Job Title: Site Manager
Grade Range: Grade 7 – Scp 23 - 25
Hours per week: 6.30am – 11.30am (Split Shift) 3.10pm – 6.10pm
Work Pattern: Full Time
Location: Croydon
Reports to: Head Teacher/Deputy Headteacher/School Business Manager
Responsible for: Contract Cleaners/School Cleaner
Responsible for the property and asset management of the School/Academy. Liaising daily with the Headteacher/Deputy Headteacher/SBM on caretaking and site management issues. Manage the caretaking and cleaning staff of the school. Ensure the security of the school premises. Maintaining any machinery or plant within the School/Academy. Maintaining the internal and external fabric of the school premises as a safe working environment. Maintaining the school swimming pool.
Key Accountabilities and Result Areas:
▪ The Site Manager must ensure that contractors or directly employed cleaners perform to the standard laid down in the cleaning specification. The Site Manager will report to the Headteacher/DHT/SBM on any failure to meet the required cleaning standards.
▪ Dealing with enquiries from staff, pupils, parents and the public.
▪ Planning and work allocation for other caretaking staff, and directly employed them and cleaners where required.
▪ Induction and instruction of other caretaking staff and cleaners to ensure they are conversant with their duties and the standards of work expected of them, and appropriate on-the-job training as required.
▪ Supervision of caretaking/cleaning staff to maintain effective working relationships, to ensure good timekeeping, dealing with minor grievances and problems and ensuring work schedules and standard are maintained.
▪ Certifying weekly time sheets for cleaners, and preparing claims for caretaking fees for lettings.
▪ Undertake yearly fire risk assessment training
▪ Attend training courses where appropriate
▪ Reporting to Governing Board which will involve attendance at Governors meetings.
▪ Managing and monitoring any facility or building contractors that are undertaking work on the school premises.
▪ Occasional care and feeding of School pets during holiday times.
▪ Occasional watering of plants.
▪ Duties and responsibilities of the post may change over time as requirements and circumstances change. The person in the post may also be required to carry out such other duties consistent with the grade from time to time.
Safeguarding:
This will involve:
• Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
• Values and respects the views and needs of children and young people.
• Demonstrates a commitment to fundamental British values and an awareness of how these can be promoted in direct work with children.
Essential skills and abilities:
▪ D.I.Y. skills to undertake day to day repairs and maintenance of building, including a working knowledge and operation of the school heating system.
▪ To communicate clearly to all sections of the school community both verbally and in writing.
▪ Excellent communication skills together with the ability to communicate fluently in English to fulfil the requirements of the post.
▪ Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
▪ Demonstrates a commitment to fundamental British values and an awareness of how these can be promoted in direct work with children
▪ Ability to assist in the training of new cleaning staff.
▪ Understanding of the principles of health & safety in a school environment including COSHH.
▪ Ability to manage own time effectively and demonstrate initiative including establishing procedures and prioritizing own workload.
▪ Ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
▪ Ability to operate as part of a team or individually as required.
▪ Ability to perform the physical tasks required by the post, including lifting, carrying and pushing various equipment to undertake the duties of the post.
▪ Ability to carry out a range of administrative tasks, including stock taking and ordering.
▪ Display a conscientious and logic approach to the variety of tasks necessary for the smooth running of the school.
Enhanced DBS Check will be carried out
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