Overview
The school site manager is responsible for maintaining a clean, safe and secure school premises, which includes buildings and grounds. Carrying out cleaning, handy-person activities, routine maintenance and refurbishment, porterage and minor repairs. Promoting Health and Safety around the school. All other aspects of site management, such as supervising external contractors and site use.
We Can Offer You
* A school which is welcoming and caring with positive relationships at the heart of it.
* Well-behaved and motivated, happy students who love to learn.
* The support of an amazing team of committed and dedicated staff.
* A strong commitment to your professional development.
* Committed, supportive and hardworking governors.
Responsibilities
* Maintain the security of the school premises as the main key holder
* Maintain cleanliness and general tidiness of all external hard areas
* Carry out minor repairs
* Report all defects which require specialist repair, inspect electrical fittings and report defects as required
* Carry out daily cleaning and ad-hoc duties
* Move such items of school furniture as required, with due regard to current Health & Safety and Lifting & Handling regulations
* Take delivery of stores materials and other goods
* Complying with instructions received from the Head teacher / Board of Governors concerning letting procedures and carrying out as per lettings agreement
* Ensure a safe working and learning environment in accordance with relevant Health and safety legislation
* Contribute to planning, development and organisation of systems/procedures/policies
* Manage the cleaning team on a daily basis
* Check heating and control system functions, regularly check heating system, with due regard to appropriate safety requirements, report all defects to a qualified heating engineer
* Undertake designated gardening duties
* Clear leaves, snow, ice, moss and detritus as appropriate including treatment of surfaces with salt etc.
* Take responsibility of the maintenance of cleaning tools and products, including arranging replacements and ensuring good stock levels
* Carry out minor repairs to school equipment
* Be committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people
* Comply with the policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and GDPR and equal opportunities, and report all concerns to an appropriate person
Ideal Candidate
* We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who will have a key role in maintaining our school site and provide a welcoming and safe environment. The successful candidate will take pride in ensuring our school is maintained to a high standard, have a can-do attitude and a flexible approach to tasks.
* Building maintenance
* Security - including alarm systems
* Cleaning work
* Supervising a small team
* Working with contractors
* Willing and able to start work early when required. Be on call for emergencies and deal with evening and weekend lettings. Must be flexible with regard to working hours
* Competent at basic building repairs, maintenance and grounds maintenance
* Use of small industrial / electrical, mechanical equipment
* Ability to handle / carry heavy items (within Health and Safety manual lifting and handling regulations)
* Practical Skills
* Ability to understand and comply with work instructions (written and verbal)
* Able to effectively organise and supervise the work of others (such as cleaners and contractors)
* Reading, writing and numeracy skills to check delivery notes, instructions, lettings forms, emails etc
* Able to operate electrical and mechanical systems
Compliance
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Mount Pleasant is a lovely school where everyone matters and where everyone is committed to working as a team to ensure that our students have the best possible education, where all learning is memorable and meaningful. Our school values are threaded through all that we do both in and out of school and we strive to develop our young people to be happy, knowledgeable, positive and forward-thinking members of our community who have the skills they all need to be successful and to flourish, no matter what their individual needs may be. We believe that our high expectations of behaviour, achievement and positive relationships are crucial to our success as a school community and would anticipate that any successful candidate would work hard with us to ensure that these are maintained.
We are an above-average sized, well-resourced school with well above-average school stability for both staff and students. We have a wonderful and increasingly diverse catchment area in the heart of the Black Country, and we cherish the history of our Victorian-built school and the exciting, everchanging locality in which we are situated. We value and support our whole school community and have a strong commitment to professional development for our staff, whilst opening our doors to parents so that they can learn more about what we do and to build positive relationships from which we can all benefit. We also have strong links with Christ Church in Quarry Bank.
Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. Effective from September 2022, KCSIE states as part of the shortlisting process schools and colleges should consider carrying out on-line searches, as part of the due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. All shortlisted candidates are now subject to an on-line check and if there is anything concerning, then the shortlisted candidate will be asked to comment on it either prior to or at interview.
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About Dudley Council: It\'s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve. At Dudley Council we have a \"one council\" ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities. We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of \"Forge a Future for all\". We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves. In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:
* is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
* is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
* has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
* wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
* dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
* is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents
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