Caretaker
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 6HU26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 35 hours a week Term Time plus 3 weeks The hours include 6.30am until 10.00am and 14.45pm until 18.15pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £24,045 to £26,083
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit a
highly motivated, enthusiastic caretaker to support Millbridge with its daily
premises needs.
To provide a comprehensive, customer led premises service to the academy by the efficient and effective running of maintenance operations
To ensure that the site and its building are efficiently operated on a day to day basis to the standards required by the Head of School and central premises & compliance team, fulfilling all Health and Safety Legislation.
- Ability to work in an environment of constant change and pressure where an amount of personal decision-making and judgement is required.
- Excellent communication skills including verbal communication skills in order to liaise with young people and other staff members.
- Commitment to the safeguarding of children
- Ability to work with a wide range of people of all ages from different backgrounds with different needs and to respond accordingly to support those needs
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and relevant COSHH and ESCC regulations
- A willingness to undertake further development/training as appropriate
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1. To complete and prioritise all caretaking tasks in the school using the online system so all tasks are correctly recorded.
2. To be visible and responsive, assigning tasks to team members, reporting/dealing with any issues that require attention.
3. Monitor and operate the engineering system (i.e. heating, water etc.) and advise management of any faults in order to ensure the most economical use of fuel and water.
4. Monitor, operate and maintain appropriate site security systems, including opening and closing the building at the beginning and end of the school day and responding to call outs as necessary in order to provide satisfactory security arrangements.
5. To ensure that all routine/planned maintenance and building related tasks are scheduled for completion and to monitor results and ensure issues are addressed, including effecting repairs and improvements in order to fulfil the school’s specific responsibilities.
6. Maintain and monitor Health and Safety standards, reporting any failures to comply with the school’s statutory obligations in this area and ensure that contractor’s work meets Health and Safety Regulations.
7. Carry out portering and occasional cleaning duties (including the moving of heavy furniture as required).
8. To be responsible for the Health and Safety induction of contractors to site and ensure proper procedures are carried out for Asbestos, Hot Works and Legionella.
9. Ensure staff and third-party compliance with HASAW/COSHH regulations and testing of time alarms in accordance with the fire policy.
10. To participate in emergency planning and training, to play an active part in any emergency procedures and lead the team to support any such occurrences, for example snow procedures.
11. As part of your wider duties and responsibilities you are required to promote and actively support the school’s responsibilities towards Safeguarding. Safeguarding is about keeping people safe and protecting people from harm, neglect, abuse and injury. It is about creating safe places, being vigilant and doing something about any concerns you might have. Please refer to the school website for our Safeguarding policy
12. Carry out your duties with due regard to current and future School policies, procedures and relevant legislation. These will be drawn to your attention in your appointment letter, your statement of particulars, induction, and on- going performance development and through School communications.
What the school offers its staff
The trust offers a wide range of benefits including employee assistance programmes catering for the individual wellbeing needs of staff, wellbeing champions and designated wellbeing resources for staff. flexible working opportunities (where practical), occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave, competitive pension schemes with the opportunity for shared cost AVCs, money saving ‘salary sacrifice’ cycle scheme and tech scheme.
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.
Applying for the job
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About Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 294 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- tracy.dickens@sharemat.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tracy.dickens@sharemat.co.uk.
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