Newstaff Education Recruitment Agency is currently recruiting for a School Caretaker on behalf of a school based in Leighton Buzzard.
School Caretaker in Leighton Buzzard
Pay: £13.50-£16.00 per hour
Location: Leighton Buzzard and Bedfordshire
Overall Responsibilities:
1. Maintain clean, safe, and secure school premises, including buildings and grounds.
2. Perform day-to-day security, routine maintenance, minor repairs, and cleaning of school buildings, fixtures, fittings, grounds, plant, and machinery.
3. Promote health and safety around the school, ensuring compliance with all requirements.
4. Assist in planning and preparation for out-of-hours school events (e.g., setting up and dismantling furniture and equipment).
5. Move furniture and equipment around the school as needed.
6. Supervise external contractors, ensuring high-quality work and adherence to school policies and health and safety requirements.
7. Oversee deep cleaning duties in all school areas.
8. Maintain and manage stocks of cleaning tools, equipment, and products.
9. Ensure compliance with all health and safety requirements, including weekly fire alarm checks, PAT testing, and safety equipment inspections.
10. Control entry access to the school in line with safeguarding procedures.
11. Carry out other reasonable requests from the Headteacher to meet the changing demands of the school.
Essential Requirements:
12. Training and understanding of manual handling, PAT testing, working at height, COSHH, and health and safety at work legislation.
13. Reasonable level of fitness to carry out manual handling and lifting.
14. DIY, building, and maintenance skills.
15. Competent IT skills, including Word.
16. Good oral and written communication skills.
17. Enhanced DBS and safeguarding training (assistance provided).
Benefits of Working with Newstaff:
18. Support from an experienced and friendly consultant who has your interests at heart.
19. Competitive rates of pay.
20. Weekly pay (PAYE).
21. Pension scheme.
22. Accrued holiday pay.
23. Easy registration process.
24. Referral scheme (£ bonus).
Safeguarding Statement
Newstaff is committed to safeguarding children; the successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS with further vetting checks including references taken. If you have lived outside the UK for more than 6 months in the past 10 years you will need to provide an overseas police good conduct check.
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