Who are Habs?

We are a diverse community, and we nurture a global perspective and a deep sense of responsibility for the world in which our pupils will lead and succeed. Our broad curriculum and co-curricular provision prepare pupils for success wherever their passion may take them. Ambition, Curiosity, Courage and Community are the core beliefs that we stand for here at Habs.

Join our team and unlock your potential

Under the direction of the Site Manager, you will be responsible for any out of hours issues across the campus and facilitate in the opening and securing the school’s buildings and external entrances, Additionally, as part of the caretaking team you will respond to maintenance requests, resolving defects and enabling the events in the school calendars. You will liaise with external contractors as required and conduct duties to maintain a safe and secure site.

Hours

This is a full-time role, 40 hours a week, excluding breaks. The hours are Monday to Friday covering a shift system between 05:30 - 23:00 and covering the weekends as part of a rota system. You are required to work such hours as are reasonably necessary for the proper performance of your duties. The role will require occasional work at weekends. At present we operate an early/late shift system Monday to Friday with a rota for weekend cover.

Duties

• Deliver onsite out of hour emergency situations in a professional and calm manner to ensure protection of the school's assets and to minimise disruption to business continuity.
• Undertake regular traffic marshalling duties to ensure the safety of the whole community during drop off and collections times.
• Facilitate small maintenance and repair work to enable the site to operate to its full potential and within safe working condition
• Provide security support through locking and unlocking areas of the site, being a visible and challenging presence to site visitors to ensure the safety of the school community and to protect its asset
• Operate site vehicles (automatic and manual) to facilitate the smooth running of the site
• Undertake maintenance tasks as directed, including the testing of the pools and fire alarms to ensure compliance

What We Look For:

We are seeking an experienced, passionate, and committed Residential Caretaker.

Qualifications

• Pool Plant Operative qualification or complete the necessary training within 6 months of appointment
• SIA Door Supervisor qualification or complete the necessary training within 6 months of appointment
• First Aid qualification or complete the necessary training within 6 months of appointment

Skills

• Basic DIY skills including the use of hand tools
• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing

Additional Requirement

• This role will involve a lot of walking and often carrying heavy objects
• Full UK Driving Licence

What we are offering:

• Salary & Benefits : Up to £27,297 per annum
• Accommodation: 2 bedroom property on site.
• Free use of the state-of-the-art sports centres, including fitness suite, swimming pool and squash courts
• Enrolment into the Schools’ pension scheme, with 12% employer contribution, based on 5% individual contribution
• Free lunches, other meals and refreshments
• A strong commitment to professional development, with a substantial budget for wholeschool training and individual courses
• Group Life Assurance (4 x salary)
• Free parking on site
• Tax free bicycles for work through the Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual flu vaccination
• Employee Assistance Programme

Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner, please apply as soon as possible.

Haberdashers’ Elstree SchooIs are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.