School Caretaker

Staff for Education are seeking a reliable and proactive School Caretaker to support a Primary School in the Mansfield area. This role is 30 hours per week, working split shifts from (5:30am-8:30am / 2:45pm-5:45pm) staring as soon as possible.

As a School Caretaker, your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring an effective and efficient caretaking, cleaning and maintenance service across the whole school

• Opening and locking the school premises, responding to alarms and securing the site when required, including emergency situations

• Ensuring the security and safety of the school buildings and grounds

• Carrying out routine maintenance and minor repairs

• Monitoring and maintaining plant and equipment, including heating systems and boilers in line with regulations

• Completing and recording regular health and safety checks, including fire equipment and water outlets

• Maintaining external areas, including litter removal, clearing drains, salting surfaces and snow clearance when required

• Overseeing contractors on site, ensuring compliance with health & safety and safeguarding procedures

• Supporting planned and reactive maintenance, repairs and improvements to the premises

• Undertaking manual handling duties, including moving furniture and setting up spaces for school activities

• Carrying out cleaning duties as required, including windows and graffiti removal, and supporting the cleaning team

• Being available for evening or weekend call-outs for school events or to ensure site safety and security

• Ensuring compliance with all school policies, including safeguarding, health & safety and equality policies

To be successful for the role, you must:

• Hold an Enhanced DBS on the Online Update Service

• Have previous caretaking, site management or maintenance experience (school-based experience desirable)

• Have a good understanding of health & safety requirements and risk assessments

• Be practical, reliable and able to work independently

• Have good organisational and time management skills

• Be flexible and committed, with availability to attend outside normal hours when required

• Have a strong awareness of safeguarding and the welfare of children

Staff for Education are a specialist recruitment agency based in the heart of Mansfield, specialising in connecting exceptional staff with our schools and educational settings across the East Midlands.

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