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Caretaker/Site Manager

Reference: NOV20172828
Expiry date: 2018-01-08 09:00:00.000
Location: Nottinghamshire
Salary: £20,503.00 - £22,667.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Healthcare & CPD
Attachments: Caretaker_SiteManager-JobPack_NUAST.docx
Caretaker_SiteManager.docx

 

 

NUAST

Job Description

 

JOB TITLE

Caretaker/Site Manager

HOURS OF WORK:

Full time, 37 hours per week – working in a shift pattern that supports cover from 6.30am to 6.30pm including split shift where required. Additional overtime may be required on a time to time basis to provide cover for open events and lettings.

 

Whole year round/52 week role

 

SALARY SCALE:

 

Scale pt 8 to pt 11 (£20,503 to £22,667)

 

CONTRACT TYPE:

Permanent

 

 

Reports to: Principal

 

Job Purpose

To work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Office Manager/PA to Principal in:

  • Ensuring delivery of an effective and efficient site, and application of best practice security and safety processes.
  • Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and other support staff (in particular the Office Manager/PA to Principal) to ensure Academy premises and support needs are met.
  • Ensuring a safe place and environment which provides the best possible support for teaching and learning activity.

 

Responsibilities

The post holder will:

 

  • Have responsibility for ensuring an effective and efficient caretaking, cleaning and maintenance service is delivered across whole school.
  • Ensure the security of premises and grounds including opening and locking up, responding to alarms and making the building secure if necessary in emergency situations out of hours.
  • Ensure the ongoing maintenance of plant and equipment, and the building site including:
  • Heating, air management and other key systems, and ensuring boilers and other key related equipment are serviced and maintained in accordance with regulations
  • Carrying out and recording regular checks on water outlets, and other key infrastructure, as per best practice and formal risk assessment
  • Carrying out and recording regular checks on fire equipment as per best practice and the fire risk assessment
  • Ensuring external grounds are kept clean, tidy and safe including emptying litter bins, cleaning drains, salting hard surfaces and moving snow as required
  • Completing, or as appropriate overseeing minor building works, including obtaining quotes where needed, agreeing budget with line manage and monitoring contractors to ensure safe implementation including compliance with H&S and safeguarding requirements
  • Planning and delivery as agreed with line manager of proactive and reactive maintenance supporting repair, renewal and improvement of premises.
  • Work with line manager, review and then work within scope of H&S risk assessments, ensure safe working by self and contractors on site, and ensure the safety of others who may be affected by activities carried out on the site.
  • Be responsible for arranging testing, and maintaining records to meet statutory regulations including Portable Appliance Testing, legionella, asbestos and fire checks.
  • Ensure supplies maintained on site and correctly stored and used in line with H&S requirements.
  • Carry out caretaking and manual handling duties as required to ensure the needs of the school are met including moving furniture, equipment, setting out of spaces around the building for example.
  • Undertake cleaning duties including glass and windows; removing graffiti; line managing the cleaning team as needed (where services are outsourced) to ensure that all areas, including classrooms, toilets, corridors and halls are clean and tidy at all times.
  • Assist with the procurement of services as agreed with line manager, including maintenance contracts and small works, ensuring best value and compliance with financial regulations.
  • Provide call out, open and close and essential health and safety checks.
  • Comply with the policies and procedures of the organisation and wider trust and undertake regular training as required by the Senior Leadership team.
  • Be available to attend in the evenings or weekends when necessary for extra-school activities/to ensure safety and security of site.
  • Comply with the policies and procedures of the organisation regarding safeguarding and welfare of children.

 

 

Generic Requirements

 

  • It is a requirement of all posts within the Academy that Health and Safety requirements are upheld in the performance of duties
  • All employees of the Academy are required to uphold the Equality and Diversity Policy and the Academy’s Code of Conduct
  • All staff will ensure the safeguarding of young people by the implementation of Child Protection and other safeguarding policies.

 

This job description is not a complete description of the role, as you are required to undertake any other reasonable duties within the level of responsibility and grading of the post as directed by the Principal.