Site Team Operative

Start date: As soon as possible

Working Pattern: Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 9am - 5pm (30 min unpaid break)

Responsible to: Commercial & Facilities Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cheltenham Bournside School as a Site Team Operative. As Site Operative, you will support in the maintenance of the schools buildings, gardens and grounds to a high standard throughout the year.

You will work three days a week - Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This is an all year round role.

Job Description

Purpose

• To support the Commercial & Facilities Manager in leading all associated activities in order to best support the school in achieving its strategic objectives.
• To support the school’s maintenance programme, ensuring helpdesk tickets are resolved within the set SLAs.
• To support the school’s gardening and landscaping work, focusing on keeping the grounds maintained to a high standard throughout the year.
• To promote the school’s aims and priorities, and to achieve targets in line with the school’s strategic framework and short-term priorities.

Site Team Operative

Specific Responsibilities

• Carrying out and supporting the general maintenance and upkeep of the site and buildings, managing building/repair works including internal fixtures, fittings and furniture, in liaison with the Commercial& Facilities Manager keeping appropriate logs, records and reports.
• Ensuring standards of safety, cleanliness and tidiness are maintained and monitored throughout the school and grounds.
• As a key holder to respond to emergency call-outs in the event of fire damage, burglary, floods, snow or ice etc. where necessary

• Taking necessary steps for the security of the site from the start to the end of the school day.
• Liaison, managing and controlling external contractors for the purpose of maintenance in the school and on site.
• Ensuring the maintenance of boundaries, footpaths and car parks on the school site.
• Assessing risks and taking all reasonable steps to restrict access to potential hazard.
• Monitoring the site to ensure that all work areas are kept clear of obstruction, particularly thoseassociated with fire escape routes.
• Ensuring that snow and ice are cleared in order to maintain entrance, exit and communication routes to all buildings for pedestrians and essential delivery or emergency vehicles.
• Opening and closing the school at times determined by the Commercial & Facilities Manager, including ensuring that the fire and intruder alarms are fully operational.
• Ensuring the efficient and optimum operation of the schools heating system, including carrying ou  tsimple maintenance and arranging for the system overhauled and repaired by appropriate engineers when required.
• Cleaning duties including dining rooms and emergency cleaning which may be necessary on occasion to maintain hygiene standards.
• Convey waste produce to the appropriate central refuse area as required.
• Porterage/messenger duties both within and outside school premises.
• Movement of furniture and equipment around the school i.e. school events and assemblies.
• Ensuring the waste pipes to all toilet basins and sinks are clear and cleaned.
• Removal of debris and leaves from downspouts, waste pipes and ensuring that manholes and drains are clean and operational.
• Monitoring the use of electricity, gas and water consumed and ensuring that any equipment connected to these services are left in a safe condition at the end of the school day and during holiday periods.
• Ensuring the safe storage of any flammable/toxic substance on site other than those in laboratories or workshops.
• Clean windows/glass surfaces. Cleaning of all internal venetian blinds. Clean light fittings/shades.
• Carry out repairs as directed by the Commercial & Facilities Manager.
• Setting out and marking of all sports pitches.
• Inspection of all goal posts and pitches. Painting and maintaining all posts (rugby, football and hockey).
• Check all fire equipment within school to ensure that it is maintained in operational condition.
• To drive the minibus, maintain the vehicle in a clean and tidy condition (internally and externally) and check oil, water and tyre pressures of the minibus.
• Litter pick and empty bins around the school site.
• To undertake training as required.

Grounds

Specific Responsibilities

• General grounds maintenance and landscaping of the site, maintaining the appearance of the school grounds, including any shrubs and planted areas.
• Undertake spring planting scheme with support from line manager.
• Attending to grounds maintenance contractors if and when they are working on site.
• Sweep and clear the car park/recreation areas to ensure that they are kept free from glass and other hazardous debris.

Compliance

Specific Responsibilities

• Complete weekly water flushing of all outlets and showers on site.
• Undertake 3 monthly descaling of all taps, showers and other water outlets in line with the legionella risk assessment.
• Test and record water temperature checks each month and record on the water flushing sheet.
• Complete monthly emergency light tests and recording results and raising any faults with Commercial & Facilities Manager.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential:

• Relevant educational qualifications at school/college/university

Desirable:

• Experience of compliance monitoring in the workplace
• Qualified first aider

Experience, understanding and knowledge

Essential: 

• Experienced and proven record in carrying out general maintenance tasks to the required standard.
• Working knowledge of the application of Health and Safety legislation regarding general maintenance areas and safe systems of work
• Willing to undertake trainings courses that are relevant to the post and that are required for health & safety purposes.
• Computer literate and comfortable using Microsoft Office365 applications

Desirable:

• Experience of working within a site team
• Experience of working in an education environment
• Knowledge of Safeguarding.
• An understanding of risk assessment.
• Lifting and handling course.
• Ability to work at heights and in a variety of different environments (hot, cold, humid, confined locations) as required.
• Full, current driving licence.

If you would like to apply, please complete the online forms and email them via the email address to the right of this advert by the application deadline.