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Grounds Maintenance Assistant - Full-time

Valence School, Westerham

  • Ref:KCC886-7021-167S
  • Posted:16/01/2023
  • Pay:£23,148 actual gross p.a. (£12.00 per hour)
  • Start Date:To be confirmed
  • App Close Date:29/01/2023 at 23:45
  • Interviews:09/02/2023

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GROUNDS MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT

40 hours per week - All Year Round

08.00-16.30 (flexibility around hours required)

£23,148 actual gross p.a. (£12.00 per hour)

Benefits include a generous pension scheme & life cover, retail discounts, training opportunities , well-being sessions and free on-site parking

As the Grounds Maintenance Assistant you will join a growing, friendly team responsible for 40 acres of beautiful grounds with meadows, lakes and woodland.  You will support the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor & Facilities team to ensure the delivery of a safe and secure environment that is maintained and developed for all students, staff and visitors and ensure that all facilities are kept to a high standard of repair and appearance. 

You will have experience of grounds maintenance and be able to meet the physical demands of the post.  You will develop and maintain good working relationships, be pro-active and have a reliable attitude.  You must also have a full, clean driving licence for this post.

Valence School is a KCC Foundation residential and day Special School for children and young people with physical disabilities, complex medical needs and associated learning and communication difficulties.  We are part of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KsENT).

For applications details please visit www.valenceschool.com > work for us or contact the HR team on 01959 567841 or vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

Application closing date: 29 January 2023

Interview date: 9 February 2023

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We value diversity and promote equality for all. 

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates.  The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act) 

Information about the school

We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 250 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.

Valence School is a supportive environment and a rewarding place to work, and whether working directly with our students or in a school support role, every member of staff participates in enabling our students to learn and to aspire to achieve meaningful independence.

We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust (KsENT), a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools.

The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.

The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01959 565046

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.