Site Officer Caretaker

Site Officer / Caretaker

Location: Sawtry

Salary: £21399.32 - £23207.64 per annum

Hours of work: 32.5 hours per week. 52 weeks per year. Start and finish times to be agreed with the successful candidate, this will consist mainly of 07:30am starts.

Are you an enthusiastic, reliable, and dedicated individual?

Our client is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Their proven approach over more than a decade has elevated them to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities they serve. The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities.

The Trust has a great opportunity for a Site Officer to join a supportive, friendly team at their Junior Academy.

The Role

You would ensure the security and care of the school building, furniture, fittings, and equipment. Alongside, maintaining a safe physical environment with particular emphasis on the day-to-day management of the site.

You would be based at the Junior Academy in Sawtry, however they would ideally like someone to be willing to work across the sites within the Trust to support colleagues in other schools occasionally and act as a key holder out of hours.

This is a hands-on role; a trade skill and knowledge of general cleaning and maintenance operations would be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• To take pride in ensuring that the premises are in an acceptable state of tidiness and repair.
• To be a focal point for the teams in respect of health and safety. For example, ensuring all risk assessments, workplace inspections and other checks are completed in a timely and competent fashion.
• Carry out maintenance and repairs to the building, furniture, and equipment within the scope of a competent handyperson.

The ideal candidate

• Highly motivated, calm, and professional.
• Has experience of customer service
• Committed, reliable, and able to build and sustain excellent working relationships.
• Is flexible, with high professional standards.
• Can use initiative, and work as part of a team.
• Confident using IT equipment, especially computers

Benefits

• Free on-site parking      
• Eyecare vouchers      
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme      
• Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Academy Leisure, Sawtry      
• Enhanced family friendly leave allowances
• Generous sick pay and annual leave

 To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Multi-Academy Trust, then please do not hesitate to apply.

Closing date for applications is: 09 February 2023

Interviews will be arranged with suitable applicants on an individual basis

The Trust reserves the right to close applications before the advertised end date if a suitable applicant is found.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.