Facilities Services Operative Apprentice
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery
Essex, CM9 6NE
Closes in 8 days (Monday 14 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 October 2024
Contents
Summary
Under the Head of School/Senior Manager you shall provide an efficient, effective, healthy and safe range of Site Management Services. This will include responsibility for proper cleaning, monitoring of cleaning standards, maintenance and security of the school/education premises and facilities and any other duties arising from the premises.
- Annual wage
- £12,313.60 a year
- Training course
- Facilities services operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday
(Monday - Thursday)
AM Shift: 06:30 - 10:30
PM Shift: 15:00 - 18:30
Friday: 15:30 - 18:30
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 18 October
- Duration
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1 Year 3 Months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Duties Include:
- To be responsible for the keyholding, security and health and safety aspects of the premises and its content (including keyholding)
- To form part of the emergency standby team providing emergency access to the school site
- Lock/unlock school buildings and areas
- Assist with regular security checks
- Operate alarm systems where appropriate
- Cover lettings when necessary
- To uphold and comply with the security provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and any other relevant legislation or Schools Policies and procedures relating to Health & Safety at work
- Assist with repairs e.g. minor plumbing, changing light bulbs, unblocking drains, repairing furniture
- To ensure that all services, (heating, lighting and plumbing) are operating to satisfactory standards
- Collect and assemble waste for collection
- Undertake cleaning duties including graffiti removal, litter-picking
- Undertake emergency cleaning duties
- Undertake routine “client” tasks in connection with premises-related contractors, e.g. cleaning, grounds maintenance
- To be responsible for all contractors undertaking cleaning and maintenance work. To monitor operations and submit written reports when required
- To ensure high standards of cleaning and maintenance throughout the premises
- Provide emergency access to the school site
- Undertake activities to maintain safe and clean external environment e.g. gritting
- To assist in the development, organisation and preparation of facilities for a varied programme of activities and events on the premises including porterage, receipt of deliveries and lettings
- Effectively manage and administer activities relating to letting and all other site services in accordance with the Lion Academy trust practices and procedures
- To arrange and assist with the movement of furniture, equipment and materials as required, to satisfy the needs of varied site activities in accordance with the Health and Safety Policy
- To work those hours required by the nature of the service including evenings
- To be reasonably available the weekend duties and to attend emergencies during evenings and weekends. To hold site keys as required
Where you’ll work
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery
Tempest Road
Maldon
Essex
CM9 6NE
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Your training course
Facilities services operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
Facilities Services Operative Apprenticeship, to include:
- Level 2 Facilities Services Operative
- Functional Skills (as required)
- Employment Rights and Responsibilities
- PLTS
- Blended on/off the job training and location to be confirmed
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Worked with children
- Can maintain confidentiality
- Promote the ethos
- Able to travel
Other requirements
The Apprentice will need to be available and willing to work evenings and weekends. Able to travel to all sites of the Lion Academy Trust. Able and willing to assist with/attend call-outs out of hours within twenty minutes
About this company
The Lion Academy Trust was established in 2012 and has grown to run schools in London, Essex and Wellingborough. As a values-driven multi-academy trust, our moral foundations are the basis for the successes we have achieved Our latest school will open in September 2024 - with places on offer for all nursery aged children (0-5) and for children starting primary school in Reception. We will offer 30 places in Reception and up to 56 places in the nursery - with extended hours and wrap-around care being on offer from the first day to support local, working parents who are looking for a convenient, quality-based childcare service to meet their needs.
After this apprenticeship
- Possible permanent employment once completed the Apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Leon Black
Leon.Black@essex.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279838.
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