Site Assistant - The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership

ATLP Site Assistant

£18,562 to £20,493 pa FTE (actual salary £10,033 to £11,077 pa)

Hours per week: 20 per week, all year round

Contract Type: Permanent

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership

Kittoe Road

Sutton Coldfield

B74 4RZ

Telephone Number: 0121 323 2221

Email Address: recruitment@atlp.org.uk

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

 The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing 5 secondary schools, 11 primary schools, a Teaching School, and School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. Our schools are based in North Birmingham, Tamworth, Lichfield and North Warwickshire. A further secondary school and 2 primary schools have submitted applications to join ATLP during the next 12 months.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Site Assistant to support our Operations & Estates team with a wide range of site, health and safety and estates functions in our schools.

The successful candidates will undertake general site maintenance and cleaning duties, including responding to emergencies and maintaining security at ATLP school sites, as directed by the ATLP Operations and Estates Team.

Providing an effective and efficient Operations & Estates support service must be a key priority for the successful candidate.

Experience in an education setting is not essential. Most importantly, you will need to demonstrate relevant skills and experience, resilience, and interpersonal skills. You should have excellent communication skills as you will be liaising with a wide range of staff across the Trust on a daily basis.

The successful applicant may be required to work at any establishment which forms part of the Learning Partnership, whether current or future, on a temporary or permanent basis, according to the needs of the Learning Partnership as part of our Learning Partnership arrangements.

Own transport, with business insurance, is essential and appropriate car mileage will be paid for additional travel where appropriate.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

Closing Date: 1 October 2021, 9am

Date of Interview: To be confirmed

For enquires about the role please contact Michelle Doughty, Director of Operations and Estates on 0121 323 1133 or 07976 516098

Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview earlier and withdraw the advert if a suitable candidate is appointed.

Applications forms and further information can be obtained from ATLP website

You can also download an application pack

Completed application forms should be emailed to: recruitment@atlp.org.uk

Despite the challenges we face, recruitment will continue for all ATLP vacancies over the coming weeks. We continue to adhere to the government guidance during the national lockdown, we will use a range of virtual platforms to conduct online interviews and other activities where appropriate in a timely manner. Informal discussions prior to applying for

roles are warmly welcomed. We continue to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and robust safer recruitment practices remain in place.

Please note we do not accept CV’s; applications will only be considered if received on an ATLP application form.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.