Site Assistant

The Governors of St Bernard’s Catholic High School in Barrow in Furness are looking to appoint a Site Assistant

Contract: Permanent Full time,

Required start: As soon as possible

St Bernard’s Catholic School is a high performing Secondary school in a beautiful corner of Cumbria, at stone’s throw from the Lake District National Park.– an incredible place to live and work. We are a school were all are ‘known and loved’. We are proud to be part of the Mater Christi Trust comprising 15 schools (and growing) across Cumbria and Lancaster, providing incredible opportunities for growth and development for our staff.

The Governors of St Bernard’s Catholic High School in Barrow in Furness are looking to appoint a Site Assistant Site Assistant (Full time, SCP6)

Are you looking for a hands-on role where you can make a real difference in a school community? We are looking to recruit a proactive, reliable, and flexible Site Assistant to help keep our site safe, welcoming, and well maintained for our pupils, staff, and visitors.

About the Role:

As a Site Assistant, you’ll work as part of our dedicated site team, supporting the upkeep, security, and day-to-day running of our school buildings and grounds. Reporting to the Site Co-ordinator, you’ll undertake a wide range of tasks including minor repairs requiring use of basic power tools, site safety checks, porterage, and ensuring the premises are always clean and secure.

This position would be suitable for candidates with previous experience of property maintenance or as the first step on the ladder for somebody looking to start a career in Estate Management. A full training programme will be provided.

Key Responsibilities include:

· General site maintenance and cleaning

· Minor repairs and decorating

· Security duties including key holding

· Setting up rooms for school events

· Supporting deliveries and waste management

· Routine health and safety checks

· Assisting with contractor and supplier liaison

· Basic Administration to update maintenance and health and safety records.

In return we can offer you

· A generous holiday allowance and access to the Local Government Pension

Scheme.

· A professional, enthusiastic and supportive team of staff with the capacity and

commitment to raise student achievement.

· A well-resourced school with good results.

· A strong commitment to developing staff and creating the leaders of tomorrow.

· A key role in supporting the education and wellbeing of our students

· Supportive parents, Governors, Diocese and Trust.

An application pack and further details about the post are available from: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/148702/EDV-2025-SBCHSB-73264

Closing Date: Wednesday 19th November 2025 at 9:00am

Shortlisting: TBC

Interviews: TBC

St Bernard’s Catholic High School is part of the Mater-Christi Trust in the Diocese of Lancaster. The Trust actively promotes diversity, unity and community cohesion and that it supports pupils to become successful, compassionate citizens. The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.