Tower College Job Specification
Assistant Caretaker
JOB SUMMARY
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week (Plus, school events outside these hours, as required.)
Times TBC
Annual leave: 20 days holiday plus bank holidays & Christmas holiday closure. (Dates to be confirmed annually)
Contract type: Full Time (Permanent)
Reporting to: Principal, Deputy Principal & SMT
JOB DESCRIPTION
Main Purpose:
•Attend weekly meetings with SMT to discuss jobs for the week.
•To assist with managing and the security of the school premises.
•Ensure that the premises are open for use as and when required and securing the premises after each shift.
•Work alongside the Caretaker and Senior Leadership Team to create and maintain a facilities management programme and premises management for the school.
•Ensure the premises are compliant for ISI Inspection with due regard to keeping up to date with risk assessments, policies and inspections pertaining to Fire, H&S, Legionella, Asbestos and other areas instructed by SLT.
•Ensure the lighting and heating of the premises are functioning appropriately.
•To agree with the Senior Leadership Team and thereafter implement a programme of ongoing maintenance and improvement. Identify the most appropriate resources (e.g. external contractors to achieve timescales and to the best value of the school)
•Identify use of own skillset and use to advantage of the school.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITY:
Security
•Notify the police of any damage to the building, obtain a crime number and secure the building if necessary
•Monitor onsite traffic, reporting any issues as necessary to school management
•Carry out daily perimeter checks and playground inspections for any hazards and establish and maintain records of these for evidence.
•Maintain duplicate sets of keys for all rooms and equipment.
Health & Safety
•Follow closely and comply with the school’s health & safety policy.
•Ensure that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used wherever there are risks to health & safety that cannot be adequately controlled in other ways.
•When on site ensure that areas involved with “sickness” are cleaned immediately, disinfected within a reasonable time scale, and ensure that the cleaning staff are aware to carry out deep cleaning.
•Ensure that all equipment and machinery is in a safe working condition and properly stored when not in use, reporting any concerns about the condition of the equipment to SLT as soon as possible.
•To assist with testing and recording fire alarm systems and emergency lighting on a weekly basis.
•To identify and carry out first line minor repairs and maintenance where requested.
•To carry out snow clearing and gritting to ensure essential pathways are safe to use.
•To monitor bad weather and liaise with SLT regarding gritting and snow clearing to ensure that school can always remain open.
•To keep school grounds and premises litter free, ensuring any hazardous materials or items are disposed of safely.
•To assist overseeing the contractual maintenance of the boiler and heating systems to ensure satisfactory operation as well as carrying out daily checks
•To ensure the continuous improvement in the quality of standards or service, the cleanliness of the site and maintenance as delivered by SLT
•Deal with, or arrange to be dealt with, all burst pipes, leaks, flooding, fires and breakages as appropriate. Liaise with contractors, if necessary, in collaboration with the School Business Manager and Assistant Principal (Health & Safety).
•Liaise as necessary with the Emergency Services including calling in Emergency Services as required.
Assess
•To act on the building assessment which would include any maintenance issues.
•To draw to the attention of the Principal, School Business Manager and Assistant Principal (Health & Safety) any repairs or maintenance work required at site.
Buildings
•Be responsible for the implementation of repairs, maintenance and cleaning programme agreed with the school management. Liaise with contractors regarding work requirement. Ensure that work carried out by staff and contractors is completed to specified high standards, meets deadlines and complies with safe working practices.
•Deal with and participate in ad hoc requirements for repairs and maintenance work throughout the school, deploy contractors as appropriate.
Grounds Personal Responsibilities:
•Undertake grounds maintenance duties e.g. grass cutting, hedge trimming, shrub pruning, weeding, clearing of leaves
•Upkeep and maintenance of artificial/synthetic playing areas.
•Possess a sound understanding of legislation relating to chemicals and dangerous substances (COSHH)
•Ensure the upkeep of all trees and major hedges. Clearing leaves and weeds from appropriate areas
•Identifying potential issues that could cause harm to buildings, e.g. buddleia, ivy roots, and acting on such problems.
•Ensure the highest standards of work are achieved in an efficient and timely manner
Prioritising and planning
•Recording planned tasks targeted for the week and producing an overview for the year ensuring work targets are met.
•Attend weekly maintenance meetings with the School Business Manager & Assistant Principal to review work.
•Attend regular meetings with SLT and School Accountant to discuss plans for upcoming projects
Professional Development
•Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
•Keep up to date with regulations in respect of training required for your role.
•Be responsible for improving yourself through participating fully in training and development opportunities identified by the school as an outcome of your appraisal.
Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
•Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
•Always maintaining a professional manner with colleagues and visitors to the school.
Personal and professional conduct
•Uphold public trust in the professional and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour within and outside school.
•Have proper and professional regard for ethos, policies and practices of the school and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality.
•Follow the Staff Handbook.
Confidentiality
During employment, you will have access to information of confidential nature. Under no circumstances may this information be divulged or passed on to any unauthorised person or organisation. In addition, he/she must process the data and personal information in accordance with the terms and conditions of the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 and properly applied to pupils, staff, and school business/information.
The post holder will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the teacher will carry out. The post holder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the principal or line manager.
NOTE
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.
Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.
This is a description of the job as it is at present. It is the practice of Tower College to periodically re-examine employees’ job descriptions and to update them to ensure that they relate to the current job. In the event of any changes, we aim to reach an agreement to reasonable change. If an agreement is not possible management reserves the right to insist on changes to your job description after consultation with you.
Tower College does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin in the administration of its educational or admission policies, financial aid distribution, or other school programs
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