Premises Assistant (Saturday working)

Bournemouth School for Girls; Bear Cross; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bournemouth School for Girls is seeking a reliable Premises Assistant to support the security and maintenance of the school premises on site. The role includes unlocking/locking outside hours, alarm systems, and assisting with lettings and events.

The post involves hands-on maintenance tasks, dealing with deliveries, and ensuring safety and welfare in line with school policies. A proactive and responsible approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of health and safety procedures.
• Experience in premises maintenance desirable.
• Willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Locking/unlocking outside of normal hours and setting security alarms.
• Regular checks on alarm systems and fire extinguishers; report problems.
• Identify and report building/furnishings deficiencies and undertake remedial actions.
• Carry out handy-person duties and minor repairs to maintain premises and fittings.
• Escort contractors and monitor safety/quality of work.
• Receive deliveries and manage storage or distribution.
• Operate heating systems and monitor utilities.
• Clean defined areas and assist with emergency cleaning.
• Maintain tidiness and safety of outside areas during duty.
• Set out/put away furniture for events and provide porterage.
• Promote safeguarding and welfare of children in line with policy.

Skills

Health and safety

Premises maintenance

NVQ Level 3

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Core Purpose of the Role -

To carry out a full range of duties to provide for generalsecurity and maintenance of the school premises, to include handypersonactivities.

Provide support to lettings, ensuring opening up and closed downeffectively.

This will be conducted under the general supervision of thePremises Manager.

Key Responsibilities -

• As a keyholder to be responsiblefor the security of the school premises as required. To be responsible forlocking and unlocking school premises outside of normal school hours and forsetting security alarm systems, as required.
• As required arrange regular checkson alarm systems and fire extinguishers and report on any problems arising.
• To identify and report building,furnishing or fittings deficiencies to the Premises Manager and to undertakeany remedial action that may be authorised and appropriate.
• To undertake a range ofhandyperson duties as directed by the Premises Manager to contribute to themaintenance of the school premises, and its furnishings, e.g. remedial paintingand decorating; repairs to fittings and small scale improvements, fittingshelves or notice boards.
• As required escort contractors andother persons to sites of repair and maintenance and, where appropriate,monitoring the safety of their working practices and/or quality of work.
• To take delivery of stores, goodsand equipment and arrange storage or distribution as required.
• To operate the school heating systems;ensuring that all plant and equipment operates safely and efficiently.
• To monitor usage of electricity,water and any other fuel taking such meter readings as may be required.
• To clean defined areas of theschool premises as required, together with any emergency cleaning needs.
• When on duty be responsible forthe general tidiness and safety of the outside areas; to keep surface drainsfree of obstruction; to ensure pedestrian access in periods of severe weatherconditions, treating main entrances and paths with salt/grit as appropriate.
• To set out/put away furniture forschool events, and undertake general porterage as required by the PremisesManager.
• Promoting andsafeguarding the welfare of children and young people in accordance with theschool's safeguarding and child protection policy.

Knowledge and Skills -

• Previous knowledge and experience of relevant health and safetyprocedures, operation of cleaning equipment and cleansing agents
• Previous knowledge of premises maintenance is desirable.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in work area is desirable or the willingnessto undertake training.

Supervisionand Management -

• The postholder will often be required to work without directsupervision.

AcademyEthos and Culture -

• To continue personal development as agreed at appraisalreviews.
• To engage actively in theappraisal review process.
• To play a full part in thelife of the Academy community; to support its distinctive aim and ethos and toencourage staff and students to follow this example.
• Tocarry outother reasonable tasks from time to time as directed.