Caretaker

The role in a nutshell 

You will play a key role in the day to day school life of the children and staff you work with, by creating clean and safe learning and working environments at the Academy.  

The roles allocated to a Caretaker are diverse, so they may vary from academy to academy. The main responsibilities for a Caretaker are: 

To be responsible for ongoing maintenance and operation of heating, lighting and boiler plant/equipment, ensuring all faults are reported and dealt with in a timely fashion  

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health & safety, privacy and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to the appropriate officer/Trust Estate Lead.  

On behalf of the Academy Principal/Trust Estate Lead, to assist with planning/overseeing all minor building works and repairs including obtaining quotes, liaising with suppliers, overseeing contractors and monitoring service level agreements.  To report on progress and provide advice to the Academy Principal/Trust Estate Lead on all minor building works and repairs.  

To assume delegated responsibility for ensuring compliance to statutory regulations relating to, for example, asbestos, PAT and legionella testing and to undertake risk assessments.  

To be responsible for the security of Trust estate premises and its contents.  

To be responsible for the day to day supervision of cleaning staff, ensuring standards of cleanliness are maintained and in accordance with site risk assessments.  

To attend school premises in cases of emergency e.g. intruders, fire, floods etc.  

Maintain record keeping systems both manual and IT based.