Assistant School Caretaker
Downsview Primary and Nursery School, London, SE19 3XE7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
11 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Hours per week: 36 hours Full-time – All Year Round – 1hour UNPAID lunch break
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 Scp 8 – 10 (£29,763 - £30,630)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a reliable and trustworthy individual to join our dedicated team as an Assistant Caretaker at our vibrant and inclusive primary school in Croydon. Our welcoming, dog-friendly school community thrives on positivity, and we are seeking someone who is committed to maintaining a clean, safe, and functional environment for both staff and students. If you're proactive, dependable, and passionate about upholding a secure and supportive space for all, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities: Please note: Additional responsibilities will be assigned based on the needs of the school (please see job description).
- Maintenance: Assist with daily maintenance tasks, including general cleaning, clearing pathways of snow and ice, and carrying out minor repairs.
- Health and Safety: Proactively uphold health and safety standards across the school site.
- Security: Ensure the premises are secure by locking doors, windows, gates, and conducting a security sweep before locking up and setting the alarm at the end of the day.
- Room Setup: Set up and clear rooms for events, move equipment, and ensure spaces are prepared for use.
- Cleaning Supervision: Oversee in-house cleaners, manage cleaning rotas, and provide necessary communication in the absence of the Site Manager.
- Deputising for the Site Manager: Step into the Site Manager’s role when needed, ensuring tasks are prioritised and completed efficiently.
- Fire Warden Duties: Undertake fire warden responsibilities during fire drills and alarms, ensuring safety protocols are followed.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Opening and closing school buildings, gates, and internal rooms.
- Managing heating and lighting systems, maintaining relevant documentation.
- Undertaking minor repairs and maintenance tasks as instructed by the Site Manager.
Key Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload effectively.
- Basic maintenance and handyman skills.
- Positive, friendly attitude with a good sense of humour.
- Strong verbal communication skills, able to work well with staff, students, and external contractors.
- Good physical fitness and stamina to meet the demands of the role.
Additional Information:
- Holidays: Holidays must be taken during non-term time. The Christmas break is a compulsory holiday period.
- Training: A willingness to undertake relevant training courses for the role will be required.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A friendly and dedicated staff team, who go above and beyond for our community.
- A vibrant and diverse school community.
- Values education, underpinning everything we do.
- A well-resourced school with excellent facilities.
- High quality professional development and accelerated promotion opportunities.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our staff vacancies all require an enhanced DBS check. Downsview is GDPR compliant and is registered with the ICO.
Applying for the job
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About Downsview Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 630 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@downsview.croydon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02087644611
Welcome to Downsview Primary and Nursery School.
'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.‘ -Aristotle
Visitors to Downsview quickly experience the warmth, energy and positivity of parents, children and staff. Strong relationships here are built on kindness, care and mutual respect and give rise to a valuable sense of community.
We aim to nurture the ‘whole child’ – body, mind and spirit. To this end, classroom learning focuses as much attention on how children learn as on what they learn. Children are encouraged to be ambitious and creative, to explore their learning in depth and push themselves to excel in a wide variety of pursuits.
We recognise that for children to thrive they need to learn to sustain their curiosity and so we embrace innovative approaches to teaching. We want the children to have memorable experiences on their journey to becoming confident, life-long learners. We seek to support all individuals to follow their own passions, whatever they may be, and so build their self-esteem and assurance.
As well as providing a strong academic platform from which to grow, our philosophy is to help children to find their own way towards living a life of purpose and fulfillment. We value and appreciate every single child for what they can bring to our community and offer a safe and trusting environment to enable them to flourish and succeed as they prepare for their future in a fast-changing world.
The link between home and school is integral to your child’s success and we wholeheartedly encourage parents to take an active part in their child's learning and in the life of the school.
Arranging a visit to Downsview Primary and Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@downsview.croydon.sch.uk.
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