- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Manchester Enterprise Academy website (opens in new tab)
Lead Caretaker
More than one location, Prospere Learning Trust7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
When pre-employment checks are completed
Closing date
30 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: permanent post working 35 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,163
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job overview
Manchester Enterprise Academy currently have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Caretaker to join our team.
You will assist in the responsibility for maintenance, security and facilities management services on our school sites and premises.
This is a Grade 5, permanent post working 35 hours per week, all year round. The starting salary is £28,163.
Main purpose of the job:
- Support the Site Manager by taking responsibility for the management of the school site and associated facilities under an agreed system of supervision, taking responsibility for the management and development of specialist facilities services within the school.
- To be a responsible key holder and manage maintenance, security and facilities systems on site including alarm systems, CCTV and surveillance systems.
- Manage other estates staff including allocation and monitoring of work and performance appraisal and supervision of external contractors on site.
- To be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and physical appearance/environment of the designated site – inside and out, including maintenance of specialist facilities and equipment following appropriate training, where applicable.
- Ensure that the premises operate to a high standard of health and safety and that all relevant regulations are implemented and adhered to at all times.
What the school offers its staff
What the school offers it’s staff:
Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust.
Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;
- a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
- membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
- access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
- access to Cyclescheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
- We’re happy to talk flexible working where possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.
Further details about the role:
Applying to work for us
Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.
Safeguarding Children
All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Equality Statement
At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Prospere Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- jobs@prospere.org.uk
School Details
Manchester Enterprise Academy
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