[ref. k42447000] Multi-Site Maintenance Supervisor/Caretaker
What skills and experience we're looking for
Hours 20 per week - 52 weeks a year
Positions available 2
Start Date ASAP
We are seeking 2 organised and self-motivated individuals to provide a high standard of premises maintenance for our Cornwall Academies. You will be required to organise and carry out both planned & reactive maintenance at the site ensuring compliance with both regulatory & health & safety standards.The primary purpose of the Site Caretaker is to maintain the properties to a high level to ensure the buildings are kept in optimum working condition.
Core Technical Competencies/Skills and Knowledge/Understanding
Maintenance Supervisors/Caretakers will be expected to have a good standard of practical knowledge, skills and experience of building maintenance work in a school or similar environment. You should be able to demonstrate general working skills in carpentry, fixing locks, electrical, plumbing, drainage, painting and decorating.
As the Maintenance Supervisor/Caretaker you will be part of our essential Estates Team ensuring that our buildings are maintained to a high quality and kept in a safe working condition. A good working knowledge/understanding of the challenges of maintaining an educational setting would be beneficial.
We may close this vacancy early as we review applications as they are received, to ensure you are considered for this role please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.
What the school offers its staff
Health &Wellbeing
Pension
Training &Development
Employee AssistanceProgramme
Cycle toWork Scheme
FreeParking
Further details about the role
Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.
We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education.The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.
We Aim To- Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
- Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
- Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
- We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
- Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
- Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online checks may be carried out.