Driver /Assistant Site Support

Job description

Position: Driver /Assistant Site Support

Salary: Scale 4, Spinal Point 7 

Hours of work: Full Time (36 hours plus 1.5 hours regular overtime) All year round

Contract Term: Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 24th October 2025 12:00pm

Interviews: Tuesday 4th November 2025

Start date : December 2025

The Vale School is seeking to appoint a Driver/Assistant Site Support for the Vale
Secondary and Primary departments. The post-holder will work across all Vale School sites.

The Vale is a unique all-age special school for pupils with physical disabilities and a wide
variety of special educational needs. The school is located in purpose-built
accommodation attached to a primary school (Lancasterian) and a secondary school
(Duke’s Aldridge Academy). This offers our pupils the best practices of a special school
combined with the opportunities offered by our mainstream partners.

The post holder is required to:

• Assist in the provision of a day to day grounds and maintenance function, to ensure
  the smooth running of the Schools operations.
• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on the school buildings
  as required
• Ensure all statutory health and safety routines are carried out.
• Drive the school minibus daily and be responsible for all maintenance.

The post holder will be required to be flexible, responsive; able to prioritise work and
identify, diagnose and solve problems before they affect the operation of the school. A
can do attitude is essential. Knowledge of best practice in health and safety would be
beneficial but further training can be provided.
Please note successful applicants will be required to pass a six-month probation period.

The Vale is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome
applications from all suitably-qualified candidates.

We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender
reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

The Vale is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Please note that we are unable to accept CVs as a form of application.
Interested?

For further details, please contact the School Business Manager via email

Email: lisa.rustean@vale.haringey.sch.uk

Visits to at least one department are strongly advised. Please contact the school to
arrange a visit to the Primary Department (Kings Road, N17 8NN – 0208 801 2299) or the
Secondary Department (0208 801 6111)