Are you looking to support your local academy? Join us as Premises Officer at Harris Academy Riverside.
We are looking for a dedicated and experienced individual to assist the Premises Manager in ensuring the effective management, organisation and supervision of all matters relating to, and all staff involved with, the Academy premises. The role is likely to suit a professional with experience in premises and facilities management and assistance either in a professional building or educational establishment. As Senior Premises Officer, you will join a dedicated team of professionals supporting the management of our academy premises.
About Us
Harris Academy Riverside is a very popular non-selective and highly oversubscribed academy which opened as part of the Harris Federation and the regeneration of the Purfleet on Thames area in 2017. We serve our local community of Purfleet on Thames and West Thurrock and have 900 on roll in the secondary academy and around 200 students in the 6th form.
Vision
Harris Academy Riverside seeks to develop students who are successful, confident and happy, who inspire their community and who act with kindness and compassion towards others.
Ethos
In our procedures and daily routines, our broad and varied curriculum, our pedagogical model and through our commitment to providing experience of the wider world we aim to promote a strong sense of community and belonging, to provide a blend of high challenge and high support and to encourage the development of
- Outstanding habits of behaviour such as self-awareness, kindness, appreciation, humility, politeness, confident self-expression and self-presentation and
- Outstanding habits of learning such as determination, resilience, organisation, reading, studying and practice
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring that all hard surface areas and paths are kept free of litter, leaves, weeds and other debris at all times and that all litter bins are emptied daily
- Carrying out daily ground maintenance such as grass cutting, pruning, weeding, planting
- Marking and maintenance sports facilities
- Carrying out security procedures for the buildings and grounds, including operation of the alarm system
- Routine and non-routine opening and closing of the buildings and grounds
- Availability for telephone call-out at evenings and weekends as a keyholder
- Undertaking cleaning duties as required.
- Ensuring the maintenance and operation of heating, lighting, ventilation, water supplies, drainage and sanitation on site
- Carrying out improvements and maintenance to the building fabric as required
- Report any defects found to the premises or equipment to the Premises Manger
- Availability to undertake lettings of the premises, at evenings or weekends
- Ensuring that prior to lettings the premises are clean and in a satisfactory condition and that the required furniture and equipment is in place
- Ensuring that adequate health and safety measures are taken at all times
- Reporting any health and safety breaches or defects to relevant staff
- In conjunction with relevant staff, checking call points, equipment and fire alarm on a regular basis, and maintaining suitable records
- Ensuring that all fire exits and accessible escape routes are maintained free of obstruction at all times
- Taking delivery of mail, stores materials and other goods and transporting them to the appropriate location
- Carry out the moving and setting up of furniture within the Academy as required.
- Dealing with appropriate enquiries from staff, students, parents, officers and other employees of the Academy, contractors, members of the public and lettings clients
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Qualifications to A Level or equivalent
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety regulations
- Sound training in one or more of the following; plumbing, general and ground maintenance, electrical/building maintenance, heating systems.
- Basic knowledge of the operation of heating, ventilating systems and common causes of malfunctions;
- Knowledge of maintenance and security systems and procedures Knowledge of supervisory skills;
- Understanding of appropriate cleaning methods and standards.
- Experience of working in a school or educational establishment with children and young people
- Considerable DIY experience
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits.
Safeguarding Notice
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.