Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Heckmondwike Grammar School
Site Maintenance Operative
Do you have experience of building maintenance including plumbing or associated trade, thrive on variety and challenge? Are you enthusiastic, flexible and reliable?
Then this will be the job for you.
We are seeking a hard-working and dedicated Site Maintenance Operative to join our busy Site Team. You will work individually or as part of a team, throughout the school to maintain the school site to a high standard.
We are proud to be Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence 2025, Ranked No 1 in the North of England - The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2025.
If you are interested in this position, then please visit the vacancies section of our
website www.heckgrammar.co.uk/vacancies.
Completed applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@heckgrammar.co.uk.
SALARY
SCP 7-11
£25,584 - £27,269
TERM/HOURS
37 hours
per week
BENEFITS
6.30am to 3.00pm Monday to Thursday,
6.30am to 2.30pm Friday - during term-time.
Working pattern to be confirmed during non-term time.
23 days annual leave (April-March) (increasing to 28 days annual leave after 5 years’ service) + 10 Bank Holidays.
Pension Plan with Local Government Pension Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free On-Site Parking
Free Flu Vaccinations
CLOSING DATE
9am Monday 8th September 2025
Site Maintenance Operative
About Us:
At Heckmondwike Grammar School, our motivation is for our students to enjoy their school days and to become thoughtful, articulate, confident and responsible members of society. In order to achieve this, we rely on our staff to work closely with students, parents and teachers to provide a supportive community, keeping the well-being of our students at the forefront of everything we do.
The Role:
We are looking for a Site Maintenance Operative who will maintain the school site to a high standard and assist the rest of the site staff in the smooth running of the school.
This is an important role in a high achieving grammar school; the post holder must be
extremely reliable, flexible, efficient and effective.
The post holder will be responsible for the opening up of the school sites, ensuring the buildings are ready for the school day, and for the day-to-day maintenance of the school site
ensuring a high standard throughout.
Experience of working independently and in a team is an essential part of the role; as is
working in adverse weather conditions.
The Site Maintenance Operative will work within a dynamic and proactive team with other site operatives under the guidance of the Site Manager.
The right candidate for this post is one who thrives on variety and challenge. On a typical day, the post holder may be setting up events or exams, refurbishing classrooms or other site related duties.
As such, experience of working in a school setting is desirable, but not essential.
Responsibilities:
Specific responsibilities are set out in a detailed job description.
What will you bring to the role?
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skillsAbility to remain calm under pressureDemonstrate a high standard of customer serviceWork well as part of a team, as well as on your own initiativeHonesty and integrityA flexible and open attitude to changeSuitability to work with childrenWhy Should You Apply?
Heckmondwike Grammar School is a unique school, with students who are eager to learn, keen to know more and want to enjoy their educational experiences. It is exceptional in many ways: a very diverse school community that produces results of the highest quality. We work effectively with our young people, really care about them and their futures and have an ultimate success measure of enabling them to proceed to where they want to go.
Excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.
In return, we offer a competitive salary and membership to a Local Government pension scheme.
Protection of children:
Disclosure of criminal background of those with access to children.
All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
Safeguarding Statement:
Heckmondwike Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its
students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Full details regarding our Safeguarding Procedures can be found on our website in the
Safeguarding section, alternatively, please contact Recruitment to obtain a copy.
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