School caretaker Required in Staffordshire 

Days: Monday to Friday plus during holidays

Hours: 37 hours per week 

Candidates must be able to drive and have access to their own car

Line Management Responsibilities
• May be required to line manage a small team of site staff, e.g. a janitor.

To ensure:
- Adequate cover for holiday periods.
- Adequate cover for outside normal college hours.
- Providing cover for emergency call out.
- Undertake recruitment/induction/appraisal/training/mentoring of janitor.

Security and Safety
• To ensure heating plant and equipment is efficiently and effectively operated, make adjustments as necessary, and report defects and malfunctions to designated member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• To be responsible for maintaining the security of the premises and its contents including monitoring the school’s CCTV system.
• To clean light fittings, replacing where necessary minor parts such as tubes, bulbs, fuses, starters and diffusers, in accordance with safe working practices.
• Remedial action after break-ins, for example boarding up broken windows. Re-glazing small internal windows.
• Undertake risk assessments and COSHH procedures as appropriate.
• May be required to assist with fire evacuation procedures.

Maintenance and Cleaning
• To arrange to clear blockages, remove foreign matter from sinks, toilets, drains, and clean up spillages as required.
• In the event of a burst or leaking water pipe, the water supply should be turned off, spillage removed and furnishings cleaned.
• Remove spillages and resultant stains from floors and other surfaces.
• To ensure that gullies, drains etc. are kept free from debris and that the school and grounds are litter free. Litter bins are to be emptied and the contents disposed of on a daily basis.
• To be responsible for ensuring clear and safe pedestrian access to the school, particularly in adverse weather conditions (e.g. snow clearing, gritting).
• To dispose of waste material in a safe, hygienic manner, ensuring that it is available for collection as required.

Maintenance and Repair
Painting and Decorating
• Temporary making good of colour wash e.g. when cabinets are moved, and the blotting out of graffiti. Making good paint work e.g. touching up scratch damage. To undertake repairs, projects and redecoration tasks as appropriate.
Joinery
• First line maintenance of fixtures and fittings. Minor repairs as a temporary measure after break-ins, vandalism etc. Minor repairs to fixtures and fittings such as replacing locks,
• Minor repairs to furniture, replacing door and window catches.
• Minor improvements such as the erection of small shelves, display and notice boards.
• Advice, and/or undertake, where appropriate renovation projects
Plumbing
• Unblocking sinks, traps and waste pipes. Adjustment and re-washering of taps. Stopping leaks.

Resources
• To undertake porterage tasks as required, including setting up and clearing away furniture.
• To control the provision of toiletry items, including requisition, storage and distribution of such items.
• Responsibility for replacement of paper towels, toilet rolls and soap in toilets and teaching areas e.g. Technology, Science, Art and Craft.
• To monitor stock levels of consumable items such as grit, toiletries, light bulbs/tubes and cleaning materials for which the college is responsible and arrange to replenish supplies in accordance with current procedures.
• To maintain appropriate records, including intruder alarm log book and fire alarm book. To test alarm systems weekly and lighting when appropriate.
• To report emergencies in the case of faults with gas, electric and water supply to the designated member of the Senior Leadership Team or, where not immediately available, Technical Services, and report minor faults on site to the designated member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• To attend to, where necessary, personnel visiting the site such as contractors, representatives of utilities (gas, electric) and monitor any work being carried out within the post holder’s area of responsibility.
• May be required to drive the school minibus and/or carry out weekly minibus maintenance checks.

Support to School
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, and in particular the regulations relating to GDPR, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
• Be aware of, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Assist with student needs as appropriate during the school day.

Requirements

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide a minimum of two professional references to cover the most recent 24 months of employment.