiative. Ability to maintain accurate records and filing systems. Ability to work under pressure and ensure that deadlines are met. Ability to carry out cleaning functions to a high level and operate appropriate machinery. Desirable: Good IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets and databases, electronic diary, and email. Experience**: Essential: Experience of site work in a school or similar environment. Experience of working within a team environment and the flexibility that this may at times require. Desirable: Experience of working in a customer service role. First Aid experience.
Reasons to work at Haydon school :
All teaching staff get a laptop; Two-week October half-term holiday; More generous upper pay scale; Automatic pay progression up the main teaching pay scale; High potential for career progression; Department offices; Only one directed meeting per week; Meeting free weeks spaced out throughout the year and an encouragement to leave work early; Flexible personalised CPD programme; Subsidies for appropriate academic studies; Discounted on site nursery places; Staff social events; Free on site flu vaccinations; Long service award -Enjoy a well deserved day off with full pay during term time; Free subscription to the Employee Assistance Programme for individual advice/counselling; Free access to the Education Support Partnership for advice on work and personal matters; Flexible working opportunities. Approx. 20% of teachers are part-time. Family friendly Leave of Absence policy; Balanced and well planned calendar - deadlines and parents evenings are well spaced out; Only three data drops per year group per year and no written reports; Email curfew (no evening, weekend and holiday emails); Wide variety of extracurricular activities; Opportunity to accompany students on trips in UK and abroad; Working area in staff room with computers and printers; Ample car parking on site; Free tea and coffee; Photocopiers in all subject areas; Use of apps to reduce workload and increase collaborative sharing e.g. Satchel, SAMpeople, Google Drive; Centralised data analysis department; Support with exams - the school will pay exam fees and allow the exam to be taken at the school; Receipt of personal deliveries to school; Wellbeing awareness days; Induction days for all teaching staff before starting work; ECTs all have a subject specialist mentor and a teacher buddy; Annual staff survey Sabbatical and career break leave policy; Staff garden; Access to a well-equipped gym; Non graded lesson observations; Discounted membership at nearby Gym and Leisure Centre; Opportunity to lead whole school projects; Governor afternoon tea events for staff feedbackNot specified in the document)*
- The post holder will be based within the Site Office but will be required to work throughout the site, including outside, in the “void” spaces under the school, boiler rooms, cleaning cupboards, the roofs, and other locations, taking appropriate safety steps.
- The post will involve physical activity including cleaning, maintenance, lifting, and manual handling.
- This is an all-year-round post. The post holder is required to work 37 hours per week between 7.00 am and 11 pm Monday to Sunday (shift work Monday to Sunday – two days of the shift will always be on Saturday and Sunday, remaining three days will vary in line with work requirements), with an hour for lunch, to be taken according to the lunchtime rota.
- The post holder is required to work on all INSET days.
- The post holder should expect to take the majority of their annual leave outside of school holidays as these are particularly busy periods for maintenance, building, cleaning, and decoration works.
- The post holder is required to hold an enhanced DBS disclosure.
- The post holder will be expected to work to deadlines as they arise and have the ability to prioritize, including responding appropriately to emergencies.
- The post holder is expected to adhere to all school policies and procedures.
- Communications and working relationships:
- Work closely with other staff and deliver excellent customer service to all school staff.
- Build excellent working relationships with external stakeholders and students.
- Innovation (decision-making and creativity):
- Work independently and manage workload.
- Respond flexibly to unscheduled problems.
- Use initiative to identify issues requiring resolution.
- Adapt to changing school priorities.
- Develop new skills and working methods to respond to changing school needs.
- Be flexible with working hours to meet school needs, such as supporting whole school events.
- Safeguarding:
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
- Report any concerns about the safety or welfare of children to the Line Manager or Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer. TPBN1_UKTJ
Site Technician - Apprentice in London employer: Haydon School
Haydon School is an excellent employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment where creativity thrives. Located in North West London, we prioritise the wellbeing and professional development of our staff, providing ample opportunities for growth and engagement within our dedicated Pastoral Team. Join us to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people in a community that values passion and commitment.
