External Cleaner - Barnard Castle, United Kingdom - Barnard Castle School

Barnard Castle School

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Barnard Castle, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
External Maintenance Operative

Responsible to:
Facilities Manager

Reporting to:
Maintenance Supervisor

Department:
Support-Maintenance

Purpose:

Maintaining the cleanliness of the school's external areas including roads, paths, channels, gutters, waste bins and signage
Assisting in the delivery of the school's waste management and winter maintenance strategies
Distribution of school parcels and laundry

Duties:

Manual sweeping/clearing of roads and footpaths across site
Collection and disposal of waste, litter and recyclable materials
Inspection and clearing of gullies, and low level gutters
Cleaning of external waste bins, sills and doors etc
Weed control
Assisting with winter maintenance clearing snow and ice
Operating small plant and driving school vehicles
Distribution of parcels and laundry on site
To follow and actively promote school policies
To comply with any reasonable request from the Domestic Services Manager or Team Leaders to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

This job description is current at the time of issue but may be changed by management to reflect changes in the role which are commensurate with the salary and job title

In order to meet the high standards expected of a member of staff in our School, the Bursar is seeking to employ a person with the following qualities, experience, skills and abilities.

Essential Requirements:

Ability to communicate and interact well with staff and colleagues
Ability to work using own initiative
Ability to carry out all aspects of the role to a high standard at all times
A current and clean driving licence

Desirable Requirements

Weed spraying qualification
Knowledge of COSHH regulations, safe storage and working practices

**Minimum Training:
- **The following training courses are considered to be a minimum requirement for the post and will be planned as appropriate to support the role, responsibilities and duties undertaken:

Health and safety
Fire safety awareness
Lifting and handling
Working at height
Child protection and safeguarding
COSHH
Weed spraying qualification

Expectations as a member of Barnard Castle School Staff

To have high professional standards and so be an appropriate role model of reliability, behaviour and appearance
To contribute to marketing the school and to promote the School
To uphold all the policies of Barnard Castle School
To take an interest in how the School functions
To subscribe to School's ethos of inclusivity, collegiality and helpfulness.
Be responsible for considering the Health and Safety of themselves and others as an integral part of their job.
Maintain and awareness and observation of fire regulations.
Undertake safeguarding training and understand safeguarding obligations.
Demonstrate their ongoing commitment to delivering the highest standards through their department's delivery of service.
To establish good standards of communication with all stakeholders.
To take an interest in how the School operates.
To be an appropriate role model of reliability, behaviour and appearance.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive.

staff may be required to carry out such other duties as the Headmaster or Bursar may reasonably require from time to time.

Support

The staff member will be appraised by their Line Manager but routine communication will be on going and professional development.

Appointment Terms, Conditions and Benefits

Type:
Permanent contract

Probationary Period: 6 months

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Hourly rate:
National Minimum Wage

Notice:
During the probationary period by School and Employee is one week in writing. Post probationary is 1 month.

Paid holidays:

Pro-rated equivalent of 20 days per annum plus bank.

Holiday year runs 1st September to 31st August.

As a Boarding School, some public holidays (usually May Day) are a normal working day and a lieu day can be taken in School holiday working weeks for this

Pension:

In accordance with current pension legislation, Support Staff are automatically enrolled in The Pensions Trust Flexible Retirement Plan scheme unless they choose to opt out.

More information is available on request.

Salary:
£10.42 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits: