We have an exciting opportunity for a Grounds Assistant to join our Support Staff team. Reporting to the Operations Manager via the direct instruction of the Premises Manager, you will maintain our site as well as keeping it safe and secure.  Working alongside the Premises Manager you will cover general grounds and site maintenance, driving the school minibus, site security, porterage, minor repairs, and health and safety

The successful candidate will have practical, hands on skills, and experience of using a variety of hand tools, power tools and site machinery. With excellent attention to detail, self motivation and a ‘can do attitude’ the new appointee will join a committed and friendly team of Support Staff.

Milbourne Lodge is a very energetic school which provides endless opportunities and variety. We have a reputation for academic excellence and strong traditional values. Every child is encouraged to build on their own particular talents and to discover new ones. We set the academic bar high, enjoy sport every day and value cross-curricular activities.  We instil a sense of responsibility and good manners and nurture and develop children who are resilient, confident and prepared for the future.

An independent, co-educational, Prep school for children aged 4 to 13. We are located in Esher, Surrey, with eight acres of beautiful grounds and a mixture of traditional and modern facilities, which make for a wonderful working environment.

This is a full-time, all year-round role and premises staff work on a shift rota to accommodate out of school hours activities and lettings.

For further information and an application form, please visit our website https://www.milbournelodge.co.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/. 

Alternatively, if you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please call Mrs Rebecca Macefield, Operations Manager on 01372 462737. 

Milbourne Lodge is part of the Cognita international family of schools, which are located in the UK, Europe, Latin America and Asia, allowing us to share ideas and practices from around the world. 

Cognita Schools (Milbourne Lodge School) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be under taken before any appointment is confirmed. All appointments are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. It is also essential and a mandatory condition of your employment that you undergo criminal, police or embassy record checks (as appropriate) for all countries, outside the UK, where you have lived and/or worked for 3 months or more in the last 10 years or where you have completed your teacher training (or relevant qualifications) if not in the UK.

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