Site Services Officer

** SITE SERVICES OFFICER
**** Charter Academy
**** Salary
- Grade 4 - £26,846 - £30,515 (full time equivalent) plus shift allowance (where applicable),
**** Hours- 37 hours per week
**** Working a split shift pattern:

- ** Monday to Thursday
07:00 – 10:3014:30 – 18:30

Friday
07:00 – 10:1514:30 – 18:15

Would you like to make a difference to the young people in our school by ensuring our premises are the best that they can be?

Our Site Services Officer is key to the effective running of the school. This role is varied and involves providing a quick response to general maintenance calls, manual handling and lifting, janitorial, monitoring and security duties.

The role will require driving a minibus and therefore the successful candidate will need to have held a driving license for at least 2 years.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Site Services Officer who has a ‘can do’ attitude who ideally will have experience of repairs and maintenance with in a similar environment.

As part of our staff professional development, we offer relevant training which provides the opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge for this role.

We are seeking someone who is willing to go the extra mile to make a difference to the children at our school, the flexibility to be part of a great team, and the problem-solving skills to resolve situations as they arise, with the support of the Trust Estates Manager and Head of Estates
** We will play to your strengths and can offer you:*
* • A range of benefits which include cycle to work, free parking and an employee discount scheme.
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition.
• Annual Staff Conference for all staff across the Trust.

We are proud to be part of Castle Phoenix Trust. This facilitates an opportunity to play to your strengths and provide excellent collaboration between colleagues and leaders, access to effective CPD and the chance to develop professionally. The Trust is committed to invest in and develop all staff and, most importantly, bring about the best possible outcomes for our students who deserve the very best.

Our Trust values are really important to all of us and include Respect to All, From All, Innovation and Collaboration.

We welcome visits to the school for you to take a tour and to have the opportunity to find out more about the role. Please contact Ian Houghton with any enquiries regarding the role or to arrange a visit.
** Final date to receive applications:
**** Closing date:
Midday Thursday 8 October 2026
**** Interview date: w/c 12 October 2026
*** We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
** Previous applicants need not apply.
** Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026.
** These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.*###

Attachments Charter Academy
- Applicant PackCHP
- Site Services Officer JD
- September 2026### Safeguarding Statement:
** Safeguarding
* * Staff are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk, use resources and protect students, who they are responsible for or in contact with, from discrimination and avoidable harm. All staff, where paid or voluntary, have a duty to keep young people safe and to protect them from harm. When an individual accepts a role that involves working with children and young people they need to understand acknowledge that the responsibilities and trust are inherent to that role.

There will be a requirement that staff observe their obligations in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding procedure and report any concerns in accordance with the procedure to the appropriate person.