About Us
Yapton Church of England Primary School is a happy and exciting place to learn. Individuals are at the heart of our teaching. The experiences we offer our children are designed to ensure that they are engaging, enriching and empowering. We work and play together as a school family, holding on to the power of the Christian story in our daily lives.
At Yapton Church of England Primary School, we strive to enable all of our children to be the best that they can be. Our inspiration for everyone in our school community is for them to have relentless ambition for themselves and others.
We are looking to appoint a Premises Officer to help maintain a safe, attractive and enriching school environment.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they have a good range of general maintenance skills that can range from painting and decorating, to basic plumbing to ensuring all compliance checks (e.g., fire safety, asbestos register, water testing, finger trapping) are up to date.
They will also:
- Be conscientious, motivated and able to work flexibly
- Be able to deal with reactive and planned maintenance
- Be able to problem solve and put forward the best solution
- Be adaptable and flexible to meet the many school demands.
Job Details
Salary: NJC Grade 7 (SCP 14 - 19) £29,540 to £32,061 fte
Actual Salary: £25,848 to £28,053 Pay Award Pending
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: 32.5 Hours per week, 7.30am to 2.30pm (including a daily 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak)
38 weeks Term Time plus 5 Inset Days, 1 week at Easter, 3 weeks in summer holidays and 1 week in October. Total weeks worked will be 44 plus 5 weeks paid holiday
Location: Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex
Interviews: Friday, 18th September 2026
What You Need to Succeed
To be successful in this role you will need to:
- Have very high standards of work.
- Be able to supervise staff directly relating to building management, both internally and contractually.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills.
Further Information
Yapton C of E Primary School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.
Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).
Once complete please return this to [email protected]
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on 01243 551246
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
The reference number for this role is SCHO02916.
