Premises Officer
Skinners' Kent Academy, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PYThis job expired on 15 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
15 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,295 - £23,693
What skills and experience we're looking for
What the school offers its staff
Key responsibilities:
Security and Safety
- Maintain premises security such that key holding procedures are observed and that the premises remain as secure as is practically possible
- Respond to and accurately record all call outs, liaising with the security force and police as appropriate
- Make premises secure after break ins
- Regularly test fire alarms, be familiar with the evacuation procedure for the premises and carry out evacuation drills
- Ensure the safe storage of materials covered by the COSHH regulations
- Ensure stringent health and safety provision and adherence to safe working practice
Energy Management
- Advise the appropriate senior member of staff on
matters relating to energy control and conservation,
implementing measures to prevent waste
- Ensure lights and other equipment are switched off as appropriate
- Porterage
- Operate, manage and control cleaning materials and equipment including the ordering, storage and distribution to appropriate personnel
- Undertake porterage of stock, furniture and equipment as required Maintenance
- Report all structural, fabric, fixtures, furnishings and equipment defects to the appropriate person
- Undertake minor/simple repairs as required e g minor plumbing, changing light bulbs, redecorating and fixing etc...
- Undertake regular academy site premises inspections and identify and record repair maintenance requirements
- Organise and carry out various maintenance duties to ensure that the general upkeep and maintenance of the school site is satisfactory, as per the specific schedule for the school premises
- Liaise with external contractors and monitor their work ensuring it is carried out punctually and to the required standard
- Organise and carry out minor improvement work e g erecting shelves, notice boards, bookshelves etc as agreed with the appropriate senior member of staff
- Monitor the cleanliness of the academy site liaising with the Cleaning Supervisor on a daily basis
- Perform emergency cleaning as required
- Undertake general cleaning duties within the premises and outside of the premises to ensure a safe and hygienic working environment is maintained
Compliance
- Undertake all weekly, monthly and annual statutory building compliance as required e g water temperatures, emergency lighting drain down, fire alarm testing etc
Additional Responsibilities
- Attend team meetings and staff meetings as required
- To maintain a ‘knowledge bank’ through written procedures to enable cover to be provided in the job holder’s absence
- Maintain confidentiality inside and outside the workplace
- Understand and apply all academy and Trust policies
- Undertake any reasonable additional responsibilities requested at any time by the COO, Principal and Senior Leadership teams
We offer:
- An exciting and vibrant place of work
- Gym facilities
- Local Authority reward scheme
- High quality continued professional development
- A valuable pension package
- Electric Vehicle charging point
- Free onsite parking
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.
About Skinners' Kent Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1084 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Skinners' Kent Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@skinnerskent.org.uk
- Phone number
- 018925793000
The Skinners’ Kent Academy is a non-fee paying, co-educational, all-ability Secondary school. The Academy is funded by the DfE and sponsored by The Skinners’ School, a grammar school for boys together with the Skinners’ Company, one of the ‘Great Twelve’ livery companies of the City of London.
The Academy is founded on the principles of a commitment to ensuring high standards and high aspirations, of active participation, an emotionally rich learning environment and an inclusive culture where every child is known and every learner supported.
Arranging a visit to Skinners' Kent Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@skinnerskent.org.uk.
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