Caretaker/Keyholder

Glebe Farm School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8XY

Deadline is today

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
16 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
2 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,702.00 Annually (Actual)

Caretaker/Keyholder job summary

Caretaker/ Keyholder

Part time, permanent

Hours: 27.25 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (Out of work hours)

Salary. NJC Point D1 (£24,702 FTE)

Glebe Farm School is part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, Multi-Academy Trust. The IFtL Trust is committed to developing a family of schools whose purpose is to inspire the futures of us all through learning together.

We are looking for an experienced individual to join the team to assist with the maintenance, security and keyholding of Glebe Farm School during evenings and weekends. This is an exciting role for someone looking for a new challenge. The successful candidate will play a crucial part in supporting our lettings and community outreach programmes. The Caretaker will provide an on-site cleaning/caretaking service and keyholder duties.

Aim and main purpose of the job (including but not limited to)

Operate and regularly check systems such as heating, cooling, lighting and security (including CCTV and alarms). 
Undertake minor repairs to site, furniture and fittings (i.e., not requiring a craftsperson) and maintenance of the buildings and site 
Undertake regular health and safety checks of buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings, (including compliance with fire safety regulations) and equipment, in line with other schedules 
To be responsible for the heating and lighting of the premises including necessary frost precautions. To report system failures to the appropriate person.
To be responsible for the routine and non-routine (e.g., emergencies) opening and closing of the premises during evenings and weekends. To report trespass, theft or unauthorised parking of vehicles to the appropriate person.

The role will be primarily based at Glebe Farm School, Wavendon, Milton Keynes.

www.glebfarmschool.co.uk

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi Academy Trust, successful candidates will have full access to our staff benefits package, including a bespoke CPD package, enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave and Employee Assistance Programme. In addition, access to an Employee Benefits Scheme including discount on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and much more. 

We would welcome you to have a conversation about this role.  Please email the iftl_recruitment@iftl.co.uk to arrange a phone call.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safer recruitment practice and preemployment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All vacancies are subject to enhanced DBS disclosures. We are an equal opportunities employer. 

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Our commitment to ensuring equal opportunity and lifelong development is showcased in our 1:1 iPad initiative for learners and teaching colleagues across the schools in our trust. By harnessing the power of technology and collaboration, we aim to reshape and rethink what it means to be a learner into this digital age, and you can play a role in shaping our curriculum offer by joining us on this journey.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school-based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.