Site Maintenance Office in Widnes

The Raise Academy is a new school which opened in September 2024. The school specialises in supporting pupils aged 12-16 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, primarily from the Halton and St Helens areas. The school provides a calm, safe and welcoming environment for pupils that might have struggled to succeed in traditional educational settings.

The Raise Academy pupils have the opportunity to be engaged in a wide range of vocational and practical subjects providing them with new opportunities to progress personally, socially and academically. The curriculum is underpinned by high quality and supportive Maths, English and Science and all lessons are taught in small classes of up to 8 pupils, with teachers, learning mentors and pastoral/teaching assistants.

Our vision for The Raise Academy is to work tirelessly to provide excellence for every student. We hope to capture a new found curiosity and imagination to help all become the best versions of themselves leading to high quality academic and vocational achievement and positive post-16 destinations.

The Raise Academy also provides the opportunity for you as educators, and those supporting education to make a real difference in an environment that supports your professional development.

I hope you will want to join our team to help shape our school and create an aspirational environment for our pupils. Please get in touch if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing from you.

Job Title: Site Maintenance Officer

Line Manager: School Office Manager

Grade: YT8 – YT13

Overall purpose of job: To ensure the school premises are clean, secure, safe and well maintained.

• Locking and unlocking the buildings, as required.
• Assisting users with setting up facilities such as chairs, tables etc.
• Dealing efficiently with pre-planned maintenance, day-to-day establishment requirements and problems that may arise.
• Undertaking minor repairs to fixtures and fittings.
• Ensure all plant and equipment is maintained to the required standard.
• Grounds maintenance as required.
• Assisting with the organisation of school refurbishments.
• Porterage around the school site/s.
• Monitoring the premises for any hazards, carrying out repairs or reporting problems, where necessary.
• Ensuring that all stakeholders adhere to the school’s Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Managing appropriate cleaning schedule and supporting the Regional Estates Manager to oversee quality of cleaning across site.
• Providing technical maintenance and support for specialist practical classrooms (DT / Science / Food Technology).

Health and safety:

• Taking reasonable care of own health and safety and that of others.
• Co-operating on all issues involving health and safety.
• Using the appropriate work equipment provided, in accordance with training and instructions.
• Carry out risk assessments.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, demonstrating proficiency in relevant software systems to monitor, update and manage premises compliance schedules, statutory checks ensuring required actions are completed within appropriate timescales.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained effectively, in line with statutory requirements.
• Manage servicing of any equipment in line with manufacturer's guidelines and warranties under direction of Regional Estates Manager.
• Support Site Manger to facilitate suitable programme of cyclical maintenance in place covering all statutory health and safety requirements.
• Not interfering or misusing anything provided for health, safety and welfare.
• Act as Site representative at Health and Safety Committee.
• Reporting any health and safety concerns to the Regional Estates Manager/School Office Manager, as soon as possible.
• Ensuring all tasks are completed in a safe manner.

Other duties:

• Holiday/cover for the Caretaker / Regional Estates Manager, as required.
• Overtime work, when required and in agreement with the School Office Manager.
• Respond to emergency call outs and take action, as required.
• General cleaning, when required.
• Supervision of contractors.
• Painting and decorating, general maintenance and repairs.
• Health and safety checks, in line with legislation.
• Sweeping/salting and keeping clear school footpaths and car parks.
• Litter collection around the school sites.
• To assist around the school and social times including mixing with staff and pupils and helping to set up and clear away mess after break times.
• Any other duties that may be required.
• This role requires significant periods of lone working and as such, the postholder will need to display a high degree of responsibility and professionalism in their work.
• Support with the feeding and general care of the school’s animals during school holidays, as required.
• The ability to use own initiative is essential.

Safeguarding:

• All staff have a responsibility to ensure that all school Safeguarding Policies are adhered to, at all times and that concerns are raised, in line with School Policy.
• A commitment to attend suitable training, to support safeguarding and health and safety responsibilities within the school.
• Attendance at specific staff training sessions, or INSET days, in line with safeguarding and health and safety legislation.

Holidays:

• Holidays should be taken, in agreement and negotiation with the School Office Manager.

Note: Post holders will be expected to be flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

The Youth Engagement Schools Trust (YES TRUST)Safer Recruitment Policy StatementThe safe recruitment of staff in the YES Trust is the first step in the effective safeguarding and promotion of welfare for our children. The YES Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, and other workers in the YES Trust to share this commitment. It is recognised that this can only be achieved through sound procedures, good inter-agency co-operation and the recruitment and retention of competent, motivated employees who are suited to, and fulfilled in the roles they undertake.The YES Trust recognises the value of, and seeks to achieve a diverse workforce which includes people from diverse backgrounds, with different skills and abilities. The YES Trust is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of all who work within The YES Trust is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient, effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Selection will be on the basis of merit and ability, assessed against the qualifications, skills and competencies required to do the job. The YES Trust will uphold its obligations under law and national collective agreements to not discriminate against applicants for employment on the grounds of age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, or creed.The YES Trust will implement robust recruitment procedures and checks for appointing staff and volunteers to ensure that reasonable steps are taken not to appoint a person who is unsuitable to work with children, or who is disqualified from working with children, or does not have the suitable skills and experience for the intended role.The YES Trust will ensure that the terms of any contract with a contractor or agency requires them to adopt and implement measures described in this procedure. The YES Trust will monitor the compliance with these measures and require evidence that relevant checks have been undertaken for all workers deployed to The YES Trust.The following pre-employment checks will be required:

• receipt of at least two satisfactory references as well as verification of the candidate’s identity and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check
• verification of the candidate’s medical fitness
• verification of qualifications
• verification of professional status where required e.g. QTS status (unless properly exempt)
• the production of evidence of the right to work in the UK
• for teaching posts, verification of successful completion of statutory induction period (applies to those who obtained QTS after 7 May 1999)

NB It is illegal for anyone who is barred from working with children to apply for, or work in our YES Trust in any voluntary or paid capacity.*In exceptional circumstances, where you have good reason not to want your referees to be contacted prior to interview, you should set out your reasons with your application form. The YES Trust will liaise with you and where they agree to defer in such cases, referees will be contacted immediately after interview and before an offer of employment is made.The YES Trust maintains a single central record of recruitment and vetting checks, in line with the statutory requirements.The YES Trust requires all staff and volunteers who are convicted or cautioned for any offence during their employment to notify the school, in writing of the offence and penalty.All posts within the YES Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants will be required to declare spent and unspent convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as spent and have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Certificate.The YES Trust is committed to ensuring that people who have been convicted are treated fairly and given every opportunity to establish their suitability for positions. Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. This will depend on the background, nature, and circumstances of the offence(s). The YES Trust’s Recruitment (pre-employment checks) Procedure outlines the considerations that will be taken into account when determining the relevance of a criminal record to the post.The DBS has published a Code of Practice and accompanying explanatory guide. The YES Trust is committed to ensuring that it meets the requirements of the DBS in relation to the processing, handling, and security of Disclosure information.A copy of the YES Trust’s draft Safer Recruitment Policy & Procedures is available on request.

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