Job Description

School Premises Officer / Maintenance Caretaker / Groundskeeper who has general knowledge of building maintenance procedures and relevant skills such as plumbing, electrics and decorating is required for a Multi-Academy Trust site based in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.

SALARY: £22,400 - £23,517 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 36 hours per week (all year round)

Please note: A full, clean driving licence is essential

JOB OVERVIEW

Are you practical, can you turn your hand to most things, good at solving problems, able to use your own initiative, have good people skills, have high standards for health and safety and a clean and organised environment? Then we’d like to hear from you!

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a School Premises Officer / Maintenance Caretaker / Groundskeeper who has general knowledge of building maintenance procedures and relevant skills such as plumbing, electrics and decorating.

As the School Premises Officer / Maintenance Caretaker / Groundskeeper you will help ensure the site and premises are safe, secure and well organised so that the children have the very best learning environment.

DUTIES

Your duties and responsibilities as the School Premises Officer / Maintenance Caretaker / Groundskeeper will include:

Keeping premises, grounds and car park tidy, swept and free of leaf and litter accumulation and ensuring hard surfaces are free from weeds

Providing an emergency ad hoc response in the event of adverse weather conditions to undertake snow clearance and gritting

Keeping external rubbish bins emptied

Receiving incoming goods and mail, receipting, sorting and ensuring correct distribution and dispatch. This does not include specialist equipment which should be organised by the responsible department. e.g. art displays, IT deliveries, science chemicals, exam and confidential papers etc.

Setting up of all scheduled room layouts, equipment and the setting up during open evenings and weekends

Monitoring of car park at specified intervals, ensuring that only authorised users (from the list provided by the School) are parked

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

General knowledge of building maintenance procedures and relevant skills e.g. plumbing, electrics, decorating

Good communication skills; written and verbal

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Numeracy and Literacy

Working experience of ICT packages (e.g. MS Office, internet, intranet, E-mail), photography equipment)

Full, clean driving licence

Understanding of Health and Safety and security issues

Ability to understand and apply school policies related to the post, including those that relate to pupils’ safety

Ability to work with minimal supervision

Good organisational skills - ability to meet deadlines and make decisions in emergencies

Willingness to undertake personal development and training

Flexibility – prepared to work some hours outside normal

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken.

The school is committed to safety and child protection - an enhanced DBS is carried out on all staff and all applicants will be expected to complete an application form.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P10507

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