Estates assistant - united kingdom, murrayfield, edinburgh

main purpose

this job is of a hands on nature to facilitate the proper functioning of the school to ensure a safe and satisfactory working and learning environment.

responsible to

estates manager, with the facilities co-ordinator also being able to direct workload. the estates manager is responsible for day-to-day line management of the estates assistant.

main duties / responsibilities

the duties and responsibilities below are illustrative. the position holder will be expected to become involved in a range of work on occasions that may not be shown below:

school grounds

work with the estates manager and senior groundsman to ensure that the grounds at lansdowne house (lower school campus) are maintained. required tasks will include:

grass cutting and lawn care; hedge cutting; carrying out a range of gardening activities, largely working independently; all aspects of annual, perennial and shrub bed maintenance as well as ornamental tree care around school property; to ensure that all paths and external areas are clear of debris and maintained throughout the year (clear of ice and snow in the winter) the safe use and operation of equipment and machinery.

caretaking

work with the wider facilities team to ensure that rooms are set-up as required for school and other uses.

facilities are hired to various groups in the evenings and at weekends. the role will include locking and unlocking of school buildings on a rota basis at weekends and assisting and directing the users of the school’s facilities.

facilities are hired to various groups in the evenings and at weekends. the role will include locking and unlocking of school buildings on a rota basis at weekends and assisting and directing the users of the school’s facilities.

road safety

work with the wider facilities team to ensure that a road crossing which splits the school campuses is manned at peak times to allow the safe crossing of pupils. the school employs a “lollipop” individual at the start, middle and end of the day but additional assistance is required at peak times and during times when this individual is off-duty.

safeguarding

adhere to school policy on safeguarding and child protection training as required.

general requirements of the role

work with the wider facilities team to undertake other duties that may be required of the department. examples of other tasks that may require to be performed include:

porterage; open, lock and secure the school’s facilities; when possible, but especially at the start of school terms, to attend full staff meetings.

undertake all training courses as necessary to carry out duties and undertake any other tasks, as directed by the estates manager and facilities manager, which are not included in the above but are consistent with the role.

health and safety duties

to ensure that all faults or potential hazards are dealt with appropriately or if unable to make safe, reported immediately to the estate manager.

to carry out all duties in accordance with health and safety legislation and the school’s health and safety policy. to help ensure that all visitors/contractors wear appropriate security passes when working in school premises or on school grounds. to report anything or anyone suspicious on school grounds.

general duties

occasional minibus driving to attend regular facilities team meetings to attend appropriate training sessions as and when arranged by school

addendum

the above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the statement of main terms and conditions of employment. the job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed. the job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. it will be reviewed from time to time as required and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the post holder.

how to apply:

cv’s will not be considered without the completion of our application form and sent together with a cover letter. our application form can be found below.

applications to be sent to kirsty henderson at kih@stge.org.uk.

please note, even if we have stated a closing date we reserve the right to close applications earlier. it is therefore important to submit applications early.

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