Driver / Site Assistant - Endeavour Academy

Join the Nexus team as a Driver / Site Assistant - Endeavour Academy

Position: Driver/Site Assistant

Hours and Salary: 30 hours per week Monday to Friday 12.00pm-6.00pm

Grade 2 (2-4) £24,413 - £25,185 gross per annum pro rata

(inclusive of the provisional 3.2% cost-of-living pay award)

School and Location: Endeavour Academy, Sherbrook Road site

Contract type: Part time all year round, Permanent

Closing date: Friday 6^th June 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

About our School

Endeavour Academy is a nurturing and inclusive special school, supporting pupils with moderate learning difficulties, ASD, and SEMH needs across two sites. We are on an exciting journey to enhance outcomes, engagement, and opportunities for our young people.

About the Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to join an award winning Multi Academy Trust and be part of a welcoming and supportive team that serves amazing children and young people. Nexus Multi Academy Trust was founded in 2016, with 17 unique SEND and mainstream academies.

We are a growing, forward thinking and innovative Trust with a shared ethos, vision and values for a personalised child centred approach. We are committed and invested in “Learning together, to be the best we can be” and it is as relatable to every employee and partner of our Trust as it is to our children, young adults and their families.

Please see a copy of our most recent prospectus, for further information.

Our Opportunity

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking reliable and resourceful person with good basic DIY skills for the effective operation of site services. Duties will include driving and routine maintenance of the school mini buses, maintenance of the school buildings, painting, cleaning and basic maintenance and tidying of school grounds. Supervision of cleaning staff will also be required.

All applicants must hold a clean driving licence (including category D1), have a minimum of two years driving experience and this post is subject to passing a minibus test. Endeavour Academy is a split site provision and the successful applicant could be required to work across both sites.

Endeavour Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Visits to Endeavour Academy are warmly welcomed, by prior arrangement.

What you can expect from us

Wellbeing – Pay – Careers and Training – Annual Leave and Flexibility

Access to free wellbeing support resources including counselling, medical and legal advice and an option to top up to private healthcare via corporate membership of a healthcare plan.

Access to discount schemes for savings with high street retailers, restaurants, activities and lifestyle services

Auto enrolment into a leading pension scheme with Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to extensive and tailored career pathways, CPD programmes, training and coaching giving you the opportunity to grow and develop your career

An Induction package to help you settle in and approach your role with confidence and enthusiasm

The ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other professional TAs, Teachers and the wider team

Internal opportunities across the Trust academies and to work with specialised leaders in education on nationally recognised projects

Flexible working policies

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual leave increases based on length of service plus bank holidays for support staff

To apply

For an application form please contact Layla Wall – lwall@nexusmat.org

Completed applications to be sent to lwall@nexusmat.org

All candidates are advised to refer to the job profile before making an application.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early should we receive if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Further information

For an informal and confidential conversation about the role, please contact Layla Wall.

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

This post involves working with children and young people. If successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level and a barred list check. Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Service and can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.