18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    18 May 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    30 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday, 37 Hours per week,

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,142 - £32,061

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Training

NVQ Level 3 in Caretaking or a construction-based trade (or equivalent)

5 GCSEs, including Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent)

IOSH qualification or Health and Safety qualification relevant to the role

Full UK driving license and possess a vehicle to travel between academies

Willingness to undertake relevant training and identify own development needs


Knowledge and Experience

Experience in a school site supervision, facilities management or maintenance role

Knowledge and experience of repairs, maintenance, reactive and planned maintenance

Experience of identifying building fabric and services defects, diagnose faults and specify repairs to enable effective maintenance.

Experience of dealing with third party suppliers and contractors

Knowledge of Health and Safety compliance tests and checks

Knowledge of COSHH guidelines

Experience of undertaking unsupervised checks and tests of building services and systems – such as Legionella, fire detection systems, heating systems and alarm systems.


Skills and Abilities

Ability to identify building fabric and services defects, diagnose faults and specify repairs to enable effective maintenance.

Ability to prioritise and organise personal workload

Ability to use initiative to resolve a variety of premises issues in a safe and cost-effective manner

Ability to work proactively with minimal supervision

Strong problem-solving skills

Ability to plan and manage minor work tasks to time and within budget

Flexible approach and positive attitude towards work (and to working hours, to respond to issues as they arise)

Effective communication skills (Oral and written)

Good attention to detail

Ability to drive and use own vehicle to travel between sites


Personal Qualities

Strong Customer Focus

To act as a positive role model, leading by example

Commitment to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people

Commitment to equality and diversity

Commitment to health and safety


Other

Essential car user


What the school offers its staff

Employee Assistance Programme

Subsidised Gym Membership

Local Government Pension Scheme

Enhanced Terms and Conditions after 5 years’ service

Enhanced Sick Pay

Free Parking/Company Parking

Bereavement Leave

Enhanced maternity pay

Enhanced paternity pay

Flexible working opportunities

Blue Light Card

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Job Purpose

To co-ordinate and provide practical day to day maintenance, facilities and statutory compliance services across Romero Catholic Academy Trust schools.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

security

  • Act as a key holder and carrying out security procedures for school buildings and grounds, across designated school sites. Responding to calls outside normal working hours as a result of break-ins etc. and/or the setting off of the burglar alarms
  • Providing direct support for schools to enable operations in the event of snow or minor flooding or similar emergency situations
  • Dealing with enquiries from employees of the Trust, workers and contractors and managing contractor activity on-site

maintenance

  • To monitor the work of cleaning and maintenance staff, to ensure that the school buildings and premises are kept to a high standard of cleaning and repair and are safe for staff, pupils and visitors. Provide hands-on assistance where required.
  • To assume initial responsibility for the resolution of all site-related issues and to identify and prioritise maintenance requirements and prepare and organise annual maintenance programmes
  • Draw up, or assist in the drawing up of site maintenance plans and specifications for work to be undertaken by contractors and arrange for works to be undertaken
  • Identify building fabric and services defects, diagnose faults and specify repairs to enable effective maintenance
  • Monitoring the progress of projects involving outside contractors
  • Monitoring the grounds maintenance function, including managing the contract for the provision of grounds maintenance where one exists
  • Undertake general caretaking duties, practical repairs and basic maintenance tasks
  • Ensuring that all caretaking equipment is in a safe and working condition and arranging for their repair as appropriate
  • To arrange for the site services team to carry out first-line repairs which are not beyond the competence of the staff concerned
  • Order and manage equipment and consumables to enable fixes, as required
  • Carry out site assessments to cover Maintenance, Health & Safety, Facilities and statutory compliance tests
  • To log, update and manage all activity using the Computer Aided Facilities Management system (‘Iamcompliant’)

  • Support and undertake equipment moves/changes as required

contractor and supplier co-ordination

  • Coordination of contractors
  • To liaise with, instruct and manage third party suppliers in order to resolve issues

HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • To be responsible for all aspects of Health and Safety connected with the school premises and site, including the completion of appropriate risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations
  • Monitoring the appropriate Health and Safety procedures in use in the school and reporting any issues to the Health and Safety Committee for the school
  • To develop and implement policies and procedures in the area of Health and Safety within the school
  • To ensure that the appropriate staff within the school are fully aware of CoSHH legislation
  • To undertake regular testing of the school burglar and fire alarm system, and to maintain appropriate records in relation to this

  • Undertake unsupervised checks and tests of building services and systems – such as Legionella, fire detection systems, heating systems and alarm systems
  • Undertake periodic H&S inspections and ensure H&S is considered as part of all activities

CUSTOMER FOCUS

  • Promote and provide excellent customer service as part of the wider Estates and Compliance Team

Additional supporting information – specific to this post

This post does not require a faith commitment within the Roman Catholic Church however, candidates must be supportive of the ethos, vision and values of the Trust and not do anything to undermine the faith commitment of the Trust. In line with all staff within the Trust, they will be required to sign a Catholic Education Service Contract.

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 will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Romero Catholic Academy Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
Phone number
01282855500

Romero Catholic Academy Trust is a family of Catholic schools serving the needs of children and young people in the Diocese of Salford, covering the areas of Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Calderdale. To achieve this, we will uphold four key values:

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