Maintenance and Grounds Premises Technician - Estates

The Dorset Centre of Excellence is looking to recruit a Premises Technician in the Estates department to undertake grounds maintenance under the supervision of the Facilities, Health and Safety Manager and Managing Director. You will work as part of a small, highly efficient team carrying out a range of duties to contribute to the security, safety, and maintenance of the premises.

Your key responsibilities:

• To undertake routine grounds maintenance work as detailed on work schedules and as directed.
• To ensure that all necessary paperwork is accurate and presented on time.
• To undertake routine maintenance to manually operated equipment.
• To drive vehicles and equipment as required for ground maintenance operations.
• To advise of mechanical defects or breakdowns to team vehicles and equipment.
• To ensure areas are kept clean, tidy, and secure at all times.
• To be responsible for locking and unlocking school premises outside of normal school hours and for setting security alarm systems, as required.
• Responding to security alarm or other call outs in accordance with agreed procedures.
• To assist the Facilities, Health and Safety Manager to arrange regular checks on alarm systems and fire extinguishers and report on any problems arising
• To identify and report building, furnishing or fittings deficiencies to the Facilities, Health and Safety Manager and to undertake any remedial action that may be authorised and appropriate.
• To escort contractors and other persons to areas of repair and maintenance and, where appropriate, monitoring the safety of their working practices and/or quality of work.
• To be responsible for taking the delivery of stores, goods and equipment and arrange storage or distribution as required.
• To exercise responsibility for the operation of the school heating systems; ensuring that all plant and equipment operates safely and efficiently.
• To ensure that adequate supplies of fuel and water are available at all times and to maintain the supply of supplementary mobile heating, as may be necessary.
• To assist with monitoring usage of electricity, water and any other fuel. Taking such meter readings as may be required
• To maintain staff and pupil cloakroom and toilet facilities in working order and that appropriate supplies of consumables are available

You will be given the opportunity to attend training courses to improve skills as requested and will undertake a number of mandatory training modules. If you would like to be part of a small but highly professional team, we would love to hear from you.

Please review the job description and person specification for further information about the role. 

About the Dorset Centre of Excellence:  

The Dorset Centre of Excellence is located at the eastern edge of Shaftesbury, approximately 2.3 miles from the town centre. The school is accessed via a private road and enjoys a secluded setting within its grounds. The accommodation extends to over 160,000 sq ft, set within in grounds of 55 acres.  

Coombe House School located at the Dorset Centre of Excellence is expected to meet the needs of children and young people with social communication, social emotional and learning needs, such as those associated with Autism Spectrum Condition, which represents the largest group of children and young people supported by an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in Dorset and nationally.  

We are committed to safeguarding and expect everyone who works in our school (and visitors to our school) to share this commitment. We take all safeguarding and welfare concerns seriously and encourage our pupils to talk to us about any worries they may have. We will always act in the best interests of the child. The successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS.

What the Dorset Centre of Excellence can offer you:

·        A workplace set in beautiful surroundings

·        Access to an employee assistance programme

·        NEST Pension (10% employers’ contribution)

·        On Site parking

·        Use of facilities (as and when they become available) 

·        The opportunity to play an integral part at the infancy of this exciting and unique journey

This post involves working with children or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them and will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 7 March 2023 (Midnight).

NOTE: We will close the post earlier if sufficient suitable applications are received and are interviewing regularly.