Assistant Caretaker/Janitor

Assistant Caretaker/Janitor

To start as soon as possible

Temporary to cover long term sickness absence

All year round, full time

37 hours per week

Grade 3 SCP 3-4 £24,027 - £24,404

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Leasowes High School and Sixth Form is a “good school” (Ofsted Nov 2019) and forms part of the Invictus Education Trust which comprises of 6 schools. Leasowes High School is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school with a Sixth Form situated in Halesowen, West Midlands. It provides 1,190 places for students aged 11-18 when fully subscribed.

Leasowes High School gained academy status in December 2016 and is part of the multi-academy Invictus Education Trust, along with five other schools in Dudley and South Staffordshire. Leasowes High School is an ambitious school with a culture of high expectations and a focus on success. Its ethos is based on traditional core values such as fairness, discipline and respect. Thanks to small class sizes, students are well-supported to ensure they can fulfil their potential and are prepared for life in an ever-changing world.

The secondary school's staff provide a well-rounded learning experience, teaching communication and social skills, tolerance and respect for all cultures and beliefs. Leasowes High School builds and maintains good student-staff relationships, as well as providing pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum.

Leasowes are recruiting for a Assistant Caretaker/Janitor to carry out a range of daily facilities duties which facilitate the smooth running of the premises, providing support for a safe and efficient operation whilst ensuring all customer requirements are met.

You will need to;

• Ensure smooth running of the school premises
• Opening the building in the morning and potentially locking it at the end of the day
• Carrying out day-to-day DIY/maintenance and minor repairs (i.e. furniture fixtures)
• To ensure heating, lighting and alarm systems are working properly
• Daily responsible to check that all doors and windows are locked when the building is not in use
• Checking the premises to guard against vandalism
• Arranging chairs and tables for meetings or assemblies and clearing away afterwards
• Daily cleaning duties around the School premises
• Always keeping in line with cleaning best practice and health and safety regulations

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

What are we looking for?

• Knowledge and previous experience in practical DIY skills for minor repair
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude
• Good Team Player
• Flexible with shift work
• Good at developing strong working relationships with on-site client and employees
• Committed to providing excellent customer service
• Familiar with COSHH standards

Leasowes High School is an ambitious, hard-working and successful school where traditional values of fairness, discipline and respect underpin a culture of aspiration and high achievement for all. We aim to help each and every student to understand and reach their potential by offering an impressive range of opportunities and approaches to learning, supported by a caring and committed pastoral team dedicated to the health and welfare of each individual.

Leasowes High School maintained its rating of “Good” in all categories by Ofsted in 2019 and is oversubscribed for the fifth consecutive year.

Please contact David Willetts, on 01384 686627 or dwilletts@invictus.education for informal discussion.

Closing date: 9th December 2024

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Please submit your completed application via the online form.

Interview date to be confirmed.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024- KCSIE 2024

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.