Caretaker - Full-time

Riverview Infant School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-2462-117S
• Posted:24/06/2022
• Pay:Kent Range 4 £18,517-£19,625
• Start Date:01/09/2022
• App Close Date:11/07/2022 at 10:00
• Interviews:20/07/2022

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our wonderful team at Riverview Infant School, which is part of The Pathway Academy Trust. The post involves providing a range of duties covering security, heating, lighting, cleaning, porterage, minor repairs and maintenance. Working hours may be subject to variation and call­out at weekends and unsocial hours may be necessary from time to time.

 As Caretaker your responsibilities will include:

• Opening & Locking the school -As primary key holder this is a split shift 

          6am-10.30am  3pm-6pm Monday-Thursday

          6am -10.00am  3pm-6pm Friday

• This role also includes being the emergency contact and overtime for lettings.
• Organising our team of cleaners.
• Health & Safety - This includes liaising with our H&S provider and School/Trust Business Manager; as well as completing relevant checks.
• General maintenance and liaison with external contractors. The role also includes some project management.

 Who we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be:

• Hard working and conscientious
• Flexible and friendly
• Someone who cares about the environment they work in

 What we can offer you:

• A Salary based on £18,517-£19,625 , dependent on experience and qualifications
• The opportunity to join a team in a friendly and welcoming work environment
• Being part of a network of premises workers across the Trust
• An effective induction.
• Training, development, mentoring and coaching
• Additional support from The Pathway Academy Trust’s experienced Central Team
• Wonderful children!

Working for TPAT offers our employees a wealth of opportunities for professional development as well as an emphasis on wellbeing. Our Staff Charter is our pledge to put employees at the centre of our organisation. Our Staff Charter and Wellbeing package can be found on our website.

Some of the benefits in our Staff Charter include:

• Two additional days off per year, one as a 'Happy Birthday' from the Trust, following a successful probation period, which can be taken during term time
• Free breakfast club place for your child if you work in breakfast club or after-school club, and half price places for other staff members
• Subsidised eye test and contribution to glasses for eligible computer users
• Annual flu vaccination
• Free tea, coffee and refreshments
• Christmas lunch
• Termly breakfast for all staff

Interviews will be the week commencing 18^th July

 Visits to the school prior to application are encouraged. Please contact Mrs Katherine Baird via office@riverview-infant.com  or Telephone 01474 566 484 to arrange an informal chat and tour of our school.

Information about the school

School Description: Riverview Infant School is a large four form entry infant school with an increasingly diverse community where exemplary staff are dedicated to ensuring that the time children spend there is successful and remembered fondly. Leaders and staff believe learning should be enjoyable to engage and motivate children, building on and consolidating the unique set of experiences that each child brings. Children are at the heart of the school, encouraged to persevere and to be aspirational in their learning, as well as to actively contribute to their community, in essence equipping them to be valuable citizens for the future.

Riverview has high expectations for the children in its care, not only for academic success but in all aspects of personal achievement.

We are now part of The Golden Thread Alliance and we work closely with the other schools in the trust.

The Golden Thread Alliance consists of nine schools: Culverstone Green Primary School, Fleetdown Primary Academy, Meopham Community Academy, Oakfield Primary Academy, Riverview Infant School, Riverview Junior School, Temple Hill Primary Academy, West Hill Primary Academy and Wrotham Road Primary School.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Tina Ricketts
• Address:Cimba Wood, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4SD
• Telephone: 01732 795660
• Email: hr@galaxytrust.co.uk

Documents

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• Job Description & Specification