Domestic Manager/School caretaker

The Peterborough School; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Peterborough School seeks a proactive Domestic Manager/School Caretaker to oversee all domestic operations, lettings coordination and hands-on cleaning duties. You will report to the Bursar and ensure high standards of health, safety and security across the site.

In this role you will lead the domestic team, manage budgets and work flexibly as part of the Premises on-call rota to support the school’s environment and vision.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management or caretaking preferred.
• Knowledge of health and safety policies and COSHH is desirable.
• Strong organisational and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, allocate and monitor cleaning duties across all areas.
• Quality control of cleaning standards in School, Nursery and Headmaster's house.
• Manage housekeeping budget and stock orders.
• Ensure health and safety policies, risk assessments and COSHH are followed.
• Coordinate and oversee lettings and external hirings.

Job description

The Domestic Manager/School Caretaker will be responsible to the Bursar for the delivery of high quality and professional services to the School. These include:

• Domestic management
• Health, Safety & Security
• Risk Management
• Lettings coordination and management

Reporting to the Bursar, they will be expected to think operationally but within a strategic context, as well as to liaise confidently and diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders. This role focuses on the teaching and pupil environmental aspects of the School e.g. mainly inside spaces. The Domestic Manager/School Caretaker must be fully in tune with the School's vision, and with the strategic objectives of the School. The Domestic Manager/School caretaker must work flexibly to oversee the School domestic and lettings operations. This is a hands‑on role and will part of the Premises on call rota.

Line management responsibility for

• Domestic team

Functional Relationships with

• Senior Leadership Team
• Teaching staff
• Professional Services & Support staff
• Visitors
• External suppliers and professional consultants
• Lettings

Main duties and responsibilities Domestic Management

• Planning, allocating and monitoring of all cleaning duties, ensuring the sufficient allocation of staff to cover all areas.
• Quality control of the cleaning performed across all areas of the School, Nursery and Headmaster's house, to ensure high standards are maintained.
• Control and manage the housekeeping budget to include sufficient stocks and the ordering of new stock.
• Ensure that all Health and Safety requirements are met, including policies, risk assessments and COSSH regulations.
• Responsible for general cleaning and all specialist cleaning tasks, including supporting the deep cleaning of the kitchen.