Building Supervisor

My client based in Belfast is looking for a temporary Building Supervisor. This is a full time, temporary position, with a start date of Monday 31st March. Working hours: Monday to Friday 7am-9.15am and 1.30pm-5.15pm with an hourly rate of £14.

Job Purpose: To provide on-site supervision, cleaning and non-cleaning services under the direction of the designated line manager or other authorised person and in accordance with the practices and procedures of the organisation.

Essential Criteria:

• Have a minimum of six months' demonstrable experience working as an assistant building supervisor and/or building supervisor and/or caretaker and/or cleaner in a school environment.
• Have experience of supervising staff.
• As a key holder, be prepared to respond to call outs at short notice, including during unsociable hours.
• Demonstrable effective people management skills to successfully motivate and manage a team.
• Evidence of ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven effective administrative, planning and decision-making skills to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the following:

• The requirements of a School Building Supervisor (with supervision).
• Health and Safety regulations and requirements relevant to the role.
• Manual Handling regulations.
• Use of security systems.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Security of the premises (including school meals accommodation) and its contents.
• Open and close the premises and grounds, except in circumstances where the Authority/designated line manager or other authorised person authorises another person to do so.
• Safe custody of the keys of the premises, the allocation of keys to cleaning staff (where appropriate) and ensuring that keys used by the cleaning staff are returned at the end of each working day.
• Operate and monitor security camera system including changing and storing of used tapes where appropriate.
• Operate fire alarm, burglar alarm and building security systems and report any faults.
• Efficient operation of the boiler/heating system ensuring value for money and energy conservation in accordance with Education Authority policy.
• Lighting and heating of the premises and the routine maintenance of plant including school meals accommodation where there are common services.
• Ensure adequate fuel is requisitioned in good time.
• Monitor and document the usage of fuel, water and electricity.
• Clean the premises except the accommodation used solely for school meals purposes.
• Plan, organise and control the work of cleaning staff (if appropriate) to ensure that Education Authority standards are met, it being understood that the building supervisor personally undertakes cleaning duties.
• Plan periodic work in consultation with service users and report plans to the designated line manager or other authorised person.
• Recommend and implement changes in work procedures in accordance with the designated line manager or other authorised person to improve economy, standards or ease of operation.
• Monitor suitability and performance of materials and light equipment and advise the designated line manager or other authorised person where these are inappropriate for the task.
• Ensure that all hard surfaces and paths and ornamental grounds around the property are clean, tidy and free of litter.
• Ensure that all external surface drains and gullies and kitchen grease-traps within the building complex are free flowing and clean by removing obstructions up to 3.35m.
• Ensure that bins within the building complex are washed and cleaned (including school meals bins).
• Receipt and transport of stores and materials and other goods including school meals and school milk materials that have been delivered to the building premises and their distribution to and from appropriate points of storage.