School Caretaker - Part-time

Charing CEP School, Ashford

• Ref:KCC886-3343-89S
• Posted:05/12/2022
• Pay:£19,852.00 - £20,643.00 pro rata
• Start Date:January 2023
• App Close Date:14/12/2022 at 17:00
• Interviews:Friday 16th December 2022

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We are looking to recruit a School Caretaker for 20 hours per week, all year round, to ensure the facilities on site are robust, secure and sustainable and to implement routines and schedules to ensure all H & S Legislation is met.

 Duties will include:

• Planning preventative maintenance, ad-hoc repairs and minor works to grounds and buildings.
• Maintaining the security of the buildings and grounds, including patrols and inspections of the site and perimeter.
• Liaising with contractors and ensuring ‘best value’.
• Moving furniture and supplies as requested and occasionally working at height.
• Maintaining and operating the security systems, fire alarms and extinguishers, water hygiene testing, boilers, keeping statutory testing and paperwork up to date and in order.
• Working with other members of the premises team to clean and keep a good standard of cleanliness throughout the site.
• Clearing snow and gritting the site when necessary.
• Maintaining all tools and equipment and ensuring all items are correctly stored and labelled according the Health and Safety legislation.
• Opening the school site. Occasionally this may be over a weekend or later in the evening when there are private lettings or school events.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

All applications to be made via Kent-Teach.

Information about the school

We are hugely proud of our school set in the beautiful village of Charing in Kent. Our school has a wonderful family feel. We know our children and families well, offer supportive relationships as well as nurturing and developing young learners to be confident and believe in themselves.

Charing has a well-established Christian ethos and our whole school community is committed to developing values which will enable pupils to become curious, passionate, life long learners. This extends to the support we offer our staffing team to ensure everyone is able to work in happy, safe and supportive surroundings.

We work with our extended community to build links with the village and maximise opportunities for children to experience culture, nature and the world around them.

We are a member of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (www.aquilatrust.co.uk).

Charing Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Every member of our extended school community is valued as an individual and we would warmly welcome you to visit our school, meet the team and see for yourself what makes us special. Charing CEP School is a great place to work!

Please be aware that references will be taken up prior to short listing. We reserve the right to interview before the closing date.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mr Thomas Bird (Headteacher)
• Address:School Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JN
• Telephone: (01233) 712277
• Email: office@charing.kent.sch.uk

Documents

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• Job Description