Job Title: Multi-Site Maintenance Staff/Caretaker
Salary: NJC 7 – NJC 13 – FTE £25,630 - £28,351
Department: Trust Central Team
Responsible to: Estate Manager
Responsible for: Providing a high standard of premises maintenance at our academies.
Job Purpose
To maintain a high standard of premises maintenance for our Academies. You will be required to organise and carry out both planned & reactive maintenance at the site ensuring compliance with both regulatory & health & safety standards. The primary purpose of the Site Caretaker is to maintain the properties to a high level to ensure the buildings are kept in optimum working condition.
Core Technical Competencies/Skills and Knowledge/Understanding
Maintenance Staff/Caretakers will be expected to have a good standard of practical knowledge, skills and experience of building maintenance work in a school or similar environment. You should be able to demonstrate general working skills in carpentry, fixing locks, electrical, plumbing, drainage, painting and decorating.
As the Maintenance Staff/Caretaker you will be part of our essential Estates Team ensuring that our buildings are maintained to a high quality and kept in a safe working condition. A good working knowledge/understanding of the challenges of maintaining an educational setting would be beneficial.
Roles and Responsibilities in addition to the provision of maintenance
As well as technical competencies you should demonstrate the following:
- Knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety polices & regulations
- Understanding of COSHH regulations
- Ability to identify risks/hazards and mitigate/reduce them
- Monitor and manage control of resources and stock levels
- Ability to organise more stock when required
- Undertake routine work in accordance with the planned preventative maintenance
- Use IT systems to communicate and record information
- Maintain records where required
- Deal with minor security/safety issues
- Report major items for repair to the Estates Manager
- Interact with staff, visitors, pupils and parents in a friendly and professional manner
- Organise and oversee contractors carrying out works on site
- Operate routine security arrangements to prevent/deter unauthorised access to the site and buildings and to minimise theft and vandalism
- Carry out procedures in the event of fire, flood, breaking and entering, accident or major damage.
- Ensure that all hard areas, grassed areas, beds, borders and grounds are free from litter and excessive accumulations of dirt and rubbish. Maintain health and safety of dustbin areas.
- Ensure that all external hard areas are free of slip and trip hazards including ice (gritting when needed) and leave.
Core Behavioural Attributes
- Thorough approach to work and commitment to a quality finish
- Ownership of work and follow through to a satisfactory conclusion
- Ability to perform under pressure
- Problem solving and proactive approach to requests
- Ability to create effective working relationships
- Good interpersonal skills
- Effective communication skills both verbal and written
- Enthusiasm
- Ability to work independently and as part of the wider premises team
- A flexible attitude and approach
- Organised and ability to plan work effectively
- Manage own professional development as part of the Trust’s employment requirements
- Maintain Personal and professional conduct in accordance with Wave’ values.
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks carry out.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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