School Caretaker

Birmingham

£8.50 - £12.00 p/h

May 2019

Ongoing/Temporary/Permanent

Academics are an established education agency that are looking to recruit experienced School Caretakers to work in Secondary, Primary and SEN Schools in Birmingham from May 2019.

You must have previous experience working within a school environment, or in a similar position in a different sector as a caretaker or handyman. It is preferred that you have experience being a key holder, liaising with letting agents, dealing with alarm systems and have general DIY maintenance skills.

The caretaker position that we have available is temporary with a view to go permanent. The contract is due to commence from January 2019 so applicants must apply ASAP to be involved in the interview process.

All applicants will be required to hold a valid DBS certificate or be willing to pay for a new application at the cost of £53.

Some of the duties that will be required are as follows: * Carrying out security procedures for school buildings and grounds. * Opening and closing of school premises, including gates, doors, windows, fire exits, etc, for the purpose of school use, lettings, out of school hours functions, maintenance and emergency services. * Regularly checking the proper operation and function of alarms and fire equipment and ensuring emergency exits are not obstructed * Liaising with the emergency services including calling out as required. * Reporting acts of theft or vandalism * General maintenance duties around the school including litter picking

Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted if you meet the above requirements

At Academics we listen to and care about our candidates. Upon registering, you will be assisted by our Senior School Support Services Consultant James Kearney, who has supplied school caretakers among all other schools support staff to schools across the Midlands for the past 5 years and has fantastic knowledge of the education sector.

Whether it is temporary, permanent, part time or full time that you are looking for, then he will strive to find the perfect role for you. If you would like some more information on our current site staff roles in Birmingham then please call James Kearney on (phone number removed) or send your CV