Caretaker

Good Shepherd Trust; Dorking; In loco; GBP 21.000 - 27.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Good Shepherd Trust is seeking a proactive caretaker to keep the school site clean, safe and welcoming. You will manage cleaning, refuse disposal, and assist with general site maintenance to support learning activities.

Responsibilities include monitoring heating and lighting, liaising with contractors, supervising deliveries, and ensuring safety policies are followed. Flexibility for events and lettings is required.

Competenze

• Experience in caretaking, cleaning or facilities maintenance.
• Understanding of health and safety procedures.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication with staff and contractors.

Mansioni

• Keep the school site clean and tidy to minimise health and safety risks.
• Collect and dispose of refuse and replenish hand towels, soap and toilet rolls.
• Carry out emergency cleaning and unblocking drainage as required.
• Liaise with cleaning and grounds contractors to maintain high standards.

Conoscenze

Teamwork

Health & safety awareness

Flexible hours

Communication skills

Descrizione del lavoro

Cleaning

• You will be responsible for ensuring that the school site, both inside and outside, is kept clean and tidy in order to minimise risks to the health and safety of those using the school site and to ensure the activities of the school can take place in an environment suited to learning.
• You will be responsible for the collection and disposal of refuse and for replenishing hand towels, soap and toilet rolls as required.
• You will be responsible for carrying out emergency cleaning as required including unblocking of the drainage system.
• You will be responsible for liaising with both our cleaning and grounds contractors and ensuring that all areas are maintained to the correct standard.

Site Maintenance

• You will be responsible for maintaining the site, ensuring that it looks loved and in a good state of repair in order to minimise risks to the health and safety of those using the school site and to ensure that the activities of the school can take place in an environment suited to learning. This will include a check of the whole site every morning.
• You will be responsible for ensuring the heating and lighting is maintained in all parts of the premises, including operating the heating plant to maintain required temperatures and carrying out frost precaution procedures as necessary.
• You will be responsible for carrying out the required compliance checks for water, emergency lighting and the fire alarm.
• You will be responsible for carrying out regular checks and maintenance of drains and gullies to ensure they are free flowing and clean.
• You will be responsible for carrying out any emergency and first line repairs within your capability, e.g. electrical work, plumbing and heating, painting and decorating, carpentry and joinery and glazing.
• You will liaise with the SBM and Head Teacher in the preparation of long and short-term maintenance programmes and where appropriate decide which repairs require outside contractors.
• You will be responsible for any contractors attending the site, explain nature of the works to them, monitoring their performance, inspecting their completed work and accompanying them for their work. You will also be responsible for ensuring that contractors are aware of relevant health and safety measures in force at the school.

Portering

• You will be responsible for providing a portering and furniture moving service if required.
• You will be responsible for ensuring all deliveries are taken to the finance room and then distributed across the school when ready. This will include fruit and milk.
• You will be responsible for the daily setting out and clearing away of tables and chairs in dining areas, and the setting up of furniture in connection with any hall use. eg assemblies, parents evenings etc.

Monitoring

• You will need to establish and maintain procedures to ensure that the school site is kept in a good state of repair, clean, safe and stocked with all necessary supplies.
• You will need to monitor the performance of outside contractors working on the school site and inspect completed work.
• You will need to monitor the standards of cleaning and grounds maintenance provided by the school cleaning and grounds contractors.
• You will need to check supplies of cleaning materials, personal hygiene products and sundry items and replace as required.
• You will need to record meter readings for gas, water and electricity as and when required.

Cost Effectiveness

• We would like you to contribute to the Trust's objectives of achieving greater value for money in the maintenance of the buildings and site.
• We would like you to manage, schedule, and monitor the use of heating, lighting and other mains services to all areas of the site and advise the SBM or Headteacher in order to ensure the most economical use of fuel and water.

General

• This role requires you to comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, confidentiality, data protection, compliance and health and safety, and to report any concerns to the appropriate person.
• You will need to maintain a professional attitude when liaising with staff, visitors, parents and children.
• You will need to undertake all training as required and in a timely manner.
• You may need to carry out any other similar duties as required by the Senior Leadership Team

Person specification

• This role will require you to have a flexible approach to your work and possibly hours, to cover caretaking services both during a usual school day and also in the event of school events or potential lettings.
• Are you someone who enjoys variety and takes pride in their work? Are you a team player who cares about the right school environment to support teaching children? You could be who we are looking for!, You will have a natural attention to detail and ability to self-review work
• You will have the ability to understand and follow processes, to sense check information provided and to think outside the box.
• You will be proactive and work on your own initiative
• You will have strong communication skills