Site Technician - Apprentice

To ensure that the school site is safe, secure and ready for use throughout its opening times, delivering an excellent environment for teaching and learning for our students and staff.
Security and Safeguarding**:
Minimise loss or damage to school property and protect the overall security of the site.
Act as a key holder, responding to emergency call-outs as required.
Open and secure the school premises daily, ensuring all occupants have vacated, windows and doors are locked, and electrical equipment is switched off.
Monitor CCTV and provide footage to senior staff as required.
Ensure the school's boundary is maintained securely and areas without supervision are kept secure.
Maintenance and Cleaning**:
Carry out maintenance work, including repairs on buildings, fixtures, fittings, and grounds.
Proactively check and address the cleanliness and tidiness of the site, including litter picking, sweeping, and cleaning toilets.
Use appropriate systems to ensure work is acted upon in accordance with standard operating procedures.
Respond to routine emergencies and undertake appropriate repairs.
Carry out decoration and improvement work as directed.
Undertake cleaning duties, including sweeping grounds, emptying bins, removing graffiti, and cleaning windows, spills, and bodily fluids.
Health and Safety Regulations**:
Follow health and safety regulations throughout the site.
Stay up to date on health and safety policies and attend training courses.
Carry out security and health and safety checks in accordance with regulations.
Be familiar with fire evacuation procedures and take necessary steps during evacuations.
Undertake required training such as manual handling and ladder use.
Porterage**:
Provide a responsive porterage service for moving equipment and furniture.
Set up and clear venues for assemblies, meetings, performances, events, exams, and lettings.
Ensure classrooms are ready for lessons after layout changes.
Ensure the school site is clean and suitable for use by lettings.
Deliver parcels to recipients, following appropriate procedures.
General Responsibilities**:
Contribute to the overall ethos and aims of the school.
Take the lead on specific areas of the site team's responsibilities as directed.
Communicate effectively and professionally with students, staff, Governors, visitors, and contractors.
Promote and ensure the health and safety of students, staff, and visitors.
Undertake fire marshal and first aid duties as required.
Actively engage in professional development and the school CPD program.
Attend and participate in meetings as required.
Treat all users of the school with courtesy and consideration.
Present a positive personal image and comply with the dress code.

Qualifications**:
Essential:
Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English at grade C or above, or proven high-level literacy and numeracy skills at an equivalent level.
Desirable:
First Aid at Work qualification (full course not appointed person course) or willingness to obtain.
Knowledge**:
Essential:
An understanding of the need for, and ability to maintain a secure environment.
An understanding of the importance of safeguarding, informed by the DfE's Keeping Children Safe in Education document, the school's Safeguarding Policy, the Prevent Agenda, and of how the role contributes to the safeguarding work of the school.
Ability to be innovative in approach in order to seek continued improvement.
Wide working knowledge of Health and Safety.
Willingness to participate in development and training opportunities.
An understanding of building maintenance requirements and ability to undertake repairs quickly and effectively.
Skills**:
Essential:
Excellent attention to detail and high standards.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing both within school and outside.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels whilst demonstrating a flexible approach.
Ability to prioritise and organise own workload and work on own initiative.
Ability to maintain accurate records and filing systems.
Ability to work under pressure and ensure that deadlines are met.
Ability to carry out cleaning functions to a high level and operate appropriate machinery.
Desirable:
Good IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets and databases, electronic diary, and email.
Experience**:
Essential:

Experience of site work in a school or similar environment.

Experience of working within a team environment and the flexibility that…