Job Introduction
Poole Grammar School Website
For: GENERAL SITE ASSISTANT
Start date: as soon as possible
Salary: Grade A, Point 3 (£24,027)
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In this role, the post holder will be responsible to the Site Manager. Actual annual salary: £24,027 Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Varied hours between 7am to 8pm with some locking and unlocking of premises during the week and occasional weekends. Working weeks: 52 Paid weeks: 52 Further details about the school can be found on the school website: www.poolegrammar.com The responsibilities of the postholder will include the following areas: |
Health, safety and safeguarding |
The post holder must: - fully abide by the school’s safeguarding policy;
- fully abide by the staff Code of Conduct and any applicable health & safety, cyber-security and risk management policies.
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Main job purpose: |
The post holder must: - work under the direction of the Site Manager to ensure that the school’s buildings, site and furnishings are safe, secure and maintained to Health & Safety standards and to the expected standards of the Governing Body.
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Main responsibilities and duties: |
The post holder must: - Under the direction of the Site Manager, provide caretaking, maintenance and cleaning services as required.
- Arrange and/or carry out the movement of furniture and equipment within the site, and assist with general porterage duties, including the distribution of items delivered to the school site.
- Ensure the school grounds remain tidy and that equipment is kept in good order. This may include cleaning external drains and gullies, and picking litter.
- Ensure that spillages are dealt with quickly and appropriately.
- Ensure all allocated equipment and materials are stored safely in order to prevent accidents/misuse.
- Issue soap, toilet rolls, paper towels and other such items as required by the school.
- Support the Site manager in the day-to-day operational responsibility for all security activity within the site. This will include some responsibility for opening and closing site during the week and on occasional weekends.
- Assist the Site Manager in managing various out-of-hours work on evenings and weekends, when related to school activities.
- Monitor cleaning standards, reporting any problems or issues where appropriate.
- Be aware of Health & Safety issues around the site and work in accordance with safe practice and within Health & Safety legislation.
- Respect any and all confidential information.
- Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time, commensurate with the level of the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.
- Comply with all decisions, policies and standing orders of the school.
- Comply with any relevant Statutory requirements, including Equal Opportunities legislation, the Health & Safety at Work Act and the Data Protection Act.
- Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school’s agreed procedure.
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What you need to do |
Please visit www.poolegrammar.com/work-for-us and complete the online application form.
Once submitted, you will receive an acknowledgement email. CVs will be accepted in addition to the above but will not be accepted on their own. Online application forms are preferred but a PDF and Word version of the application form is available to download from our website. This can be emailed to the HR Department at pgshrdept@poolegrammar.com Please note, if you use the PDF application form and are using an Apple Mac, please make sure that this is not completed in preview mode as it will not save correctly. If you have any questions regarding the application process or have not received your acknowledgment email, please contact the HR Department. |
Dates |
Closing date for applications: 18 January 2026 Interviews: week commencing: 19 January 2026 We encourage early applications and reserve the right to interview early, for the right candidate. |
Safeguarding and equal opportunities |
Poole Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS application. Poole Grammar School also promotes equal opportunities for its workforce. We look forward to receiving your application. With thanks, Katie Etheridge, Headteacher 17 December 2025 |
