Maintenance Officer
The Stephen Perse Foundation
Cambridgeshire
- £32,136 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 July 2024
Job overview
Responsible to: Maintenance Manager
Location: All sites
Role description: To assist in keeping all premises in a good state of repair by identifying and carrying out maintenance duties in line with the annual maintenance programme.
Main Responsibilities
● To carry out general maintenance duties and tasks.
● To carry out reactive, planned and remedial works.
● To assist with any porting requirements which also includes minibus driving where necessary and event set up.
● To assist the Maintenance Manager with stock control of equipment, parts, tools etc.
● Contribute to the various insurance and compliance inspections/checks across the Stephen Perse sites.
● To assist Maintenance Manager with locking and unlocking the Stephen Perse sites when required and ensuring general site security and key management.
● Assist Maintenance Manager with maintaining risk assessments where required.
Planned Maintenance
● To take part in an ongoing review of the condition of all premises and to assist in identifying repairs or upgrades needed.
● To assist the Maintenance Manager and Planned Maintenance and Projects Manager in preparing a schedule of works that achieves this goal and works within the Stephen Perse timetable.
● To assist the Maintenance Manager in estimating cost of works and keeping within agreed budgets when instructing services or goods on behalf of Stephen Perse in accordance with the relevant processes in place.
● To carry out repairs and other maintenance tasks as required including joinery, tiling, decorating and general labour, but excluding electrical and plumbing work.
● To oversee contractors on behalf of Stephen Perse where appropriate in line with School Safeguarding policies.
● To maintain assigned tickets via the Estates department ticketing system with works carried out, estimates, schedules of work for monitoring and audit purposes.
● To ensure full compliance with statutory requirements, regulatory requirements and School Policies at all times.
● Carry out routine inspections/checks such as; fire sounder, playground and ground checks, ladder inspections etc.
Response Maintenance
● To take part in dealing with day-to-day requests for repairs across all sites and making use of Stephen Perse’s online response system for this purpose.
● To work in a clean and tidy manner to safety and professionalism.
● To liaise closely with the Maintenance Manager on the management of these requests and agreeing priority of tasks on a weekly basis.
● To report on tasks carried out and feedback any issues.
● To work closely with the other members of the Maintenance and Cleaning team in carrying out day-to-day duties and to assist them, where appropriate, in carrying out other maintenance duties not listed above.
● Proactively report damage, defects and malfunctions via the Estates department ticketing system and promptly making safe where required to ensure a safe working environment.
● Transfer all defects identified on weekly and monthly routine checks to the Estates team ticketing system for appropriate action.
● To ensure that all plant and other equipment are working effectively during opening hours and adjust for evening, weekends and holiday periods.
● To contribute to the emergency on-call rota.
Tools and Equipment
● To maintain a stock of essential tools and equipment owned or leased by Stephen Perse and ensure that all are in a good state of repair and in compliance the latest health and safety regulations;
● To recommend the purchase of any new tools and equipment suitable for the needs of Stephen Perse, and to assist in devising an annual budget for such items;
● To ensure that all tools and equipment are kept safe and secure at all times and to manage the storage of such items on Stephen Perse premises.
General Responsibilities
● Act as an excellent ambassador for Stephen Perse at all times.
● Build and maintain good working relationships with all Stephen Perse colleagues.
● Assist as necessary in other Stephen Perse areas at peak times.
● Work at all times towards the aims and goals of Stephen Perse and any individual objectives and targets you may have agreed.
● Proactively identify areas for improvements within Stephen Perse.
● Actively promote Stephen Perse Equal Opportunities Policy, encouraging staff awareness and participation in all areas.
● Act in accordance with the Data Protection principles at all times.
● Adhere at all times to Stephen Perse operational and employment policies and procedures.
● Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do).
● Cooperate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare.
● Follow the training you have received when using any work items Stephen Perse has provided.
● Adhere to Stephen Perse’s Privacy Notice and ensure private and confidential data is kept secure and disposed of in the appropriate manner.
This job description is not necessarily comprehensive and the position holder will be required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.
Terms and conditions
All appointments for Stephen Perse are subject to satisfactory reference and DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks, proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a medical questionnaire and proof of qualifications.
Hours of work
Monday to Friday and working hours between 7.00am - 6.00pm. You will also be required to be on an on-call list for the evenings (37.5 hours per week for 52 weeks per year).
Salary
£32,136 per annum. From 1 September 2024, this will increase to £33,421 per annum.
Attached documents
About The Stephen Perse Foundation
The Stephen Perse Foundation
The Stephen Perse Foundation is a family of independent schools combining excellent results and achievement alongside personal wellbeing located across Cambridge and Saffron Walden; educating boys and girls from nursery to sixth form where students gain an exceptional skill set that supports ambition, nurtures talent, encourages creativity and critical thinking leading to success and self-fulfilment.
History of the Stephen Perse Foundation
Formerly the Perse Girls School, founded in 1881, the Foundation developed to become the Stephen Perse Foundation in 2007, and first admitted boys into the Senior School in 2017. The Foundation has grown over recent years, adding a co-educational sixth form to its highly successful Senior School in 2008, and four nurseries and early years settings (three in Cambridge and one at Dame Bradbury’s in Saffron Walden) between 2010 and 2021. The Foundation has been fully co-educational in all settings since 2017 and now comprises four nurseries, two junior schools, a senior school and sixth form.
Predominantly a day school, there are currently 65 (mainly sixth form) boarders. As well as its reputation for academic excellence, The Stephen Perse Foundation is renowned for an innovative approach to education, and a focus on preparing students for the future.
Stephen Perse Foundation Schools
- Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Cambridge, Salisbury Villas
- Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Cambridge, Shaftesbury Road
- Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Madingley
- Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Saffron Walden, Dame Bradbury's
- Stephen Perse Junior School - Fitzwilliam Building, Cambridge
- Stephen Perse Junior School - Dame Bradbury's, Saffron Walden
- Stephen Perse Senior School - Cambridge
- Stephen Perse Sixth Form - Cambridge
Mission, Vision and Values
Our Mission Statement
At the Stephen Perse Foundation, our mission is to educate and inspire the contributors to tomorrow’s world: intelligent young people with the creativity, compassion, confidence and conviction to question, evaluate and improve society.
Our Vision Statement
To deliver this mission, our vision is to create and sustain an outstanding educational environment that:
- Fosters modern scholarship through exceptional teaching and a dynamic, flexible and rigorous academic curriculum
- Provides outstanding breadth of opportunity and quality of experience through a rich and varied co-curriculum
- Nurtures and celebrates individuality, wellbeing, personal development, and contribution to the growth of others, through superb pastoral care, social and emotional education, and learning support
- Champions and models equality, diversity and inclusivity, and social and environmental responsibility with a global outlook
Our Values Statement
With excellence and creativity in teaching and learning at the core of each of our schools and nurseries, we value the positive difference our students can make in the world through:
- Scholarship and the advancement of knowledge and understanding
- Kindness, courtesy, inclusivity and collaboration
- Diligence, independence and self-reliance
- Humility, reflectiveness and the pursuit of self-improvement
- Character, individuality, wellbeing and confidence
- Conserving the environment and living sustainably
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