Compliance Technician

COMPLIANCE TECHNICIAN | FULL-TIME, PERMANENT

40 Hours per week (30-minute unpaid lunch)

Monday to Friday, 9.30am-6pm

Actual salary is £27,693.34 per annum, pro-rata of Point 21 on St George’s Support Staff Scale.

Closing Date - 15th October 2024

Interviews - W/C 28th October

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early on receipt of sufficient suitable applications.

Job Purpose

The post holder will be a key member of the Facilities team, with responsibility for ensuring that necessary compliance checks are completed. They will also assist with minibus driving, general maintenance and janitorial duties.

Accountable to:

Head of Estates and Operations 

Package Description

Competitive remuneration and benefits package including:-

• Reduced school fees and wraparound care at St George’s School
• Pension Contribution
• Staff lunches
• Access to school buses on school bus routes for all staff (small charge payable)
• Professional learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Opportunity to benefit from the use of the many school facilities; libraries; sports facilities etc
• Death in service benefits all staff
• Opportunity to join our community and contribute to social, music, drama and other events and activities.

Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Compliance:

• Ensure required compliance checks and tests are carried out, verified and recorded in line with school policies and procedures. These will cover but not be limited to fire safety, legionella control, transport and vehicle safety and asbestos.
• Ensure fire practices are carried out regularly and in line with best practice.
• Liaise with the Facilities Coordinator and Head of Estates and Operations to ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place to ensure compliance with statutory regulations, health and safety requirements and best practice.
• Delegate tasks to other members of the team or external contractors as re quired.

Minibus Driving and Transport Management:

• Driving minibus for Haymarket shuttle run.
• Ad-hoc driving of minibus as needed.
• Ensure vehicle checks are carried out and vehicles are appropriately maintained.

Maintenance:

• Carrying out general maintenance tasks, including planned and reactive work.

Other Facilities Tasks:

As a member of the Facilities team, the role holder will be expected to assist with the following tasks:

• Room set-up and take down.
• Furniture removal and portering.
• Traffic management and supervision of road crossings.
• Escort and oversight of external contractors.
• Unlocking/lock-up of buildings.
• Occasional assistance with grounds tasks, including gritting and snow-clearing.
• Ad-hoc out of hours security support.

Personal and Professional Development:

• Attend relevant courses and actively seek to broaden knowledge and skills relevant to responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to carry out such other duties as reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

The Ideal Candidate

Person Specification can be found in attached Job Pack.

About the school/organisation

As Edinburgh’s only all-through independent school for girls aged 3-18, St George's is a place of possibilities: where everyone is clearly heard; pupils feel empowered to be themselves; and innovation is constantly encouraged.

The courage of our founding mothers, who pioneered women’s education in Victorian Scotland, still echoes defiantly through our corridors. That’s why amplifying the voice of every girl remains part of our DNA today as a loyal school community with a unique spirit of pride.

Over 90% of our girls achieve their first-choice post-school destination: leaving us as robust, empathetic change-makers, ready to take on the world…