Janitor - Hannah Ball School
Location: Buckinghamshire
Overview
We are looking to appoint a janitor to join our dedicated, supportive team on a permanent basis.
You will be working within the Premises Team, carrying out their duties effectively and efficiently in accordance with the Park Federation Academy Trust’s needs.
You may on occasion, be asked to support across our other Academies within the Federation.
Term time only: no, term time + inset days = 39 weeks
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Salary (actual): £8,440, Grade: 1
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 15 hours per week
Closing date: 01/05/2025 00:00
Interviews to be held: As and when we receive successful applications.
About us
Hannah Ball Academy is a one form entry primary school in the heart of High Wycombe. Our small and friendly school serves a diverse community and offers a broad, balanced and evolving curriculum. We are a reflective and forward thinking school with a hardworking and dedicated team of staff, fantastic children and supportive governing body. We have close links with neighbouring primary schools and we actively encourage shared good practice, with an emphasis on high quality continuing professional development. We are seeking an enthusiastic and inspirational person to join our warm and welcoming team.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to take that next step in their career and to demonstrate positive impact on outcomes for children. You will be working within a warm, vibrant and caring school at the heart of its community.
If you are an excellent practitioner, keen to transform children’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.
Our children love their school. It represents a safe, happy and stimulating environment for them. Our school ethos is “Together We Inspire, Aspire and Achieve” and it is integral to the way we organise, work and deliver our curriculum.
About the role
The following list is not intended to be exhaustive but indicates the range of duties and the level of responsibility involved.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide routine housekeeping duties and/or janitorial tasks to support the effective operations of the academy, e.g. washing low level windows, cleaning all areas inclusive of toilets within the building. Undertaking low level maintenance (i.e. fixing a door handle), etc. under the guidance of the premises teams.
• React to all duties as directed by the academy leadership and premises teams.
• Transporting materials and equipment throughout the building; ensuing that these are delivered in good time, stored appropriately and in accordance with health and safety and manual handling procedures as per training provided.
• Preparing rooms and halls for a range of uses, including setting out, removal and storage of furniture and equipment, erecting and dismantling stages, platforms, etc. All of this in accordance with health and safety and manual handling procedures as per training provided.
• Reporting any faults regarding the operation of the heating, plant and lighting facilities. Making sure that all unnecessary lighting is switched off when that part of the building is closed.
• Ensure correct health and safety practices are applied appropriately and in accordance with training given.
• Minor grounds maintenance duties including weeding and ensuring that litter is cleared regularly from all external surfaces within the boundaries of the site, including all weather surfaces and soft playing areas.
• In the event of snow and frost, assisting as part of the premises team with the cleaning of pedestrian access routes within the academy grounds.
• Ensuring that body and other emergency spillages are dealt with in accordance with the agreed procedures.
• Provide janitorial cover for agreed Lets within the academy premises and external areas.
This job description may be reviewed at the end of the academic year or earlier if necessary. In addition it may be amended at any time after consultation.
About you
Candidates should have a good level of general health and fitness.
In house training including Health & Safety will be given where necessary.
For the right candidate, we will offer
● extensive support and CPD;
● the opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust;
Other information
We strongly encourage you to visit the school to see for yourself the potential that the school could offer you.
To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
In accordance with the commitment of The Park Federation Academy Trust to follow and adhere to the Department for Education guidance entitled “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, it is the individual’s responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in the Academy. A satisfactory DBS check is required for this post.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .