School Caretaker
Term Time Only
Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 -4:30 Friday 8:30-1
Salary up to £28,000 pa
Overall Purpose of the job:
- To manage and maintain the College premises, to ensure that they are clean, secure, safe and well maintained.
- The caretaker is part of the Estates and Facilities Department, based head Office and will report to the Head of Maintenance..
Main duties:
- Maintain X – Logging, Clearing and updating the system as required and in a timely manner.
- Dealing efficiently with pre-planned maintenance, day to day building requirements and problems that may arise.
- Locking and unlocking the buildings, as required.
- Assisting users with setting up facilities such as chairs, tables etc.
- Undertaking minor repairs to fixtures and fittings.
- Ensure all plant and equipment is maintained to the required standard.
- Grounds maintenance including Car Parks and Playgrounds.
- Assisting with the organisation of school refurbishments.
- Porterage around the school sites.
- Monitoring the premises for any hazards, carrying out repairs or reporting problems, where necessary.
- Ensuring that all stakeholders adhere to the College's Health and Safety regulations.
Health and Safety:
- Using the appropriate work equipment provided, in accordance with training and instructions.
- Carry out risk assessments.
- Maintain appropriate record keeping.
- Ensure all equipment is maintained effectively, in line with statutory requirements.
- Reporting any health and safety concerns to the Estates and facilities team and College management and the Head of Health & Safety, as soon as possible.
- Ensuring all tasks are completed in a safe manner.
Other duties:
- Overtime work, when required and in agreement with the Head of Maintenance.
- Respond to emergency call outs and act, as required.
- General cleaning, when required.
- Supervision of contractors whilst on the premises.
- Painting and decorating, general maintenance and repairs.
- Health and safety checks, in line with legislation.
- Sweeping/salting and keeping clear school footpaths and car parks. Litter collection around the school sites.
- Any other duties that may be required.
- This role requires significant periods of lone working and as such, the postholder will need to display a high degree of responsibility and professionalism in their work. The ability to use own initiative is essential.
- Safeguarding:
- All staff have a responsibility to ensure that all school Safeguarding Policies are adhered to, always and that concerns are raised, in line with School and College Policy.
- A commitment to attend suitable training, to support safeguarding and health and safety responsibilities within the school and College.
- Attendance at specific staff training sessions, or INSET days, in line with safeguarding and health and safety legislation.
- The Holiday entitlement is (Needs to be completed)
- Holidays should be taken, in agreement with the Head of Maintenance and College Management.
- General
- The Post holder will be expected to be flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.