School Facilities & Maintenance Lead

Bowker Vale Primary School; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowker Vale Primary School in Manchester is recruiting a Caretaker to join our site management team. This full-time post is 35 hours per week with split am/pm shifts and some flexibility.

The role: manage maintenance and security, supervise cleaning staff, carry out routine building inspections, and run a maintenance schedule covering painting, decorating, repairs, plumbing and carpentry. Salary is £24,539 per annum.

Qualifications

• Previous proven experience in a similar environment.
• A highly motivated individual with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• A good level of general maintenance and ideally be skilled in a trade.
• Proven experience in lone working and problem solving.
• A good level of speaking, reading and writing English.

Responsibilities

• Main Key holder.
• Supervision of cleaning staff.
• Routine inspections of the building.
• Maintenance schedule to include painting, decorating, repairs, plumbing, carpentry skills and other duties as required by the Headteacher.
• Repairing all defects (within own competence) and arranging specialist help when required.
• Carrying out appropriate tests (fire alarm, water, etc) and maintaining appropriate records.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Problem solving

Lone working

English proficiency

Tools

Carpentry

Painting

Plumbing

Repairs

Job description

Bowker Vale Primary School in Manchester is recruiting a Caretaker to join our site management team. This full-time post is 35 hours per week with split am/pm shifts and some flexibility.

The role: manage maintenance and security, supervise cleaning staff, carry out routine building inspections, and run a maintenance schedule covering painting, decorating, repairs, plumbing and carpentry. Salary is £24,539 per annum.