School Keeper

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School

St Mary’s Lane

Upminster

Essex RM14 2QB

Tel: 01708 220277

Email: office@st-josephs.havering.sch.uk

Head Teacher: Mrs Bernadette Matthews

School Keeper

Hours: One person for 35 hrs/week x 52 weeks per year.

These hours are worked in split shifts each day from 6.30-9.30am and 2.30-6.30pm. Governors will also consider the possibility of appointing two suitable candidates to share the shifts ie. am or pm.

Grade: Scale 4, Point 7

Salary: Pro rata salary of £22,750 p.a. (FTE £23,400 p.a.)

Required from 1^st September 2022

We invite applications from an enthusiastic and committed person who will take pride in how the school looks and functions. The successful applicant will:

• be responsible for the security and maintenance of the whole school site;
• contribute to the school’s objectives of achieving greater value for money in the maintenance and day to day running of the buildings and site;
• be proactive and well-motivated;
• possess good people skills;
• have an understanding of health & safety issues and a basic knowledge of ICT.

Duties will include:

• day to day running of the school site;
• implementing health & safety;
• general DIY & building maintenance;
• portering;
• an overview of grounds maintenance;
• dealing with contractors;
• day to day monitoring of the work of a team of cleaners and a section of cleaning;
• knowledge of building regulations;
• managing workloads;

• being available for school and PFA events in the evenings and also for our Summer and Christmas Fayres which are held on Saturdays.

Please apply online, taking into account the job profile and person specification which are attached to this advert.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please phone to make an appointment.

Closing date for applications: Friday 1^st July 2022

Interviews: Thursday 7^th July 2022