Job title and organisation: Site Security and Amenities Operative - The Grammar School at Leeds
Salary: GS2, Point 11 - £25,089
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Working across 5 days including Saturday and Sunday, within a shift pattern, covering 15:00pm until 21:30 weekdays 11:30 until 19:00 Saturday, 09:30 until 19:00 Sundays.
Contract: Permanent - all year round
Location: The Grammar School at Leeds, Harrogate Road, LS17 North Leeds
Closing Date and Time: Monday 26 January at 9 AM
Do you take pride in keeping places safe, welcoming and well run?
We’re looking for a reliable and approachable Site Security & Amenities Operative to join our growing Estates and Security team, supporting the safe and smooth operation of our school facilities during after-school activities and external lettings.
This is a hands-on, people-facing role, ideal for someone who enjoys being active on site, providing excellent customer service and playing a visible part in keeping our school community safe, secure and well supported.
This is a newly created role within our evolving Estates and Security structure, designed to strengthen on-site supervision and support as our school continues to grow and develop. Alongside this post, we are also recruiting a Security & Amenities Manager and a Security & Amenities Supervisor, creating a small, dedicated team focused on maintaining a safe, welcoming and well-managed site for our school community and external users.
Why work at GSAL?
GSAL is a warm, friendly and values-led community where colleagues feel supported and trusted in their roles.
We take safety and safeguarding seriously, but we also believe in creating a welcoming environment where pupils, colleagues and visitors feel cared for and respected.
We’re proud to be:
- North Independent School of the Year 2024
- Independent School of the Decade 2021
And most of all, we’re proud of the colleagues who make our school a safe, welcoming and purposeful environment every day.
What you’ll enjoy
We value our team and offer a generous package to support your wellbeing:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + additional Christmas closure days (usually an extra 3 days)
- Option to buy up to 10 additional annual leave days
- Aviva pension with up to 10% employer contribution
- Training and CPD, including five INSET days per year
- Free private GP appointments via Health Hero
- Access to Vivup (EAP), including counselling, legal and financial advice
- Onsite gym, swimming pool and free fitness classes including boot camp, spin and Pilates
- Beautiful 130-acre green site for walking and wellbeing
- Free onsite parking
- Great-value £2.40 colleague lunches plus free tea, coffee and hot chocolate
- Discounts through Vivup, Blue Light Card, Discounts for Teachers and Extras
- Generous leave of absence and family-friendly policies
- Opportunities to contribute to wider school life, events and colleague initiatives
The Role
As a Site Security & Amenities Operative, you’ll work within a shift pattern under the direction of the Security & Amenities Supervisor, providing on-site security and facilities support during evenings and weekends.
Your role will include:
- Carrying out regular site patrols and security checks, including monitoring access points and exits
- Monitoring site activity and appropriately challenging unsafe or unacceptable behaviour
- Acting as a friendly and professional point of contact for external lettings users
- Supporting setup and takedown of rooms, courts and pitches via the helpdesk
- Ensuring facilities are left safe, tidy and secure at the end of activities
- Monitoring litter, debris and playing surfaces, including frost or moss build-up
- Supporting car park management and traffic flow when required
- Managing lost property
- Issuing colleague ID cards following HR approval
- Conducting external security patrols
- Monitoring and reporting on the swimming pool in line with agreed procedures
This role requires flexibility, including evening and weekend working, to ensure appropriate security coverage across the school year.
We’re looking for a reliable, professional and customer-focused individual who takes pride in maintaining high standards. You’ll be confident working independently and as part of a team, calm under pressure, physically active and committed to safeguarding, health and safety at all times. Experience in a security or facilities role is helpful but not essential, the right attitude and approach are key.
How to apply
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, we’d love to receive your application.
Please complete the online GSAL application form on our website Site Security & Amenities Operative
For any enquiries, contact vacancies@gsal.org.uk. Further information and the full job description and person specification can be found in the attached recruitment brochure.
As part of our recruitment process for this specific role we are working in partnership with Blackstones who may process applicant data on our behalf; personal data will be shared securely between The Grammar School at Leeds and Blackstones in line with data protection legislation.
Closing date: 9am Monday 26 January 2026
Interview date: TBC
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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