School Caretaker

School Maintenance Technician to support the Team of School Caretakers and the Premises Team.

• 40 hour week

• Tradesperson

• Disclosure Scotland certified

• Clean D1 driving license (minibus) would be an advantage for this position

Job Purpose

This job is of a hands-on nature to facilitate the proper functioning of the school to ensure a safe and satisfactory working and learning environment. Accountable to Head of Estates and Operations Key responsibilities The duties and responsibilities below are illustrative. The position holder will be expected to become involved in a range of work on occasions that may not be shown below: School Estate and Grounds Work with the wider facilities team to maintain the buildings and grounds of the school.

Required tasks will include:

• To repair and maintain school buildings and mechanical and electrical equipment to a professional standard.

• Painting and Decorating of school premises.

• To lead and supervise Estates Assistants in the performance of maintenance tasks.

• Supporting the wider facilities team in the performance of compliance management.

• To manage subcontractors performing maintenance and installation work on the school’s premises.

• To deputise as necessary for the other leadership roles within the Estates Team.

• Ensuring that all paths and external areas are clean, clear of debris and maintained throughout the year (clear of ice and snow in the winter)

Caretaking Work with the wider facilities team:

• To ensure that rooms are set-up as required for school and other uses.
• To perform any porterage tasks.
• To open and lock school’s facilities as required. The School’s facilities are hired to various groups in the evenings and at weekends. The role will include locking and unlocking of school buildings on a rota basis either 1 in 3, or 1 in 4 Saturdays (no Sunday work) and assisting and directing the users of the school’s facilities.
• Road Safety Work with the wider facilities team a rota basis to ensure that a road crossing which splits the school campuses is manned at peak and other times to allow the safe crossing of pupils. Safeguarding Adhere to school policy on safeguarding and child protection training as required.

General Requirements of the Role

• Work with the wider facilities team to undertake other duties that may be required of the department including occasional minibus driving.
• Undertake all training courses as necessary to carry out duties and undertake any other tasks, as directed by the Head of Estates and Operations, which are not included in the above, but are consistent with the role.

Health and Safety Duties

• To ensure that all faults or potential hazards are dealt with appropriately or if unable to make safe, ensure they are reported immediately to the Head of Estates and Operations.
• To carry out all duties in accordance with health and safety legislation and the school’s health and safety policy.
• To help ensure that all visitors/contractors wear appropriate security passes when working in school premises or on school grounds.
• To report anything or anyone suspicious on school grounds. A full UK Driving Licence is required to be eligible for this position.

Additional Information

The job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out.

The job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed from time to time as required and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post holder.

This post is subject to Disclosure Scotland certification.

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