School Facilities & Site Supervisor

Solent Infant School; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Solent Infant School in Sunderland is seeking a diligent Caretaker to join the site team. The role involves managing the school site, buildings and grounds, ensuring daily security, and overseeing use of facilities while supporting out-of-hours events.

The ideal candidate will have practical skills for maintenance and repairs, with training available for minibus duties and compliance checks. The De Curci Trust affiliation may require work across Trust academies.

Responsibilities

• Primarily manage the Solent Infant School site, grounds and buildings including undertaking morning site inspection identifying any issues/risks
• Oversee general security for the site, arrange locking and unlocking of the premises and be a key holder
• Manage site utilisation during times that facilities are required, ensuring users special requirements are, as far as possible, met
• Line manage the cleaners, ensuring workloads are prioritised effectively assisting the team in times of absence/high need
• Maintain accurate paperwork in line with related administrative processes
• Arrange and supervise contractors on site
• Carry out regular compliance checks such as water, fire alarms, emergency lighting, fire extinguishers, visual checks of electrical equipment etc
• Undertake a range of repairs, maintenance and decoration which may include working at height
• Be flexible to meet the needs of the school and support out of school events
• Ensure that the highest standards of Health and Safety are maintained including undertaking regular training to ensure compliance with current legislation
• Know how to assess risk, reporting where necessary and taking remedial action
• Be required to drive the school minibus, transporting children to and from trips. Experience is desirable, although full training can be provided
• Ensure gullies, gutters, down pipes and drainage systems, including foul drains, are free from blockages, arranging maintenance where required whilst being mindful of Health and Safety Regulations.
• Undertake emergency cleaning during the school day where required due to accidents, illness, vandalism, building and equipment failure
• Operate and monitor the heating and plant throughout the school, carrying out frost protection procedures when required
• Ensure the boiler/plant room, site office and other designated areas of the school (identified through consultation with Head of School/Bursar) are kept clean and tidy
• Enjoy working in a child-centred environment taking pride in all aspects of their work to ensure our school buildings and grounds are maintained to a high standard
• Ensure that a high level of confidentiality and professionalism is maintained

Job description

Solent Infant School in Sunderland is seeking a diligent Caretaker to join the site team. The role involves managing the school site, buildings and grounds, ensuring daily security, and overseeing use of facilities while supporting out-of-hours events.

The ideal candidate will have practical skills for maintenance and repairs, with training available for minibus duties and compliance checks. The De Curci Trust affiliation may require work across Trust academies.