Caretaker - Bradford, United Kingdom - Pennine Academies Yorkshire

Pennine Academies Yorkshire

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Bradford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Farnham Primary School

Part of Pennine Academies Yorkshire

Recruitment Pack
Caretaker
To start ASAP

Farnham Primary School, Stratford Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 3HU

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Contents

Job Advert
Caretaker Job Description
Personnel Specification

Headteacher:
Mrs B Bains

Farnham Primary School

We are looking for a permanent Caretaker, _
PART TIME HOURS WILL BE CONSIDERED_

Band 5 SCP - 6

Starting Salary £21,189 - £21,968 pro rata, 35 hours per week

You will need:

Previous experience in working in a Caretaker related role

Good communication skills and a team player

To be good at developing strong working relationships with employees, maintenance support agencies and contractors

A strong understanding of health and safety processes

To be driven to ensuring a clean, safe working environment for children, staff and visitors

Pride in your work and a desire to make a difference at Farnham Primary School

As a Caretaker, you will on a daily basis:
Ensure health and safety obligations are met and adhere to statutory compliance for the premises.

Lock/Unlock the school and carry out security checks on the building.

Look after all hard and soft services facilities management including planned and reactive maintenance.

Assist in leading the cleaning team to ensure the school remains clean, tidy and always safe to be open.

Undertake cleaning duties to support your team.

Provide maintenance and repairs on site indoors and outdoors.

Handle and move deliveries.

Contacting and Supporting contractors on site.

Ensure that all contractual obligations are achieved on a monthly or annual basis.

Build relationships, working closely with the Headteacher, Operations Manager and Site Manager to ensure the school's needs are met.

Appropriate training will be provided including; fire warden training, working at heights training etc.

Visits to school are warmly welcomed by arrangement; please ring the school office to make an appointment.
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Closing date: 16th February 2023 at 12noon_

Job Title/Post:
Caretaker
Date: January 2023

Salary:
Band 5 SCP - 6

Responsible to:
Operations Manager/Headteacher

GENERIC INTRODUCTION:

The following information is furnished to assist staff joining the Farnham Primary School to understand and appreciate the work content of their post and the role they are to play in the organisation.

The following points should be noted:

Whilst every endeavour has been made to outline the main duties and responsibilities of the post, a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail. Broad headings, therefore, may have been used below, in which case all the usual associated routines are naturally included in the job profile.
Employees should not refuse to undertake work, which is not specified on this form, but they should record any additional duties they are required to perform and these will be taken into account when the post is reviewed.
Farnham Primary School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and requires its employees to comply with all current equality policies in terms of equal opportunity for employment and access to the Council Services.
Farnham Primary School is committed, where possible, to making any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job role and the working environment that would enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

PRIME OBJECTIVES OF THE POST:

Under the instruction/guidance of appropriate senior staff; provide maintenance & security services on school sites & premises.

May from time to time be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility defined in this job description.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

( _See Personnel Specification_)

EFFORT DEMANDS:

Will work under own initiative with minimum supervision, managing conflicting priorities and referring only complex issues to a member of the senior leadership team.
Will be responsible for the development and operation of a preventative planned maintenance programme and for routine inspections of the buildings, fixtures, fittings, furniture, premises and grounds to assess for work or repairs required to be carried out to maintain safe and satisfactory conditions (including fire safety and electrical equipment).
Will undertake the procurement and ordering of associated stocks and supplies ensuring that there are adequate levels at all times. Taking delivery and arranging for the storage of materials, stores and other goods.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

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 appropr