Caretaker

Caretaker

Location:        St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Washington

Grade:            Grade D, SCP 5-7 (£23,500 – £24,294 per annum) pro rata

Hours:            Full time – 37 hours per week (split shift) or part-time hours may be available, Permanent, 52 weeks per year

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Washington is proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England and will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.

The Headteacher and governing body of this highly successful school are seeking to appoint a skilled, reliable and self-motivated person to take on this extremely important role of Caretaker in the school.

The person appointed will have total commitment towards maintaining a positive, clean and safe environment for young people, staff and visitors.

Duties will include:

• Opening and closing the school each day and carrying out security checks
• Carrying out and recording statutory checks and maintain health and safety checks
• Maintenance of property and grounds to a high standard including liaising with contractors
• Monitoring site stock and supplies
• Carrying out maintenance and repairs as required
• Acting as a key-holder
• Completing other tasks as set out in the job description

The successful candidate will be keen to maintain our school environment to a high standard to support children’s learning. They should be able to work effectively as part of the team, look after the safety and cleanliness of the site and also have the ability to work on their own initiative in recognising jobs that require attention, prioritising their own workload, undertaking some heavy lifting, moving and handling and be willing to undertake training and development.

The successful candidate will have:

• Good DIY skills
• Caretaking or site supervisor experience in a school or similar environment
• Knowledge of security systems
• Experience using commercial cleaning equipment
• The ability to work in accordance with the school’s Health & Safety Policies and the code of safe working
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety procedures and regulations e.g. COSHH, SAMO, Legionella
• Knowledge of moving and handling procedures
• Experience using commercial site maintenance equipment
• The ability to work on own initiative
• The ability to undertake general building maintenance and repairs without guidance
• The ability to demonstrate a practical approach to problem solving
• The ability to communicate well with adults and students
• The ability to respond calmly to emergencies.

For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website  http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.

Closing date: Sunday 1^st September 2024

Interview date: TBC

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.