Caretaker Apprentice

About the Role

Our caretaker apprentice will work within the maintenance team to support the maintenance and repair of the school. The Apprentice will work on fault finding, maintaining and upgrading fittings and fixtures, and supporting breakdown investigations and repairs.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in and ensure that the site is kept clean and tidy in order to minimise risks to the health and safety of those using the school site, and to ensure the activities of the school can take place in an environment suited to learning.
• Contribute to maintaining the site in a good state of repair and maintaining heating and lighting, to minimise risks to the health and safety of those using the school site and to ensure that the activities of the school take place in an environment suited to learning.
• Where required and/or trained to undertake emergency and first line repairs e.g. electrical work, plumbing and heating, painting and decorating, carpentry and joining, glazing etc.
• Liaise with the Lead Caretaker in the preparation of long and short term maintenance programmes.
• Secure all school buildings and set alarm systems when school is not in use to protect the building and its contents, and provide safe access to buildings and classrooms in the event of snow, minor floods and similar emergency situations, initiating emergency services procedures when needed.
• Responsible for holding keys to the school premises, lock and unlock at appropriate times, prevent trespass and the parking of unauthorised vehicles within the premises.
• Have responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of a designated area of the school. Manage any health & safety issues or general repairs required. Once expenditure is authorised make arrangements with contractors as necessary. Refer to the Lead Caretaker or Estates Manager if necessary.
• Establish and maintain monitoring procedures to ensure that the school site is kept in a good state of repair, clean, safe and stocked with all necessary cleaning and maintenance supplies. Take responsibility for raising any issues initially with the Lead Caretaker, the staff concerned or with the contractor as appropriate to achieve improved performance.
• Contribute to the Trusts objectives of contribute towards the Trusts objectives of ensuring the safety and security of all school users and visitors and achieving greater value for money in the maintenance of the buildings and site through, for example, the management and monitoring of utility services and advising on increased efficiency of the service inspections/fault finding.