Job Title: General Maintenance Operative
Location: Hammersmith
Salary: £28,000 per annum, dependant on experience
Job Type: Permanent, full time
The School:
St Paul’s Girls’ School is one of the country’s leading independent schools for girls aged 11-18, with approximately 800 students. It is an extraordinary school, offering a classical yet forward-thinking education, rooted in a love of academic discovery and enriched by a broad co-curricular programme, nurturing wellbeing provision and a strong commitment to partnerships and community initiatives. Aspirations and achievements go well beyond what one would normally expect from a school, making St Paul’s Girls’ School an exciting, lively, and stimulating place in which to work.
Students want to make a difference, and many go on to roles tackling some of the greatest challenges facing people and planet. Respect for environmental sustainability is expected of all staff, both in terms of minimising use of resources in daily operations and supporting the school’s aim of preparing students fully for life and work in the mid-21st century.
About the role:
- St Paul’s Girls’ School is looking to appoint a General Maintenance Operative to join the Estates team. The Estates team is responsible for all infrastructure and maintenance of school buildings and grounds.
- The estate comprises the main school site, swimming pool, sports site, and residential properties. The maintenance team is currently made up of the Maintenance Manager and four other maintenance staff, some of whom have a specialist trade while some provide general maintenance support.
- We are looking for an experienced Maintenance operative for the school. The environment is a busy one, with lots of variety and plenty of opportunity to develop your skills.
- You would need to have a willingness to learn; the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team; a flexible approach to work and working hours and to have a good mix of general repair/maintenance work experience. The maintenance team also works closely with the grounds team and with caretakers.
- We are undergoing a significant estates development programme, the first phase of which has been completed with a new sixth form and classroom building, drama studio, a new sports pavilion and maintenance building. We have now commenced phase 2 of the programme which extends over the next four years. This is therefore an exciting time to join the team and they will contribute to the projects to ensure that school requirements and the site’s capability work in harmony.
St Paul’s Girls’ School is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and overseas police checks
St Paul’s Girls’ School is a “registered body” under the Police Act 1997 because employment here involves access to children under the age of 18. This post will require an enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) before we can confirm an offer of employment. Unless you are a member of the DBS Update Service you will need to apply for a new disclosure, even if you already hold one. Former members of staff who are not on the Update Service who re-join us also require fresh disclosures, unless less than three months have passed between their leaving and their re-employment date. If you have lived or worked abroad for a period of 3 months or more during the past 10 years you will also need to provide appropriate paperwork, such as a police certificate of good conduct, from the countries you have lived in.
Safeguarding guidelines
The post-holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with our child protection policy statement at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children at St Paul’s Girls’ School, they must report any concerns to our safeguarding designated lead or to the High Mistress.
Closing date: Thursday 29 June 2023, 12pm
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Landscape Gardener, Landscape Operative, Experienced Groundworker, Landscape, Landscaper, Garden, Grounds, Ground Maintenance Operative, Garden Project Management, Grounds Worker, Grounds maintenance team members may also be considered for this role.
