Caretaker including Lettings - The Cottesloe School
Location: Wing
Overview
Required: from January 2025
Term time only: No
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2 (£24,879 - £26,961 pa)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (please see job description for details)
Closing date: 28/02/2025 23:59
Interviews to be held: To be confirmed
About us
While our postal address is Leighton Buzzard, and our postcode is LU, our school is actually situated in the picturesque rural village of Wing, in Buckinghamshire. Situated close to the border with Bedfordshire, we offer a vibrant and inspiring learning environment in a peaceful setting.
We are a caring school with a highly qualified and exceptionally committed staff, who recognise the importance of creative and challenging teaching and high professional standards. All staff and students are greatly valued and emphasis on student and staff wellbeing is central to our culture.
Please see our website for more information about us www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
To work as a member of the school’s Site Team including the following responsibilities (please see job description for full details):
1. Security of premises – To be a school keyholder and to be responsible for the routine and non- routine (emergencies) opening and closing of the school site.
2. Operate and regularly check systems such as heating, cooling, lighting and security including CCTV and alarm systems as required by the Site and Facilities Manager. To ensure that the heating plant and electrical systems are functional and maintained in accordance with the instructions given.
3. Monitoring and supporting the cleaning of the school premises in accordance with the approved specification. Including detailed monitoring of the contractor’s performance. Undertaking own cleaning responsibilities as per the school’s instructions. ie. to carry out emergency cleaning as required, resulting from accident, sickness, vandalism and fire.
4. Facilitate lettings and carry out associated tasks in line with the school’s lettings policy.
5. Undertake regular Health & Safety checks of buildings and grounds; fixtures, fittings and equipment as required, with support from and directed by the Site and Facilities Manager.
6. Perform duties in line with health and safety and COSHH regulations and take action where hazards are identified, report serious hazards to line manager immediately.
7. Undertake some clerical duties in relation to role (eg monitoring inspection forms and time sheets, maintenance requests, orders and requisition forms).
8. Drive the school minibus as required (must hold B1 driving licence and undertake Bucks Council minibus driving assessment upon appointment).
9. Carry out basic maintenance to school premises, this may include decorating, carpentry, basic plumbing and other jobs within their capabilities.
10. Carry out gardening duties to maintain the appearance of the site including cutting back and mowing. Litter picking to be completed daily and as required, to ensure grounds are kept tidy and presentable.
About you
We are looking for a friendly and reliable Caretaker to join our busy Site Team working across multiple school sites as required, with responsibility for security, maintenance, cleaning, health and safety, porterage and administrative duties.
The ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends to cover lettings is essential.
Hands on experience of all the following areas would be an advantage: plumbing, decorating, carpentry, basic electrics.
The postholder will also be responsible for facilitating lettings and carrying out associated tasks in line with the school’s lettings policy.
For more detailed specifics of the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Other information
Please contact Chris Stacey (Site and Facilities Manager) via email [email protected] or telephone 01296 688264 to discuss this role further or visit the school.
Please see Candidate Information Booklet for information on the application process. Your completed application form should provide full details of your education and employment history and CVs cannot be accepted. Use the job description and advert to explain why you are applying and why you are the best person for this role, giving specific examples where possible to demonstrate how you match the requirements and what impact your contribution would make in terms of supporting students at The Cottesloe School
Completed application form should be emailed to [email protected] by 9.00am on Monday 6 January 2025, with interviews shortly after. We may close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Amendment) Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 there are a number of jobs where we must take account of convictions, even though they are ‘spent’ (excluding youth cautions, reprimands and warnings). All posts at this school are regarded as such. However, spent and/or unspent convictions may not necessarily make you unsuitable for appointment. Staff have a duty to inform the Headteacher of any change in their DBS status and to make the Headteacher aware of any incidents that may impact on their ability to work with children and young people.
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
