Assistant Site Manager and Driver

Driver / Assistant Site Support

(Scale 4, 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks) 

Responsible to: Senior Leadership Team                 

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: 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) 

Closing Date: 12 midday on Friday 24th October 2025 

Interviews: Tuesday, 4th November 2025