Facilities Apprentice

Apprenticeship salary rates (to be discussed at interview)

Full Time, 37 hours, 52 weeks per year

Fixed term contract 12 months minimum 

Required for ASAP

Rickmansworth School is judged to be an outstanding school (September 2023). We are an 11-18 heavily oversubscribed co-educational partially (35%) selective academy with around 1540 students on roll, increasing to around 1575 students over the next year. Academic results are strong at KS4 and KS5 with the vast majority of students securing their first choice university destinations.

The School is in a very strong, stable financial position with over £6M recently spent on school expansion including a new Sixth-form centre, performing arts theatres and an Innovation & Design Centre. The School is also supported extremely well by a fantastic PTA and Foundation. Our outstanding staff well-being programme includes access to our fitness suite and swimming pool, flu vaccinations, complimentary eye tests and an annual wellbeing day. Our students enjoy learning and are an absolute pleasure to teach. We believe every child deserves the best and we aim to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life.

We are seeking a Facilities Apprentice.  The successful applicant will complete a Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative qualification and undertake at least 20% “off the job training” (equivalent to one day per week) at a local college.

The individual will be a member of our friendly Estates Team, responsible for maintaining the School premises in a state of good order. 

The successful candidate will:

• Maintain the School buildings and grounds to include decorating, small plumbing and electrical tasks, minor carpentry work and grounds maintenance

• Undertake porterage of furniture and equipment as required

• Set up the School facilities for internal and external events

• Replenish washroom and kitchen areas as required

We can offer you:

• Excellent CPD opportunities

• A school recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted where students’ behaviour is exemplary

• A professional working environment where teamwork is highly valued

• A partially- selective school with a focus on academic achievement (Progress 8 in 2023 is +0.55) 

• Admission criteria where preference is given to staffs’ children

• A school which invests heavily in the future 

• A hugely talented and cohesive support staff

• An outstanding wellbeing programme

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer.  Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Further details can be obtained from the website www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk, by calling the School on 01923 773296 or by email to applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are required for only shortlisted candidates  to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2023  in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online.  On signing the declaration on application  you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

Deadline for applications: 08:00 08 July 2024

Interviews:               W/C 08 July 2024

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.