Site Supervisor/ Caretaker / Maintenance - Exhall, Bedworth 20-30hrs per wk

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Coventry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Coventry is seeking a Caretaker to maintain a safe and clean environment for students. This part-time permanent role involves site security, maintenance tasks, and managing a team of cleaners. Candidates must be physically fit, proactive, and willing to complete Health and Safety training. An annual leave entitlement of 21-26 days is included, with additional holidays during school breaks.

Benefits

Annual leave of 21-26 days

12 additional leave days for public holidays

Qualifications

• Must be able to manage a team of cleaners.
• Willingness to attend training courses including Health and Safety.

Responsibilities

• Lock and unlock the school daily.
• Conduct security and site checks.
• Maintain Health and Safety records.
• Carry out daily maintenance and safety checks.
• Liaise with outside contractors.
• Order supplies as needed.

Skills

Physical stamina

Conscientiousness

Self-motivation

Initiative

Creativity

Observational skills

Proactive problem-solving

Job description

Overview

If you think that this is a post that would interest you and you are ready for a new challenge then this is the job for you!

About the Role

Due to the retirement of our current Caretaker our teaching staff, the children, staff and governors of this happy and successful Infant and Nursery School have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to join our friendly school team. We are looking for someone with physical stamina who is conscientious and self-motivated, has initiative and creativity, great observational skills and the ability to be pro-active in identifying and resolving tasks as they occur.

You will have a key role in maintaining our school to ensure a clean, safe, and secure learning environment for our pupils and the local community:

• Lock and/or unlock the school; to include locking up school each day.
• Carry out and record security/site checks on the buildings and grounds.
• Be responsible for the Health & Safety of those on site; help maintain Health and Safety records, including COSHH.
• Maintenance of property and grounds to a high standard including carrying out daily safety checks, reactive repair works, litter picking, leaf clearance and snow clearance and gritting during adverse weather conditions.
• Liaising with outside contractors undertaking work on behalf of the school.
• Monitor site premises stock and order supplies.
• Manage a team of 4 cleaners to provide a clean and safe environment.
• Willingness to attend training courses including Health and Safety.

Contract and Hours

Contracted hours are 20-30hrs per week with actual hours worked being mutually agreed. This would be a split am/pm shift. There will be occasional overtime required outside of contracted hours e.g. training, jobs linked to severe weather conditions, emergencies on site etc.

Contract Type and Leave

The role is a part-time permanent contract over 52 weeks per year. An annual leave allowance of between 21 days – 26 days is available (dependant on local government length of service) plus 12 additional days which includes the 8 public bank holidays and 4 extra local authority days. Annual leave is to be taken during school holiday dates with prior agreement with the Senior Leadership Team.

Application and Safeguarding

Please click on link below to our website for more details and an an application form.

https://www.exhallcedars.org/current-vacancies-join-our-amazing-team/

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check, a barred list check and Disqualification Declaration. The job role you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).