Site Supervisor / Caretaker

WMJobs; Coventry; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

WMJobs is seeking a School Caretaker / Site Supervisor for Exhall Cedars Infant Nursery & Pre-school. The role covers keeping the site clean, secure, and well‑maintained all year round, with responsibility for security, heating, and safety procedures outside normal hours.

The post requires DBS checks and health and safety compliance, plus experience in supervising cleaning staff and coordinating with contractors. Closing date 10 July 2026.

Qualifications

• Good literacy skills to understand and complete administrative systems, forms, and orders.
• Good numeracy skills to check goods, carry out stock controls and calculations.
• Excellent communication skills to explain clearly, listen and respond to concerns or requests.
• Ability to carry out procedures, routines, and follow instructions accurately.
• Proficiency in operating cleaning equipment, machinery, and tools for daily maintenance.
• Knowledge of the layout and organisation of the school and its site.
• Capability to supervise, coordinate, and support cleaning staff.
• Creative problem‑solving and initiative to resolve unexpected problems.
• Ability to solve problems and respond to unforeseen circumstances such as hazards or accidents.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, attractive, safe, secure and welcoming site through regular monitoring of cleaning routines and scheduled maintenance of buildings, grounds, fixtures, and fittings.
• Carry out security procedures for the school buildings and grounds, opening and closing duties, and act to prevent trespass and ensure perimeters are secure at all times.
• Ensure unauthorized parking does not occur and act as a keyholder for alarms, police call‑outs and other emergencies outside normal working hours.
• Perform limited cleaning outside school holidays and ensure premises and furnishings are cleaned to school or authority standards, including carrying out regular checks and holiday‑specific tasks with log sheets.
• Audit and order cleaning materials and equipment as required.
• Respond promptly to the school’s Maintenance Reporting System, prioritising health and safety tasks; manage basic tools and equipment; report items needing repair and coordinate with external professional services when necessary.
• Direct contractors to the site, ensuring work meets health and safety standards; inspect contractors’ work and obtain satisfaction notes.
• Operate the heating plant to maintain adequate temperatures and hot water supply, and undertake frost precaution procedures and emergency access in events of fire, flood, or other incidents.
• Ensure play areas and paths are free from litter, animal faeces or remains; inspect drains and gullies regularly and deal with blockages or leaks.
• Maintain a safe, working condition for caretaking and cleaning equipment, organised and stored.
• Use school holidays to deliver maintenance projects such as decorating that cannot be achieved when staff and pupils are on site.
• Preserve planters and flower beds to present a smart, attractive entrance to the school.
• Receive delivery of stock and materials, ensure appropriate storage, and verify stock orders for completeness.
• Prepare after‑school activities spaces, ensuring accommodation for normal school use out of hours, and undertake school lettings according to procedures.
• Be responsible for the well‑being, health and safety of cleaning staff as a qualified First Aider, safely moving equipment and resources in line with manual handling practices.
• Assist the Head or senior staff in risk assessments and health and safety checks, respond to alarm alerts, and apply H&S and COSHH guidelines.
• Maintain COSHH records and undertake CPD relevant to roles and responsibilities, often outside normal working hours.
• Be flexible to daily needs of the school, responding to weather conditions or emergencies outside normal working hours.]
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Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Communication

Procedures

Cleaning equipment

Site knowledge

Staff supervision

Problem solving

Initiative

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: SCHOOL CARETAKER / SITE SUPERVISOR

School: Exhall Cedars Infant Nursery & Pre-school

Number of Positions: 1

Employment Type: Non-Teaching (Permanent)

Salary Scale: Scale D

Working Weeks: 52 weeks per year

DBS Required: Yes (enhanced DBS, prohibition check, medical fitness, identity, and right to work checks)

Vulnerable Group: Children

Closing Date: Friday 10th July 2026 at 12pm

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, attractive, safe, secure and welcoming site through regular monitoring of cleaning routines and scheduled/dynamic maintenance of buildings, grounds, fixtures, and fittings.
• Carry out security procedures for the school buildings and grounds, opening and closing duties, and act to prevent trespass and ensure perimeters are secure at all times.
• Ensure unauthorized parking does not occur and act as a keyholder for alarms, police call‑outs and other emergencies outside normal working hours.
• Perform limited cleaning outside school holidays and ensure premises and furnishings are cleaned to school or authority standards, including carrying out regular checks and holiday‑specific tasks with log sheets.
• Audit and order cleaning materials and equipment as required.
• Respond promptly to the school’s Maintenance Reporting System, prioritising health and safety tasks; manage basic tools and equipment; report items needing repair and coordinate with external professional services when necessary.
• Direct contractors to the site, ensuring work meets health and safety standards; inspect contractors’ work and obtain satisfaction notes.
• Operate the heating plant to maintain adequate temperatures and hot water supply, and undertake frost precaution procedures and emergency access in events of fire, flood, or other incidents.
• Ensure play areas and paths are free from litter, animal faeces or remains; inspect drains and gullies regularly and deal with blockages or leaks.
• Maintain a safe, working condition for caretaking and cleaning equipment, organised and stored.
• Use school holidays to deliver maintenance projects such as decorating that cannot be achieved when staff and pupils are on site.
• Preserve planters and flower beds to present a smart, attractive entrance to the school.
• Receive delivery of stock and materials, ensure appropriate storage, and verify stock orders for completeness.
• Prepare after‑school activities spaces, ensuring accommodation for normal school use out of hours, and undertake school lettings according to procedures.
• Be responsible for the well‑being, health and safety of cleaning staff as a qualified First Aider, safely moving equipment and resources in line with manual handling practices.
• Assist the Head or senior staff in risk assessments and health and safety checks, respond to alarm alerts, and apply H&S and COSHH guidelines.
• Maintain COSHH records and undertake CPD relevant to roles and responsibilities, often outside normal working hours.
• Be flexible to daily needs of the school, responding to weather conditions or emergencies outside normal working hours.

Qualifications and Abilities

• Good literacy skills to understand and complete administrative systems, forms, and orders.
• Good numeracy skills to check goods, carry out stock control and calculations.
• Excellent communication skills to explain clearly, listen and respond to concerns or requests.
• Ability to carry out procedures, routines, and follow instructions accurately.
• Proficiency in operating cleaning equipment, machinery, and tools for daily maintenance.
• Knowledge of the layout and organisation of the school and its site.
• Capability to supervise, coordinate, and support cleaning staff.
• Creative problem‑solving and initiative to resolve unexpected problems.
• Ability to solve problems and respond to unforeseen circumstances such as hazards or accidents.