Site & Compliance Assistant
| Posting date: | 27 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Grade 15 £24,796 - £25,185 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 December 2025 |
| Location: | Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5PF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1521845 |
Summary
Job Title: Site & Compliance Assistant
Line Manager: Site & Compliance Manager
Hours: 37 hours per week. 7am – 3pm Monday to Thursday, 7am – 2.30pm Friday - All year round.Job Purpose:
Whitstone School is seeking to appoint a dedicated and hardworking Site & Compliance Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Site & Compliance Manager to assist in the general maintenance, development, and upkeep of the school building and grounds. The role will play a key part in ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective learning and working environment for both students and staff. This role is essential in maintaining a positive environment that enhances the wellbeing and educational experience of the school community.Key Responsibilities:
Your duties and responsibilities as the Site & Compliance Assistant will include:
• Maintain the school site and grounds to a high standard, ensuring cleanliness, tidiness, and safety.
• Act a key holder with responsibility of opening up the school site at 7am and maintaining site security.
• Assist with Health & Safety compliance by monitoring and performing routine checks.
• Set out chairs for assemblies, ensuring proper arrangement and space for events.
• Assist with setting up equipment and furniture for special events, meetings, and exams.
• Ensure that essential utilities such as heating, lighting, and water are operational at all times.
• Carry out day-to-day maintenance tasks, minor repairs, and general maintenance duties.
• Collect and assemble waste for collection.
• Communicate effectively with staff and external contractors regarding maintenance issues and schedules.
• Order and manage equipment and supplies necessary for the maintenance role.
• Distribute deliveries in an efficient manner.
• Drive the school van as required for tasks, deliveries, or maintenance duties (valid driver’s license required).
• Follow the school’s Health and Safety policies in all operations and tasks.
• Inform the Site & Compliance Manager of any issues or damage to buildings or areas within the grounds.
• Perform any other duties related to the role as reasonably required.
This role requires flexibility, teamwork, and a commitment to maintaining a safe and supportive school environment.
Safeguarding and Student Welfare:
• Uphold the school's safeguarding policies to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
• Ensure all safeguarding training is completed and up to date.
Person Specification:
Essential
• Experience of facilities maintenance or a similar role within an educational or commercial environment.
• Knowledge of basic plumbing, carpentry, electrical and general building maintenance skills.
• Familiarity with Health & Safety regulations, including risk assessments, asbestos, COSHH and safe working practices.
• Ability to carry our minor repairs and general DIY tasks confidently and efficiently.
• Good communication skills to liaise with staff, students, contractors and external agencies.
• Experience with completing routine compliance checks.
• Experience in working as part of a team and independently, managing workloads efficiently.
• Knowledge or certification in manual handling and working at heights.
• Valid driver’s licence, with the ability and willingness to drive the school vehicle.
• Proficiency in using basic IT systems for maintenance reporting and task management.
Desirable
• Experience of ‘iAm Compliant’ School Software is desirable.
Line Manager: Site & Compliance Manager
Hours: 37 hours per week. 7am – 3pm Monday to Thursday, 7am – 2.30pm Friday - All year round.Job Purpose:
Whitstone School is seeking to appoint a dedicated and hardworking Site & Compliance Assistant to join our team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Site & Compliance Manager to assist in the general maintenance, development, and upkeep of the school building and grounds. The role will play a key part in ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective learning and working environment for both students and staff. This role is essential in maintaining a positive environment that enhances the wellbeing and educational experience of the school community.Key Responsibilities:
Your duties and responsibilities as the Site & Compliance Assistant will include:
• Maintain the school site and grounds to a high standard, ensuring cleanliness, tidiness, and safety.
• Act a key holder with responsibility of opening up the school site at 7am and maintaining site security.
• Assist with Health & Safety compliance by monitoring and performing routine checks.
• Set out chairs for assemblies, ensuring proper arrangement and space for events.
• Assist with setting up equipment and furniture for special events, meetings, and exams.
• Ensure that essential utilities such as heating, lighting, and water are operational at all times.
• Carry out day-to-day maintenance tasks, minor repairs, and general maintenance duties.
• Collect and assemble waste for collection.
• Communicate effectively with staff and external contractors regarding maintenance issues and schedules.
• Order and manage equipment and supplies necessary for the maintenance role.
• Distribute deliveries in an efficient manner.
• Drive the school van as required for tasks, deliveries, or maintenance duties (valid driver’s license required).
• Follow the school’s Health and Safety policies in all operations and tasks.
• Inform the Site & Compliance Manager of any issues or damage to buildings or areas within the grounds.
• Perform any other duties related to the role as reasonably required.
This role requires flexibility, teamwork, and a commitment to maintaining a safe and supportive school environment.
Safeguarding and Student Welfare:
• Uphold the school's safeguarding policies to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
• Ensure all safeguarding training is completed and up to date.
Person Specification:
Essential
• Experience of facilities maintenance or a similar role within an educational or commercial environment.
• Knowledge of basic plumbing, carpentry, electrical and general building maintenance skills.
• Familiarity with Health & Safety regulations, including risk assessments, asbestos, COSHH and safe working practices.
• Ability to carry our minor repairs and general DIY tasks confidently and efficiently.
• Good communication skills to liaise with staff, students, contractors and external agencies.
• Experience with completing routine compliance checks.
• Experience in working as part of a team and independently, managing workloads efficiently.
• Knowledge or certification in manual handling and working at heights.
• Valid driver’s licence, with the ability and willingness to drive the school vehicle.
• Proficiency in using basic IT systems for maintenance reporting and task management.
Desirable
• Experience of ‘iAm Compliant’ School Software is desirable.