Caretaker

**37 hours per week (All Year Round)**

**Rota Shift pattern**
- **Rota 1 - 6.00am to 2.00pm (Friday 6.00am to 1.30pm)**:

- **Rota 2 - 08:00am to 4:00pm (Friday 08:00am to 3:30pm)**:

- **Rota 3 - 10:00am to 6:00pm (Friday 10:00am to 5:30pm)**:

- **1 in 4 to work Saturday to cover lettings - Paid as overtime**:

- **Rota shift for alarm call outs.**

**(30 minute lunch break)**

**Our Vision**

Our vision is to work together to help every child to develop into high achieving, confident, healthy, caring and resilient members of their family and community; creating a pathway to support their career aspirations, independence and contribution to society.

**Our Qualities**

Every member of our team is expected to demonstrate the ability to:

- Develop positive relationships with all children and adults
- Recognise and manage their own emotions, thoughts and behaviours and understand how these can impact others
- Be curious around the reasons behind others’ behaviours, accepting all feelings and beliefs
- Understand others’ emotions and thoughts and feel a natural desire to support
- Have the courage to reflect, make changes and be keen to learn

**Core Purpose**

Under the direction of the Site Manager and in accordance with the practices and procedures of the school, to ensure that the school premises and contents are properly maintained, secured and ready for use. To help keep the school clean and tidy.

The Site Team has a 24-hour responsibility for the security of the school premises. Within this the hours of attendance for work will be determined by the needs of the school and undertaken by agreement with the Heads of School. Key holder responsibilities extend beyond regular working hours to cater for emergencies at anytime day or night.

**Key Areas of Responsibility**
- To be responsible for the security of the premises and its contents, including the operation of fire and burglar alarms and undertaking key holder responsibilities, involving locking/unlocking entrances, checking and securing windows and internal doors, activating and switching off alarm systems, etc. To be available to answer emergencies outside of regular working hours and pre-planned lettings.
- To assist with the security of the premises and its contents, including securing the buildings and grounds, and operation of the alarm system.
- Abide by all relevant Health & Safety regulations to facilitate the smooth running of the school and maintain the school site in a clean, safe and secure condition for Staff, students and lettings.
- To allow access to authorised maintenance or building contractors and ensure they are aware of any potential hazards connected with their presence on the premises, having regard to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
- To be fully aware of and to comply with all departmental instructions and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to recognise the responsibilities required under the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974.
- To undertake porterage and handyperson duties, including moving goods and furniture, painting, minor repairs to property, fixtures, fittings and equipment.
- Incidentally to the primary functions of the job, to clean designated areas and ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition. To be responsible for sanitary conditions and replenishing sanitary materials.
- To maintain and operate plant and equipment including, where applicable, maintenance of swimming pools (Training will be given).
- To undertake general duties, such as collection and distribution of parcels, general cleaning of Pool area, main hall, store rooms and boiler rooms.
- To take responsibility for the duties associated with a reasonable number of evening and weekend lettings.
- To undertake outside duties, for example grounds maintenance, clearance of drains and gullies, general tidying, snow clearance, gritting, etc.

**Safeguarding**

Respect confidential issues and keep confidence as appropriate.

To keep up to date with the School procedures for safeguarding and child protection, reporting any concerns to senior designated person.

**Health and Safety**

Be aware of the responsibility for personal Health, Safety and Welfare and that of others who may be affected by your actions or inactions. Workplace, Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992.

Co-operate with the employer on all issues to do with Health, Safety & Welfare.

**Person Specification**

**Essential**

**Personal Attributes**
- Relational
- Self-aware
- Curious
- Accepting
- Empathetic
- Reflective

**Qualifications/Experience**
- Physically fit and able to move potentially heavy items
- Flexibility, able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Full driving licence

**Desirable**

1 years’ experience working in a similar environment

General trades qualification

Training in the use of cleaning equipment

Attention to detail

**Constraints**

Possession of own transport due to early morning start, a