School Caretaker

**Organisation**
- Schools**Directorate**
- Secondary Schools**Service Area**
- Newsome Academy**Hours**
- 37 hours per week on a split shift between core hours of 6.00am to 6.30pm**Number of Jobs**
- 1**Location(s)**
- Huddersfield and surrounding areas**Position type**
- Permanent**Grade**
- 5**Salary**
- Scale 5, SCP 12-17 (£27,711 - £30,060)**Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Newsome Academy.**

**Start Date: As soon as possible**

To work as part of a team including cleaners to assist in the provision of maintenance and security services on school premises thereby ensuring a safe working environment.

**Core Purpose**:
To ensure that the site and its buildings operate on a day-to-day basis including:

- Being responsible for the security of the school’s buildings and grounds.
- Contributing to the health and safety of everyone who uses the school; including reporting defects and issues to the appropriate line manager.
- Facilitating the use of the school by pupils, staff, governors, parents/carers and others.
- Maintaining the school to a high standard of cleanliness and maintenance.
- Working in accordance with the ethos of the Academy by positively interacting with colleagues, pupils, and parents/carers.

You will be directly responsible for the following:

- Will be responsible for the day to day supervision of a small number of designated cleaners, maintaining good working relationships and team working.
- Will be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Will promote and ensure the health and safety of pupils, staff & visitor (in accordance with appropriate health & safety legislation) at all times. (This responsibility is shared during normal school hours with the Headteacher, but is the postholder’s sole responsibility whilst on site outside of these hours in the absence of the Headteacher or other senior member of the school staff).
- Will attend relevant meetings as required.
- Will have responsibility for the security of buildings, equipment, furniture etc. on the site.
- Will be responsible for the maintenance of the security of premises, including the locking and unlocking of the premises, and bringing any deficiencies to the attention of the Headteacher.
- Will participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
- Will complete EVERY tasks as required
- ensuring that admin time is kept to a minimum and is timetabled appropriately throughout the week
- Will present a positive personal image, contributing to a welcoming school environment which supports equal opportunities for all, treating all users of the school with courtesy and consideration.
- Will contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
- Will appreciate and support the role of other professionals

Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level or responsibility of the work to be undertaken, commensurate with the grade. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the postholder will carry out, which would be determined by the Line Manager or Senior Leaders.

Interviews will take place on 17th March 2025

**Closing date**

13 March 2025, 9:00 AM