About this Role
Required as soon as possible
Hours per week: 20.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - MORNINGS ONLY
Hours of work: Monday to Thursday, 6.30am to 11am and Friday, 6.30am to 9am
Actual Salary: £15,111 - £16,367 (Grade 6, Points 7-12) Meridian Trust Support Salary Scale
We have a great opportunity for areliable, dedicated part-time Site Officer to join our supportive, friendlyteam at Downham Feoffees Primary Academy. This post involves a regular morning shift atthe school unlocking the schoolbuilding plus general maintenance and upkeep of the school site. There may be an element of out of hours work, onoccasions. Proficient ICT skills wouldbe an advantage as a variety of computerised software packages are used to manage health and safety compliance.
The opportunity
- Part-time, morning only hours which offer greater flexibility around other commitments
- Working as part of a friendly team in conjunction with other Trust site staff
- Regular training/professional development to develop new skills
The ideal candidate
- Has some experience of working in a maintenance role
- Has knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work
- Possesses proficient ICT skills to manage software packages e.g. 'IAMCompliant'
- Dedicated and reliable approach and can work under own initiative
- Maintains high professional standards
- Has an understanding of safeguarding and child protection
Benefitsof working for us include:
- Free on-site parking
- Eyecare vouchers
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free tea and coffee making facilities
- Generous sick pay and annual leave
DownhamFeoffees Primary Academy is a happy and hardworking school and we are proud to be based in Little Downham. Our aim is to ensure that the children flourish in each community that they belong to - their family, school and wider. Everyone at Downham Feoffees works together as a team to teach and to learn. Downham Feoffees is proud of the part it plays within our localcommunity and values the hard work and support provided by parents/carers andtheir families, plus the Friends of Downham Feoffees (FODA) and our AcademyCouncil. We enjoy a close partnership with The Lantern Primary School, situated close by in Ely, and benefit from working as a team across the two sites.
About Meridian Trust
Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formedin 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts inthe country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-qualityeducational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridiancurrently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire,Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantasticbenefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are notlimited to:-
- Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allowyou to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing
- Opportunities to jump start your career in teachingthrough our dedicated Initial Teacher Training team (ITT)
- Support for mental health and wellbeing through ourEmployee Assistance Programme and other resources
- Cycle to work scheme
- Defined local government pension scheme
- Healthcare benefits including free eye testvouchers and flu vaccinations
- Free on-site parking
- Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everydayessentials to holidays
Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd November 2026 by 9am
Interviews will be held during the week of 2nd November 2026
Meridian Trust reserves the right to close theapplications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusionand equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals areencouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexualorientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff andvolunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject topre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure &Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
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