Caretaker

Star Academies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Small Heath Leadership Academy is seeking an Assistant Site Supervisor to provide an effective caretaking service and support the facilities team in daily operations on site.

You will assist in supervising cleaning staff, inspect and record cleanliness and grounds standards, and ensure contractors sign in at the school office, address enquiries, and act as a key-holder for opening and securing the site at start and end of the day.

Qualifications

• Experience of carrying out specialist building maintenance work, within the reasonable capacity of a normal handyperson.
• Experience of keeping work records.
• The ability to undertake a range of caretaking and cleaning duties.
• The ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload, whilst ensuring that lower priority work is kept up to date.

Responsibilities

• Provide an effective caretaking service.
• Assist in the supervision of cleaning staff.
• Inspect and record standards of cleaning and grounds.
• Take responsibility for ensuring all contractors are properly signed-in at the school office, and deal with any enquiries they may have.
• Upon request, act as a key-holder for the school site, unlocking and securing all access and egress points at the start and end of every day the school is open.

Skills

Specialist building maintenance

Record keeping

Caretaking and cleaning duties

Workload prioritisation

Job description

Small Heath Leadership Academy

Internal Job Title: Assistant Site Supervisor

Strategic Direction and Development

Provide an effective caretaking service.

Assist in the supervision of cleaning staff.

Inspect and record standards of cleaning and grounds.

Take responsibility for ensuring all contractors are properly signed-in at the school office, and deal with any enquiries they may have.

Upon request, act as a key-holder for the school site, unlocking and securing all access and egress points at the start and end of every day the school is open.

You will have:

Experience of carrying out specialist building maintenance work, within the reasonable capacity of a normal handyperson.

Experience of keeping work records.

The ability to undertake a range of caretaking and cleaning duties.

The ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload, whilst ensuring that lower priority work is kept up to date.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.