Site Assistant Portchester Community School

Site Assistant
Permanent
Term Time only plus one week (40 weeks)
Actual Salary: 11943 to 12445 p.a. (Based on 20 hours per week)
FTE Salary: 25186 to 26244 p.a.
Hours negotiable up to a maximum of 20 hours per week
Closing Date: Wednesday 3 December 2025

We seek an enthusiastic individual with a flexible approach to join our Site team working over two sites: the school and the Castle Street Centre.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be able to work on their own initiative and as part of a team
• Be committed to maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness to provide a clean safe and secure environment.
• Be skilled in routine maintenance activities and cleaning procedures
• Have a working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements
• Preferably have experience of working in a school environment (although this is not essential).

The postholder along with all members of staff will be responsible for fulfilling the safeguarding requirements of the role and adhering to the schools Safeguarding policy.

If this describes you then we are interested in hearing from you.

In return we can offer:

• An experienced Site Team
• A generous annual leave entitlement starting at a minimum of 24 days per annum
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

Portchester Community School is a medium sized forward-looking 11-16 Community School and enjoys a good reputation in the local community.Graded good by Ofsted in our most recent inspection (January 2024) and graded as outstanding for Personal Development we pride ourselves in being highly inclusive and pupil focused. We were awarded the prestigious National SMSC Quality Mark Gold Award for the second time in April 2024.

We are very proud of our pupils and their achievements.

As a community school we also have a nursery and a pre-school.

An Application Pack can be downloaded from our website at under the About Us menu or email:recruitment@. A paper application form is also available fromreception.

Please email your completed application torecruitment@. Please return the equalities monitoring form in line with the details shown on the form.

Please be aware that a Hampshire County Council application form must be completed as CVs are not accepted.

Informal visits by prospective candidates are welcome via appointment with the Site and Facilities Manager Mrs Gregory. Please call the school or emailrecruitment@ to arrange an appointment.

We reserve the right to withdraw the advertisement early if the vacancy is filled before the closing date and the advertisement will be removed.

Closing Date: Wednesday 3 December 2025

Portchester Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Online searches will be completed on all shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young shortlisted for interview you are therefore required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are spent. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are considered protected. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers and if they are disclosed employers cannot take them into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website: