Site Agent
Ivel Valley School & College, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0NL13 days remaining to apply
Closing date
24 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 October 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
- £26,409.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (Actual) Includes 2024 pay award minimum
Site Agent job summary
Hours: 37 hours a week, all year round: 10am - 6pm (starting at 10:30am 1 day a week)
25 days annual leave (at least 20 days to be taken during school holidays)
For the person specification please see the attachment.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Facilities & Property Management - [please note that the other site managers/agents make take the lead in some areas listed below so it may only be in a support capacity]:
- Ensure the security of the school including, depending on hours worked, the unlocking and locking up of the school
- Act as a key holder for both sites attending planned and emergency call–outs as and when required.
- Daily gate duty – managing traffic on and off site and loading/unloading pupils from vehicles
- Oversee the maintenance of designated sites, including the purchase and repair of furniture and fittings.
- Ensure the continuing availability of utilities, site services and equipment.
- Follow sound practices in estate management and grounds maintenance.
- Monitor, assess and review contractual obligations for outsourced school services.
- Purchase premises related equipment, supplies and services within agreed budgets, ensuring best value including arranging quotes and tenders and manage the appointment of external contractors.
- Manage the use of school facilities outside school hours (lettings)
- Provide additional site support as required to the cleaners and provide cover for annual leave and absence of the other site managers/agents.
- Being responsible for contractors whilst on the school site and ensure works are carried out and completed safely and to the required standard.
- Ad hoc driving of minibuses e.g. for vehicles servicing, collecting items, filling up with fuel etc. including assisting other school staff as required.
- Monitor, order and take delivery of stores, goods and equipment and arrange their safe storage and distribution as appropriate.
Maintenance Services - [please note that the other site managers/agents make take the lead in some areas listed below so it may only be in a support capacity]:
- Ensure key operational systems such as heating, electrics, plumbing, sewage, drainage and lighting are safe and effective.
- Ensure that effective plans, guidelines and instructions are maintained for all plant, equipment and utilities.
- To be responsible for, and keep a record of, an annual maintenance and service programme. This is to include regular maintenance checks and statutory compliance and to ensure any recommendations and follow up actions are taken.
- Maintain and improve the learning environment by carrying out routine inspections, identifying and commissioning repair work.
- Oversee a continual painting and decorating programme and undertake remedial painting and decorating.
- Oversee the safety and maintenance of school vehicles.
- General porterage duties including movement of furniture, equipment and deliveries within the school
- Undertake emergency or ad hoc cleaning duties/activities e.g. spillages and to maintain a safe, clean and orderly learning and working environment.
- Ensure that cleaning and maintenance equipment is properly maintained and in good working order
- To repair fittings and small scale improvements e.g. repairs to taps and cisterns, fitting shelves/ notice boards etc.)
- Carry out rubbish removal as necessary and ensure bins are kept clean and tidy.
- Undertake light gardening duties and ensure school buildings, entrance areas and playgrounds are free from rubbish/leaves and there are no broken/ overhanging branches that could pose a safety risk
Management of staff
- Manage cleaners
- Undertake performance management of premises staff and absence monitoring.
- Identify any training courses that may benefit the Premises Team with their duties
Statutory Checks, Tests & Inspections
- To maintain a robust inspection, monitoring and record-keeping system, consistent across the school, relating to compliance with relevant health & safety legislation in the following areas:
- Legionella & water safety
- Contractor management
- Fire safety, including records of fire practices and alarm tests.
- Asbestos
- Hoists & lifting equipment
- Electrical testing
- Working at height
- Display Screen Equipment
- First Aid
- Air-conditioning
- COSHH
- Gas safety
- Glazing safety
- Grounds safety (including trees, landscaping etc.)
- Playground & sports equipment
- Electric door safety
- + any other relevant health & safety legislation
- Ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all time in respect of school related matters and to prevent disclosure of confidential and sensitive information.
- To undertake any professional duties, reasonably delegated by the Senior Leadership Team.
- To comply with all Ivel Valley School policies
General
Personal safety and wellbeing
The post holder will be required to work without direct supervision and may be on site alone out of school hours including during school holidays. The school’s lone working policy and guidance will need to be followed.
Some of the work will be physically demanding (heavy lifting, working at height, use of power tools or heavy equipment). Some of the work may need to be done outside, such as repairs and health and safety checks in wet weather.
Safeguarding Children
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences.
This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Ivel Valley School & College
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 245 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Ivel Valley School & College website (opens in new tab)
School location
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