Casual Driver/Porter

Job Description:

Oundle School is seeking a reliable and enthusiastic casual driver to be part of a friendly and welcoming team.

As a Driver /porter, you could help us with:

• Taking pupils/equipment in our School minibuses around the site or to fixtures, events, regular local trips, or appointments.
• A range of Portering duties across the school site including moving furniture, delivering goods, supplies, and equipment, and preparing buildings and/or grounds for events.

What’s in it for you?

• Plenty of variety.
• Flexible working when it suits you.
• Pay rate of £12.21ph, plus entitlement to 5.6 weeks holiday.
• Discounted membership of our fantastic new Sports Centre.
• Group Personal Pension Plan (subject to eligibility).
• Externally recognised training – including MIDAS, manual handling and fire safety.

If you are excited about this opportunity, send in an application form today and one of our team will be in touch. If you’d like to talk to someone informally about this, please call us on 01832 277193. Applications will be considered as they are received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible.

HE SCHOOL
Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.

A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

Living in Oundle
We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

To apply
If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date.

Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.

Application closing date: Friday 30th May 2025, 9am

Interviews will take place week commencing 2nd June 2025

If you have any questions about the role, please contact:

HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE

Email c/o: [email protected] or Tel: 01832 277193

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department

Both Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Recruitment Agencies

The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate, will not be acknowledged or considered.

How to Apply: Please apply via the website