School Caretaker - Full-time

Charlton Church Of England Primary School, Dover

• Ref:KCC886-2058-81S
• Posted:15/01/2023
• Pay:£19,852.00 - £20,643.00 pro rata
• Start Date:April 2023
• App Close Date:01/02/2023 at 16:00
• Interviews:8 February 2023

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We are looking to recruit a School Caretaker for 35 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

Charlton CE Primary School is a good school (Ofsted 2023) and an outstanding Church school (SIAMS).

We are part of Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust (www.aquilatrust.co.uk). We are a very popular, happy and caring school community, located in the heart of Dover, with 208 lovely children in 7 classes. Each class has a teaching assistant as well as additional support staff available to meet the needs of all children. We are very much a school family with a Christian ethos and high standards of behaviour and work.

Ofsted November 2023. ''Pupils behave exceptionally well and treat each other with kindness. The school has a very inclusive culture. Leaders at all levels are tireless in their ambition to support every child to fulfil their aspirations. Pupils are enthusiastic and exceptionally focused learners''

The staff team are innovative, dedicated and creative. We are committed to equipping and preparing our children for a bright future.

Charlton C E 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.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sally-Anne Hanson
• Address:Barton Road, Dover, Kent, CT16 2LX
• Telephone: (01304) 201275
• Email: sahanson@charltonprimary.school

Fax: 01304 219238

Documents

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• Job Description