Weekend Caretaker
The Royal School, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0EGThis job expired on 15 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
11 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Permanent, between 13-25 hours per week, 52 weeks, holidays out of term time, Saturday and/or Sunday with flexibility for week day evening hours, dependent on need and availability.
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £12.59 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main purpose of role:
To undertake general site maintenance and security, including responding to emergencies at the school. As directed by the Site Operations Manager, SLT, and Principal.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Undertake routine and non-routine opening and closing of sites, site security, general upkeep and maintenance of pool plant, equipment, buildings, and grounds.
General caretaking and porterage duties, including special events.
Assisting with emergencies that may arise on the premises.
Liaising with contractors on site and supervising as requested by the Site Operations Manager, ensuring that a safe environment is always maintained.
Be welcoming, respond to and assist with enquiries from visitors, suppliers, pupils, and staff.
Support visitors with car parking, as required, to ensure parking regulations followed.
Ensure unauthorised parking of vehicles does not occur on school premises.
To be responsible for Health and Safety within areas of own responsibility as laid out in the Health and Safety Policy and as requested by the Site Operations Manager.
Carry out security procedures for the school buildings and grounds, including setting of intruder alarms and regular site checks.
Take action to prevent trespass on the premises and follow procedures to reopen the site when directed.
Act as a key holder, if requested, and respond appropriately to alarm company, police callouts and other emergencies.
Undertake emergency cleaning duties as requested, including any spillages etc in liaison with the Domestic Supervisor where required.
Undertake repairs and maintenance as directed and appropriate to qualifications and experience.
Maintain records of servicing and maintenance activity in support of Health and Safety compliance.
Assist the Swimming Pool Technical Operator when required in cleaning the swimming pool and conducting maintenance, back wash, and regulardaily tests of pool water quality during working hours. Ensuring that testing continues to be carried out over the weekend, whilst ensuring that all operational records are completed as per the School and PWTAG procedures.
Assist in general pool maintenance.
Emergency support for Boarding Houses.
Ensure all waste is disposed of promptly and in accordance with legislation.
Use and action requests raised on the school estates management system.
Carry out procedures as required in the event of fire, flood, breaking and entering, accident or major damages.
Ensure all areas are free from litter and bins are emptied daily.
Act upon any health and safety concerns, including the removal of hazards and notifying the Estates team when appropriate.
Undertake routine checks and inspections as required by Health & Safety legislation, and as directed by the Site Operations Manager.
Provide safe access during periods of inclement weather and emergency situations – including gritting access routes as directed.
Ensure contractors are advised of emergency procedures and are given access to the Asbestos register and all other relevant health and safety records.
Fully understand and be able to use the fire alarm system and undertake duties in the event of a fire activation.
Move resources, equipment and furniture as required by the school, including events.
Assist external hires and ensure external lettings operate within the lettings agreement and report any concerns.
Set up for pool parties and events, open areas providing user guidance.
Completed Boarding Houses and Medical centre compliance checks.
Maintain school minibuses, clean and top up oil, water, tyres and fuel.
What the school offers its staff
Cycle scheme
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.
About The Royal School, Wolverhampton
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1493 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lcallaway@theroyal.school
Thank you for your interest in the post here at The Royal School,
Wolverhampton (RSW). To help you decide on whether this is the school
for you it is important to understand where we have come from and where
we are going.
The school is built upon a combination of things; it’s unique heritage,
record of academic excellence, outstanding educational environment, and the full support and endorsement of our Patron, the Earl of Wessex.
From this, the Governors and leadership team are committed to supporting wider access for pupils, of all abilities and backgrounds, to add to The Royal’s rich and diverse educational offer.
The Royal School, Wolverhampton offers a unique proposition to families
in Wolverhampton and its surrounding area of an ‘all-through’, 4-19, coeducational, nondenominational day and state boarding school, with the capacity over time to provide for 1500 pupils, through a carefully managed programme of growth.
Whilst remaining fully non-selective and dedicated to supporting pupils in
need, this change process has enabled RSW to combine its traditional
values and academic offer with a global perspective. All this is to benefit
our pupils, and to create a dynamic outward looking, culturally diverse, yet inclusive school community. Within this, pupils acquire the rich subject knowledge, life skills, understanding and aspiration to succeed locally, nationally, and internationally.
We welcome your application to be part of our community and would love
you to visit and see the school in action or call us to talk things through.
Arranging a visit to The Royal School, Wolverhampton
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lcallaway@theroyal.school.
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