Job title and organisation: Lettings Officer and Minibus Driver - Horsforth School
Salary: Actual Salary £8,745 per annum
Hours: 13.5 per week (Term Time Only*) (additional overtime opportunities during the week, weekends and school holidays)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Horsforth School, Leeds
Closing Date: Monday 5 January 2026 at 8am
Start Date: ASAP
*Shift pattern:
Lettings Officer hours: Wednesday Evenings 4.15pm to 9.30pm
Minibus driving: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (6.45am to 8.15am and 2.45pm to 4pm)
We are looking to appoint a reliable and hardworking Lettings Officer and Minibus Driver to join our successful secondary school team. The successful candidate will play a dual role: supporting our evening lettings once a week by assisting external users of the school premises and driving the school minibus to provide safe transport for sixth form students during the morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off.
As part of the lettings responsibilities, typical duties will include welcoming and assisting with queries, ensuring smooth use of facilities, and securing the school site at the end of the evening.
We are looking for someone with a flexible, ‘can-do’ approach who also possesses maintenance skills. The ability to deal with issues using one’s own initiative whilst also working well as part of the site team is essential. The role also includes overtime opportunities covering staff illness/holidays and weekend lettings.
Key Responsibilities
- Safely drive the school minibus for student transport and school activities.
- Carry out routine checks and ensure the vehicle is maintained to a high standard.
- Support site maintenance and janitorial duties, including cleaning, sweeping, tidying, and moving equipment.
- Assist with general security and upkeep of the school premises.
- Work flexibly as part of the wider site team to meet the needs of the school.
Skills & Experience Required
- Full, clean UK driving licence (D1 category essential, or willingness to undertake and pass a minibus driver qualification).
- Experience in janitorial or site maintenance duties (cleaning, sweeping, tidying, moving).
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to work independently, prioritising workload as needed.
- Physically fit to meet the demands of manual work if required.
- Positive attitude, flexible, and committed to supporting the school community.
Horsforth School is no ordinary School, join us and you’ll see what we mean. No role in Horsforth School is ‘just a job’, you will become part of a team who work to support and develop our amazing students whilst giving you the opportunity to take ownership of your own career. We are very proud of our outstanding, highly motivated and enthusiastic staff team and strongly believe that working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other achieves great things and allows us to develop innovative teaching and learning strategies.
Our vision is ‘Opportunity and Achievement for All’ - creating opportunities and supporting achievement for our students and colleagues alike.
Horsforth School’s results speak for themselves - GCSE and A Level results are consistently well above the national averages and in 2022 and 2023 the school had the best state school A Level results in the whole of Leeds.
In addition, Horsforth School was named the 4th best comprehensive school in the North in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026.
We are also delighted to be able to offer the following staff incentives and recognise the importance of activities outside of the classroom for staff wellbeing:
- Extracurricular activities
- Exciting trips and visits
- Free access to an onsite gym and opportunity to join the staff football team
- Bike to work scheme
- Regular staff voice
- Amazing onsite catering with regular all staff breakfasts and seasonal events
- New Sixth Form building with onsite coffee shop ‘Common Grounds’
- Onsite car parking/excellent public transport links with local train station providing easy access from Leeds and Harrogate
- Dedicated investment in physical and mental wellbeing
- Access to Vivup – an Employee Assistance Programme with confidential employee support available everyday 24/7 for counselling and any concerns such as bereavement, mental health support, debt, legal issues.
- Recognise the importance of a good work/life balance
Located in North-West Leeds, the school is just five miles from the city centre with its thriving retail, leisure and cultural facilities, yet on the edge of open countryside. York, Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales are within easy reach.
If you’d like to find out more, please call 0113 226 5454. Or for full details and to download an application form, please visit www.horsforthschool.org and click on the vacancies tab or email recruitment@horsforthschool.org.
We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and we expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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