Caretaker Supervisor at Radley College
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About this Role
Radley College is seeking a proactive and hands-on Caretaker Supervisor to support the day-to-day delivery of housekeeping and site services across our busy, seven-day operation. Working closely with the Housekeeping Manager, you will supervise a team of caretakers, ensuring high standards of cleanliness, safety, and maintenance are consistently achieved.
You will be responsible for supporting and developing staff, monitoring performance, and ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements. The role also involves coordinating maintenance requests, supporting College events, and working collaboratively with other departments to ensure smooth operations. In this role, you will oversee and support the caretaking team, ensuring work is completed to a high standard and in line with agreed schedules. You will monitor performance, provide guidance and training, and support the induction of new staff. You will also ensure that all health and safety, fire, and security procedures are followed at all times, maintaining a safe environment for staff and pupils.
You will play an important part in supporting College events, external lettings, and operational needs, as well as logging maintenance requests and tracking any outstanding work. The role requires strong communication, working closely with colleagues across departments, resolving day-to-day issues, and escalating where necessary.
The ideal candidate will have experience in a caretaking, housekeeping, or facilities environment, along with previous supervisory experience. You will be organised, practical, and flexible, with strong communication skills and a hands-on approach. Some evening and weekend working will be required.
We offer a supportive working environment and a competitive benefits package. Radley College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all applicants will be subject to appropriate checks.
Early application is encouraged and we reserve the right to contact applicants as they are received.
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HR Department
01235548518
HR@radley.org.uk
Radley College would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:
- In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks. The scope of such checks will include all online open-source information, but specifically: • up to 10 years’ online history; • social and professional networking and media; • blogs and vlogs; • news and media reports; • information displayed publicly online by third parties; • any other relevant open-source information available. You can find out more about how these checks are carried out and how your personal data will be used at https://sp-index.com/privacy-policy/ If you have any concerns about the above please contact hr@radley.org.uk. We will only carry out these checks on shortlisted candidates and the results of which are not visible to the selection committee. In order for us to carry out these checks, please can you provide your date of birth, nationality and personal email address. We are unable to use work email addresses for these checks.
- Do you hold a current UK driving licence
- Please give your reasons for applying for this post and say why you believe you are suitable for the position. Study the job description and describe any experience and skills you have gained in other jobs or similar environments which demonstrates your ability and attitude to undertake the duties of this post
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