Job Description

Lettings Officer

Lift Maltings

Spinks Lane
Witham, Essex, CM8 1EP
United Kingdom

£13.26 to £13.69 per hour

Casual - as and when required to cover

Immediate Start

Are you looking for a key role where you can ensure our excellent school facilities are used safely, efficiently and to their full potential?

Lift Maltings is seeking a proactive and highly organised Lettings Officer to support and manage all aspects of our community lettings provision.

In this role, you will:

• Respond to lettings enquiries, provide clear information on availability and terms, and deliver excellent customer service throughout the booking process.
• Coordinate and manage the full lettings schedule, including bookings, contracts, amendments and record-keeping.
• Liaise with staff to ensure facilities are fully prepared, safe and ready for hirers, including overseeing set up, checks and takedown.
• Monitor lettings activity to ensure safeguarding, health and safety and site security procedures are followed at all times.
• Act as a keyholder for the academy, managing access, securing the site and responding to any on-site issues during lettings, including evenings and weekends where required.

Working hours:

• Shifts will take place on weekday evenings, 4:30pm - 9:15pm, and/or during the day at weekends, depending on school lettings requirements.

About Lift Maltings

Lift Maltings is an 11–16 school based in Witham, Essex. Situated between the cities of Chelmsford and Colchester, the school has 900 students on roll and benefits from a modern, purpose-built site opened in 2011. With excellent transport links to London, our staff and students can take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities the capital provides. Free car parking facilities are available on site.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Luke Harper, School Operations Manager, at lharper@liftmaltings.org

Closing date: 27th June 2026

Who is Lift Schools?

We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.

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