Caretaker

Afternoon/Evening /Lettings Caretaker

Location: North West Bristol, BS10

Permanent and Year Round

Pay Range: NJC8 – 12 £20,493 - £22,183

Hours of work:

· 37 hours per week.

· Monday to Friday: Shifts 12:00 midday – 8:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. with

30 minutes unpaid break & finishing 30 minutes earlier on a Friday.

· Some flexibility will be required to provide cover for other members of the caretaking team so occasional early and day-time shifts may be required

Bristol Free School is a successful and oversubscribed secondary school with Sixth Form situated in Westbury on Tyrm. We are a caring school with a highly qualified and exceptionally committed staff, who recognise the importance of high professional standards. All staff and students are greatly valued and emphasis on student and staff wellbeing is central to our culture.

Our school values are Opportunity, Ambition and Community. We are committed to the young people in our care. Our commitment encourages and inspires every child to fulfil their potential.

We provide our students with the necessary skills to achieve academic and personal growth so they truly thrive, both socially and emotionally.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient, flexible, friendly and reliable person to work to increase capacity of our existing dedicated site team.

The role is to provide high quality security, internal and external maintenance to ensure BFS is a safe working environment for our students and staff.

Duties to include: securing the site in the evenings, acting as main point of contact for evening lettings, general premises maintenance, security of the buildings and site, ensuring the inside and outside environment are well maintained and meet Health and Safety requirements.

Other necessary qualities include confidentiality, efficiency and being able to work on your own initiative and under pressure and a willingness to contribute to the continued improvement of our school. Experience of maintenance, plumbing or DIY would be an advantage.

Key responsibilities

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

· Security: Providing full security support for the school, which include but not limited to – opening and closing the school, gate duties, routine maintenance and site supervision.

· Lettings: Being main point of contact on site for external lettings

· Health and Safety: Undertaking and recording regular essential checks

· Internal Maintenance Reporting, inspecting and undertaking minor repairs and monitoring contractors and cleaners

· External Maintenance: Maintain cleanliness and general tidiness of all external areas to make sure the school remains a safe working environment

Our Site Team Department Is:

· A successful and hard-working Department, who is supportive and values teamwork.

· Looking for someone to friendly and energetic department currently consisting of 3 members of staff.

· Committed to providing professional development for staff members.

Being part of BFS means living our values of community, ambition and opportunity. We want our young people to leave BFS with confidence and a strong belief that they can make the best of their life chances and be positive citizens with a strong moral compass. We all have the potential to support to shape our school and it’s through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy.

The successful candidate can expect:

A rewarding and dynamic job role making a real, lasting and positive impact on our school community

- Positive and inclusive working environment where well-being is central to our culture

- Career development, CPD courses

- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

- Access to an Employee Wellbeing Hub

- Free parking onsite

BFS celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

The postholder will be required to undergo criminal, teacher status, qualification, medical and reference checks as part of the recruitment process and must be willing to participate in further training as the job requires. All staff are expected to take responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students at the School.