Site Keeper
Redden Court School, Romford, Essex, RM3 0TS13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
1 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
19 May 2026
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
- £29,436.00 - £29,856.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 3 points 5-6
Site Keeper job summary
The candidate may be asked to cover unplanned/sickness absences for our site teams and to also provide additional support during busy periods and occasional lettings cover.
The successful candidate will need to be flexible, possess good time management skills, excellent communication skills, the ability to take direction, abide by school and Health & Safety procedures and have proven interpersonal skills.
The School Keeper supports the site team by carrying out a range of caretaking duties including security and supervision of the site and related equipment, and other
caretaking duties including porterage, cleaning and maintenance.
The duties of the post as outlined will be subject to the appropriate risk assessment, safe systems of work, training, and appropriate equipment being available and the relevant competencies of the postholder. The post holder may be expected to work across all schools within the Trust.
Main duties and responsibilities
Security and Supervision:
Act as a key holder, carrying out security procedures for the buildings and
grounds. The routine and non-routine opening and securing of premises and
grounds. Responding to calls outside normal working hours as a result of
break-ins etc. and or/the setting off of the burglar alarm(s).
Providing access, where possible, to the premises and classrooms in the event of
snow or minor flooding or similar emergency situations.
Dealing with enquiries from visitors, workers and contractors and, where
appropriate, advising the Head Teacher of their presence.
Caretaking and maintenance:
Undertake cleaning of allocated area(s), and secondary cleaning.
Washing internal walls e.g. classrooms, corridors, including cleaning at a high
level where appropriate safety equipment is available and a safe system of work
has been defined in accordance with Health and Safety requirements.
Window cleaning, including cleaning at a high level where appropriate safety
equipment is available and a safe system of work has been defined in accordance
with Health and Safety requirements.
Wash and clean of diffusers and replacing bulbs/tubes.
Taking delivery of stores, materials and other goods and conveying them to their
points of distribution. Dispatching laundry, goods, materials etc.
Operating the heating plant so that the required temperatures are maintained in
the premises and an adequate supply of hot water is available. Carrying out frost
precaution procedures.
Ensuring that all caretaking and cleaning equipment is in a safe and working
condition and arranging for repair as appropriate.
Carrying out routine procedures or checks on ancillary equipment, e.g. checking
batteries, automatic pumps and areas subject to flooding.
Carrying out school based procedures in the event of fire, flood, breaking and
entering, accident or major damage.
Other duties:
Carry out tests, check, inspection and services to equipment, plant and buildings
as needed and trained to do so and record on the relevant system.
Assisting with the supervision and training of cleaning staff in the absence of/as
requested by the Site Manager.
Undertaking letting and related duties as appropriate in accordance with the
provincial agreement. Including setting up of equipment and rooms.
Preparing the school premises and site for out of school activities.
General:
To participate in the performance and development review process, taking
personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training
opportunities in discussion with the line manager.
To be flexible with working times and willing to assist when needed, sometimes at
short notice or at different locations.
To show initiative and deal effectively with unforeseen problems as they arise
To contribute in a positive way to the effective running of the school.
To comply with individual responsibilities, in accordance with the role, for health &
safety in the workplace.
Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the School’s
Equal Opportunities Policy.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this
commitment.
At all times to carry out the duties in accordance with school-based policies and
Health and Safety procedures.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Redden Court School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1061 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Redden Court School website
We pride ourselves on being a fully comprehensive school placed at the heart of the community. We want all of our students to be happy, ambitious and to achieve results that reflect their true potential.
Our school has served the local community of Harold Wood for many years, providing a high quality education to the students of this area.
Our vision is focused on a ‘Commitment to Success for All’ and high levels of aspiration for every member of our community. The school is forward thinking and progressive. We seek to achieve the very best for all of our students through the use of a rich variety of educational approaches.
We have caring staff who are dedicated to ensuring the students are successful in every aspect of their learning.
Redden Court is the founding school in the Success for All Educational Trust and is recognised as one of the highest performing mixed comprehensive schools in Havering.
We are an accredited ‘Thinking School’ and have very close links with the Cognitive Education Development Unit at the University of Exeter. Metacognition and the development of thinking skills is at the heart of our teaching and learning in the school as we believe it plays an important part in developing resilient and independent learners.
We also have very strong links with the Havering Teacher Training Programme, we are a senior partner in the Empower Teaching Alliance and we are recognised as a Leading Edge School by the SSAT. The school has also been accredited with All Together (Anti Bullying), Place2Be (Student Mental Health), SEND Exceptional Outcomes Award, The Quality in Careers Standards, Healthy Schools Gold Award and Gold Travel Ambassadors Award.
We are a growing community Trust with inclusion at the heart of our ethos and require leaders who will bring this vision to life.
These are exciting times for Redden Court School with so much change and challenge in the future.
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