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Salary: £24,024.00

Hours: 12-hour night shifts – 4 on 4 off (52 weeks per year)

Introduction:

Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident, and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.

The Estates Department

The Estates team as a whole is responsible for maintaining the high standards of

maintenance, safety, and construction throughout the Estate.

Job Purpose

The main purpose of this role is to carry out security checks throughout the Estate ensuring that the expected high standards are met and maintained. The Estates Security Officer will ensure that the safety of the Collegiate site is their main priority in their time here with the organisation. The job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the organisation and the role develop. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and employees of the organisation need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description.

Responsibilities

• Mobile patrols (4x4 Vehicle) of more than 220 acres of North Yorkshire countryside
• Foot patrols of the school and Estate areas not accessible by vehicle
• Responsible for the locking up of estates and school buildings.
• Monitoring the operation of gates and entrances to site
• Overseeing the movements of visitors, staff and students on site
• Monitoring staff entering and exiting the site
• Attending fire alarms for the estate and school buildings.
• Respond to all emergencies as and when required.
• Liaise with emergency services when required.
• Completion of all relevant forms and other documents
• To operate and monitor CCTV across the site.
• To be responsible for the obligations placed on an employee under the Health and Safety Work Act 1974 with respect to building operatives.
• Undertake any training when requested and as and when required
• Respond to all instructions efficiently and safely.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, with a range of flexible hours to suit
• 10% discount on Kindergarten fees (aged 3 months to 3 years
• 25% discount on all summer / holiday courses.
• Significant discount on school fees from age 3 to 18.
• Free private staff gym, separate to the students with state of the art equipment.
• Free, secure onsite parking
• Free flu jabs offered through our medical centre
• Staff community social events including bonfire and fireworks, Christmas ball, summer family fun day etc.
• 24/7 Employee Assistant Programme
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Increased holiday entitlement for staff with long service
• Long service awards
• Discount on King’s Theatre productions – external events
• Enhanced paternity / maternity pay, including new baby book
• Refer a friend scheme - We believe that staff are our greatest and most valuable asset, and this scheme involves and financially rewards our staff for referring like-minded candidates who join our school community.