School Caretaker

7 days ago

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Elmwood Primary School Full time

Job Title Site Manager
(Caretaker B)

Grade 2020 Scale 6 (Band 3)

Reports to Headteacher/School Business Manager

Responsible for Caretaking/Cleaning staff

Liaison with School staff, contractors, the public/hirers, officers of County
Council departments.

Job Purpose To contribute to the smooth running of the School by organising and managing the caretaking/cleaning team and undertaking effective supervision, caretaking maintenance, Health & Safety and security of the site and related resources.

Security and Supervision

  • To organise and manage the work of the caretaking and cleaning team.
  • Act as keyholder and carrying out security procedures for the buildings and grounds. The routine and nonroutine opening of premises and grounds. Responding to calls outside normal working hours as a result of breakins 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 officers and employees of the


Local Education Authority, workers and contractors and, where appropriate in liaison with the Headteacher/DeputyHeadteacher(s)**- Attempting to prevent unauthorised access onto the school premises or grounds.


  • Monitoring and ensuring the cleanliness of the School premises and furnishings.
Caretaking and maintenance

  • 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.
  • Carrying out school based procedures in the event of fire, flood, breaking and entering, accident or major damage.
  • To identify and prioritise maintenance requirements and prepare and organise work programmes.
  • To arrange for the caretaking team (including the postholder) to carry out first line repairs and maintenance which are not

beyond the competence of the staff concerned:

  • plumbing work
  • e.g. repairing a leaking pipe, simple installation work, such as plumbing in a new tap, or replacing washer etc.;
- redecoration as appropriate;
- plastering work such as repairing cracked or broken plaster, making good damaged walls, for example, following the removal of say, shelving or similar fittings;
- fencing and boundary repairs, e.g. mending broken fencing panels or stakes, repairing holes in chain link fences etc.;

  • Glazing work, such as replacing smaller windows, re
- beading or re-puttying glass panes, internal and external.
N.B. Specialist contractors would be used for repairs to large windowpanes or double-glazed units or windows at a high level.

  • Drawing up, or assisting in the drawing up of specifications, for work to be undertaken by contractors.
  • Arranging for works to be undertaken and monitoring the progress of projects involving outside contractors.
  • Making arrangements for the washing of internal walls, e.g. classrooms, corridors by the caretaking (and cleaning) staff.
  • Making arrangements for window cleaning by the caretaking staff. Ensuring that all areas within the confines of the site are free from litter and that all drains and gullies are free flowing and clean.
  • Making arrangements for the delivery of stores, materials and other goods and their conveyance to their points of distribution. Dispatching laundry, goods, materials etc.
  • Ensuring that adequate supplies of cleaning materials and other supplies are available.
  • Ensuring that all caretaking equipment is in a safe and working condition and arranging for their repair as appropriate.
  • Preparing the school premises and site for out of school activities and clearing up after these activities.
Other duties

  • Testing portable electrical equipment if trained and accredited to do so.
  • Assisting in the recruitment and selection of caretaking and cleaning staff and the allocation of duties and hours of work.
  • Planning own work and that of assistant(s) and cleaning staff. Issues relating to supervision/ management of staff.
  • Provide/arrange the appropriate induction and training of assistant(s) and cleaning staff.
  • Completing claims for caretaking fees for lettings and making out forms for the requisition of stores and repairs.
  • Maintenance of Inventory of/in respect of _(define)_ equipment. Carrying out an annual check of equipment against the Inventory.
Health & Safety

  • Ensuring the implementation and compliance with appropriate Codes of Practice throughout the School (in relation to premises and caretaking/cleaning issues) in liaison with the Health and Safety Officer for the School.
Monitoring the appropriate (define e.g. premises and caretaking and cleaning related) Health and Safety procedures in use in the School and reporting any issues to the Health and Safety
Officer for the School.

General
Such other duties relating to the use of the premises and site as may be necessary from time to time in accordance with established local practice

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