Facilities and Maintenance Officer

Facilities and Maintenance Officer  

H5  Point 9-14   £21,269 to £23,484 plus £914  fringe per annum 

Actual salary  £22,183 to £24,398  per annum including fringe

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, Permanent

Hours of work: 37 hours per week on a two week shift pattern:

Week A - 7am to 3pm (30 minute unpaid lunch)

Week B - 12pm to 8pm (30 minute unpaid lunch)

A Facilities and Maintenance Officer is  sought for Monday to Friday during both term-time and school holidays on a two week shift pattern:

Week A - 7am to 3pm (30 minute unpaid lunch)

Week B - 12pm to 8pm (30 minute unpaid lunch)

The individual will be a member of the team of Premises staff, responsible for maintaining the School premises in a state of good order. The aim is to ensure that the activities of students and staff can take place unimpeded in a clean, attractive and tidy environment.  The Facilities and Maintenance Officer has primary responsibility for ensuring that the site is secured at the end of the school day.

The successful candidate will:

Maintain the School buildings and grounds to include cleaning, decorating and minor repairs

Provide security of the premises to include locking up and responding to the School’s alarms.

Undertake porterage of furniture and equipment as required.

Operate the heating plant and other management systems.

Perform duties associated with the use of the premises out of school hours.

Be responsible for waste management.

Liaise with contractors.

We can offer you:

Excellent CPD opportunities

A school rated Good by Ofsted where students’ behaviour is exemplary

A professional working environment where teamwork is highly valued

A partially selective school with a focus on academic achievement (Progress 8 in 2021 is +0.5)

Admission criteria where preference is given to staff children

A school that invests heavily in the future with £3.5m on recent school expansion and strong ongoing financial support from our Foundation and PTA

A School in a strong, stable financial position in this challenging climate with a healthy lettings income

A hugely talented and cohesive support staff

An outstanding wellbeing programme offering: 

Flu jabs 

Free access to our first-class Fitness Suite and swimming pool 

Complimentary eye tests

We hold a rigorous safeguarding procedure and promote the welfare of children.  We are an equal opportunities employer.  Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Further details can be obtained from the School’s website www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.  Application forms should be sent to applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk

Deadline for applications:   08:00 Monday 4 July  2022

Interview date:   Thursday 7 July 2022  (or earlier upon receipt of application)