School Caretaker

1 week ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Cotham School Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Title**: Caretaker/Site Assistant

**Reports to**:Site Supervisor

**Responsible to**: Facilities Manager

**Main Job Purpose**

Work under the direction of the Facilities Manager to ensure that the school’s buildings, site, and furnishings are safe, secure, and maintained to Health and Safety standards and to the expected standards of the Governing Body.

**Main Responsibilities and Duties**
- Under the direction of the Facilities Manager, provide caretaking, building repair and maintenance, and cleaning services as required.
- The post holder may be required to monitor skilled contractors as and when appropriate.
- Liaise with a designated officer as appropriate to carry out procedures for emergencies, including repairs.
- Assist in carrying out agreed internal decorations and improvements while ensuring compliance with Health and Safety standards.
- Assist in liaison with contractors whilst on-site, ensuring that work is completed in line with specifications and to the required standard. Take any appropriate action to resolve problems.
- Report to the Site Supervisor on alterations and repairs to buildings.
- Support the Site Supervisor in the day-to-day operational responsibility for all security activity within the site.
- Routinely monitor the operation of the fire alarm, fire doors, lighting, heating, water testing, plumbing and security systems.
- Detect and report any building defects, advising school management on any Health and Safety issues. Undertake any minor repairs and general maintenance.
- Arrange and/or carry out the movement of furniture and equipment within the site. Assist with general porterage duties, including the distribution of items delivered to the school site.
- Ensure the school grounds remain tidy and the equipment is kept in good order. This may include cleaning external drains and gullies.
- Ensure all allocated equipment and materials are stored safely in order to prevent accidents/misuse. Issue soap, toilet rolls, paper towels and such other items as required by the school.
- Be aware of Health and Safety issues around the site and work in accordance with safe practice and Health and Safety legislation.
- To become qualified as a First Aider and to carry out first aid duties as required.
- Respect any and all confidential information.
- Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time commensurate with the level of the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.
- Comply with all decisions, policies and standing orders of the school; comply with any relevant statutory requirements, including Equal Opportunities legislation, the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Data Protection Act.
- Have a commitment to Child Safeguarding, to promoting the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school’s agreed procedure, and to meeting the five outcomes of Every Child Matters.

**Supervision and Management of People**

The post holder will have no formal line management responsibilities for other staff. The post holder will have no supervisory responsibility for other team members.

**Knowledge and Skills**
- No formal qualifications required.
- Experience and knowledge of buildings and associated trades is desired.
- The post holder must possess approved certificates in the use of specialist machinery. Training will be given to achieve certification for use of required specialist machinery if required.
- Manual Handling training, Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) certificates and, if required, a Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) qualification. Training can be provided.

**Creativity and Innovation**

Under the direction of the Site Supervisor, identify and respond to any problems arising from faults in or breakdown of machinery, equipment or facilities.

The post holder may be required to respond to incidents occurring both inside and outside of school hours, including the possibility of needing to respond to an alarm call.

Under the direction of the Site Supervisor, assist in implementing or making appropriate arrangements for repairs to be carried out as authorised by the school and in line with agreed policies and procedures.

**Contacts and Relationships**

Maintain regular contact with the Site Supervisor to report on site issues.

The post holder may have contact with other staff members, regarding issues related to site maintenance.

Assist the Site Supervisor in making contact with contractors and liaising with contractors when on-site to ensure pupil safety, that Health and Safety procedures are adhered to, and that contractors are made aware of relevant school procedures.

**Decisions**

The post holder will be responsible for dealing with routine issues that may arise from contractors.

Under the direction of the Site Supervisor, the post holder wil

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