Caretaker
Tavistock College, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DDThis job expired on 30 May 2022
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 May 2022 at 9am
Date listed
9 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 9:00 to 17:00 pm (plus weekend callout on a rota basis)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19264 - £20043
Caretaker job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust at Tavistock College
The successful candidate will work within our busy premises team, ensuring the College is kept to a high standard to support pupil learning.
The Role
Caretaking and maintenance of the College site to the required standard, to include compliance checks, emergency repairs, low level grounds maintenance and porterage of equipment.
Security of the College site and contents, including call out in emergencies and locking and unlocking routines.
Monitoring of cctv cameras to assist with site security and, where necessary, capturing of information as evidence to support investigations.
Performance of caretaking and maintenance tasks as directed by the Executive Principal and/or his representative to include participation in parent and community events under the direction of the Premises Manager.
To act as first point of contact for external hirers, deliveries and/or contractors, outside of school hours.
In line with the grading of this post, it is expected that this will be a proactive role with regard to maintenance etc and that professional development / training will take place to ensure competence in related areas to allow a reasonable level of autonomy within appropriate limitations.
Note: Structural tasks should not be undertaken without professional advice.
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.
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About Tavistock College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1322 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Tavistock College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@dmatschools.org.uk
Tavistock College is an ambitious, successful and friendly school. Co-operation is at the heart of what we do and we take pride in striving for the highest standards together. Our aim is that young people leave us as happy, well qualified, confident, caring and motivated citizens who will go on to flourish in their lives.
As an Academy we are driven by a sense of the moral seriousness of what we are about; by a conviction that learning should be joyful; by a belief that we are an inclusive community in which everyone is equally valued; and by a determination that each of us will become the very best person we can be. As well as a challenging curriculum we offer many opportunities to widen our young people’s understanding of their role in the community locally, nationally and internationally.
We are part of the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust and together we work for the benefit of children in all our schools. What unites us are the co-operative values of solidarity, self help, self responsibility, equality, equity and democracy. Co-operation gives our daily lives meaning and ensures that no one is left behind in building a strong community of learners.
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