Caretaker

Caretaker

£18,887 - £20,852

Hours per week: 36.5 per week all year round

Contract Type: Permanent

Moseley School and Sixth Form

Wake Green Road

Moseley

Birmingham

B13 9UU

Telephone Number: 0121 566 6444

Email Address: recruitment@moseley.bham.sch.uk

Job Start Date: September 2022

The smooth day-to-day running of the buildings and grounds is key to providing the students and staff with the very best environment for learning. The Caretaker team is critical to the delivery of this and we expect the team members to strive to achieve the highest standards of quality and presentation in their work. Our Caretaking team provide high quality maintenance and site management ensuring that premises issues are rectified efficiently and that site security is maintained We welcome applications from both experienced individuals and those who may be considering a career in facilities

management and are looking to gain experience. Although specific experience of Facilities Management is not required as training will be provided, applicants should be able to demonstrate skills and abilities to meet the demands of the role working in a busy school environment. We offer fantastic training opportunities so can provide support if there are any areas that you may need to be up-skilled or trained. The successful candidate will be joining an experienced team and be expected to work under the direction of the Assistant Site Manager.

Our ideal candidate will:

• enjoy working in a busy environment

• be confident, practical, trustworthy and reliable

• be physically fit (heavy lifting is required – manual handling training will be provided) and in good health

• ensure attention to detail and take pride in the work that they do

• be able to work independently as well as part of a team

• be able to work under pressure and to deadlines, and produce work to the required standards and to agreed timescales

• have good maintenance skills, some knowledge of Health & Safety, basic IT skills and an understanding of safeguarding.

We take staff wellbeing seriously and can offer you many staff benefits including a Friday staff Breakfast (and onsite gym to help work them off!), a positive work atmosphere and a supportive environment to develop. We also pride ourselves on being a team, all staff are involved with supporting our students whilst onsite and we encourage all staff to enjoy the many activities and clubs we have on offer for both staff (Badminton, football and Dungeons & dragons

amongst others) and students (DofE, Moseley Plus, Police Cadets amongst others).

Moseley School and Sixth Form is a large comprehensive secondary school with a thriving sixth form. Moseley School first opened its doors in 1923. We value our long history whilst being excited about our future. There are 1400 students, 195 teaching and support staff, excellent facilities housed in a grade two listed building, a modern building which opened in 2012 and a recently completed sports complex and extensive grounds. Staff enjoy access to our on-site gym.

Closing Date: 18 August 2022, 12.00 midday

Download an application pack or visit our website

Completed applications should be returned to Emma Holland, PA to Headteacher, Moseley School and Sixth Form, Wake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9UU or via email to recruit@moseley.bham.sch.uk  with an accompanying letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
 

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.