Ensure site security: acting as a key-holder as part of the estate team. Controlling site keys, routine and non-routine opening, securing all buildings and grounds as required. Activating, deactivating and testing automated alarm and bell systems. Acting on call for out of hours alarm activations.  

• Monitor quality of cleaning across the site  

• Work to maintenance procedures and to Health & Safety regulations. 

• Complete and be responsible for maintaining relevant mandatory Health and Safety training 

• Manage and maintain specified compliance activities, record and systems, ensuring statutory checks, inspections and actions are completed, accurately recorded and reported in line with Trust procedures. 

• Ensure all appropriate risk assessments are in place for estates, cleaning operations, control measures implemented and monitored on a day-to-day basis for all appropriate caretaking tasks. Undertake risk assessments of the school site.  

• Be responsible for ensuring all risk assessments and method statements for outside contractors are in place referring to central team staff for advice and guidance where necessary. 

• Ensure all contractors are familiar with the Trusts H&S requirement, especially familiarization with the asbestos register, if one is in place for any parts of the building.  Ensure contractors see and sign to acknowledge this on each occasion they are on site. 

• Ensure that the premises and grounds are maintained in line with Trust check sheets, including working at height 

• Check and maintain the play areas and outdoor equipment daily and weekly. 

• Maintenance and perusal of CCTV equipment when necessary. 

• Ensure energy, heating, hot water, drainage, lighting and ventilation are working efficiently and effectively.  

• Facilitate any minor repairs within their ability, training and health and safety constraints, for example: painting and decoration, carpentry and improvements, plumbing, internal glazing, arranging for other repairs to be carried out within procedures. 

• Support delivery of planned preventative maintenance, compliance programmes and estate improvement activities across the school and wider Trust estate 

• Coordinate and monitor contractors working on site, ensuring works are completed safely, appropriately recorded and any concerns escalated in line with Trust procedures  

• Assist with planning, delivery and monitoring of maintenance and improvement works directly 

• Respond to caretaking and porterage issues as logged on the system.  

• Ensure maintenance schedules are followed and preventative work in consultation with line manager. 

• Work collaboratively with school leaders, business leaders, Estates colleagues and Trust teams to prioritise and deliver maintenance, compliance and operational activities  

• Monitor the performance of cleaning contractors and discuss observations with line manager.  

• Ensure all refuse areas are clear, emptying litter bins and keeping clean and distributing bins as required for refuse and recycling collection. 

• Undertake cleaning tasks and grounds maintenance as required 

• Day to day support of school operations, including stock replenishment, ordering, receipt delivery and safe storage of goods and services, ensuring that arrangements for receipt and logging of deliveries comply with school regulations and are within budget. 

• Raise purchase orders in accordance with procedures. 

• As part of the estates team, set up and take down for school and Trust events such as assemblies, parents' evenings, training courses etc. 

• To work within the school framework with regard to Health and Safety   

• To promote equal opportunities in the school   

• To promote the ethos of the Trust / school   

• To promote the school’s commitment to the continued professional development of all staff.   

• To work within the school’s framework with regards to Health and Safety.   

• To be aware of and assume the appropriate level of responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.   

• To report any Safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust’s Safeguarding Policy  

• To undertake any duties as may reasonably be required by the Executive Principal or Leadership Team 

• To promote equal opportunities in the Academy and support the wider Trust EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) policy 

• To actively promote the aims and ethos of the Trust 

• To support the Academy’s commitment to the continued professional learning of all staff 

• To undertake any additional duties as may reasonably required by the CEO or Principal  

• To be aware of and assume the appropriate level of responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to report any concerns in accordance with the Academy’s safeguarding policies