Premises Maintenance Operative (Caretaker)

Premises Maintenance Operative (Caretaker) at Haberdashers' Elstree Schools

Salary: £25,000.00 - £30,228.00 Annually (FTE)

To start as soon as possible

Driving licence required

Overview

This full-time position will assist the wider Estates Team with the care of the Schools’ premises, including general maintenance duties including minor repair and refurbishment works, porterage and other duties, supporting the Site Managers in ensuring the health and safety and security of the whole campus. The post holder will work on both reactive and planned preventative maintenance, liaising with contractors as necessary. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for taking the lead on small refurbishment projects.

Hours

This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 at varying hours as per the shift pattern, where evening and weekend work may be required.

The role will include but not be limited to the following duties:

• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact

• Being responsible for small refurbishment projects which may include minor building works, tiling, painting, carpentry and any other repairs

• Ensuring that any professional qualifications or training are kept up to date

• Ensuring that all maintenance plant and equipment is maintained in a safe and serviceable condition, and report defects and damage

• Participating as a member of a project team as required

• Responding to maintenance requests, defect reports, and supporting the setting up of events and activities

• Liaising with the emergency services and responding to critical incidents as required

• Ensuring the campus is kept tidy

• Maintain records of works and facilitate in plans or designs as required

• Undertaking any other duties as required by the Head of Estates

• Liaison with external contractors

Person Specification

Experience & opportunities for progression

• Experience in a relevant trade or profession

• Experience of general maintenance work including building, tiling, painting and carpentry

• Experience of plumbing and heating systems

Skills

• Highly skilled in a relevant trade

• Ability to plan projects

• Interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to interact with people at all levels

• Organisational skills, attention to detail, ability to organise and prioritise work

• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

Attributes

• Ability to explain specialist issues to a non-specialist

• Ability to work as part of a team

• Friendly and highly professional approach to students, parents, staff, and members of the public

• Use of initiative and a proactive attitude

• Tact and discretion

• Flexibility

• Loyalty and an appreciation of and sympathy for the objectives of an independent school

Training

• Preparedness to undertake training and development, as required, particularly in areas of safe working and the introduction of new technologies

Closing date: 8am, 19th April 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Haberdashers’ Boys’ and Girls' Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.