School Caretaker

Mitie Group plc.; Rowley Regis; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitie is recruiting an Assistant Site Manager to deliver caretaking and maintenance at Rowley Learning Campus. You will handle porterage, decorating and basic plumbing/carpentry while supporting a safe learning environment.

The role requires you to be a key holder, manage maintenance tasks and coordinate with school staff and subcontractors. A security check is required before appointment.

Qualifications

• Caretaking experience preferred; training can be provided.
• General maintenance ability including basic plumbing, carpentry and decoration.
• Good basic education with basic IT skills.
• COSHH, IOSH, PASMA, IPAF, WAH training beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Be a key holder of the site and ensure daily operations run smoothly.
• Undertake reactive and planned maintenance as per schedules.
• Manage subcontractor attendance to meet safety and procedural requirements.
• Carry out escort duties and keep external areas clean and tidy.
• Report repairs and assist with furniture moves while maintaining safety.
• Attend training, wear PPE and be ready to work at other sites if required.

Skills

Caretaking

Maintenance basics

Plumbing

Carpentry

Decoration

Education

Basic education with IT skills

Job description

Job title: Assistant Site Manager
Rate of pay: £13.78 per hour
Position type: Permanent
Type of employment: Full time
Contractual hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shift pattern: Morning Shift (10:30-18:30)
Location: Rowley Learning Campus, Curral Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England B65 9AN

JOB OVERVIEW

The Assistant Site Manager will be directly responsible for the effective and efficient delivery of services within the school, undertaking porterage and maintenance tasks including decorating and basic plumbing and carpentry.

To provide a comprehensive caretaking service at the school to ensure school needs and contract requirements are fully met.

To contribute to the creation of a high-quality learning environment for pupils and staff that is clean, well maintained, safe and secure.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a security check prior to appointment.

Main Duties

• To be a key holder of the site
• Ensure effective day to day running of the area under your responsibility.
• To undertake reactive and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) as per schedules.
• Assist in managing all subcontractor attendance and activities to ensure all health and safety and procedural requirements are met.
• Carry out escort duties as required.
• To ensure the external areas are kept clean and tidy including removal of waste from bins, litter picking and sweeping as necessary.
• Ensure corridors and fire exits are kept clear of any obstacles and report any defects.
• Assist in conjunction with the school staff the holding of fire drills as required with the Site Manager
• Ensure that all chemicals are stored in accordance with COSHH regulations.
• To report any/all repairs to the Mitie helpdesk and facilitate closure accordingly.
• To facilitate all furniture moves as required maintaining good working practices in line with manual handling requirements.
• Take in deliveries and distribute across the site as required.
• To maintain a good working and safe environment
• To maintain records to evidence compliance in both statutory obligations and processes
• To ensure that all relevant equipment is correctly utilised and maintained and report any defect to your Line Manager
• To attend training as required
• To wear the correct uniform, PPE and issued ID at all times.
• To work at other sites across the contract in relation to service demands when necessary.
• Be aware of the business continuity plan for the part of the business you work in
• To maintain the security of the site at all times ensuring safeguarding measures adhered to.
• Challenge unknown persons on site and escort off site any unauthorised persons.
• Ensure all Safeguarding Policies are always adhered to and raise any concerns in line with the Mitie policy.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Carry out any adhoc duties deemed necessary by Management to fulfil the school and contract requirements.

What we are looking for:

• Caretakingexperience is preferred however training can be provided.
• General maintenance ability including basic plumbing, carpentry and decoration.
• Good basic education, with basic IT skills
• COSHH, IOSH, PASMA, IPAF, WAH training beneficial.
• Reliable and hardworking with a professional attitude.
• Ability to work to a schedule and as part of a team.
• Capable of working to their own initiative where appropriate.
• Be open and honest.
• Be self-driven and determined.
• Strive for continuous improvements in service delivery.

Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

If you are working in regulated activity please note that you are subject to the following:

• It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. vulnerable adults, children or both).
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.