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Job Title:  Caretaker

Location:  Yiewsley Grange, West Drayton UB7 7QP

Salary:      £28,495.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours:      38.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 

Contract:  Permanent, 52 Weeks

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Caretaker to join our close-knit team at Yiewsley Grange, part of Options Autism.

Purpose of the Role

The Caretaker will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the School’s facilities, creating a warm, safe, and secure environment where students, staff, and visitors can thrive. This individual will be responsible for repairs and maintenance, housekeeping, grounds maintenance, site safety and compliance, fleet management, and other tasks to maintain the highest standards of service.

Key Responsibilities

Repairs and Maintenance

• Carry out minor repairs, replace bulbs, tubes, shades, and address emergency repairs as necessary.
• Implement and manage the School’s repair and maintenance programme, liaising with contractors to ensure work is completed to a high standard and within deadlines.
• Oversee the testing and maintenance of electrical equipment, including PAT testing, ensuring accurate record-keeping.
• Handle emergency issues such as leaks, flooding, breakages, and security repairs.
• Perform risk assessments to ensure the building and grounds remain safe and secure.

General Housekeeping

• Check and maintain fire alarms, ensuring they are operational and compliant with safety regulations.
• Supervise and perform daily cleaning duties, ensuring all areas are clean, safe, and welcoming.
• Coordinate the movement of furniture and educational deliveries as required by the School timetable or ad hoc requests.
• Arrange for and oversee termly deep cleaning and manage the operation of heating, hot water, and air conditioning systems.

Grounds Maintenance

• Ensure daily maintenance of the grounds to a high standard, ensuring cleanliness and safety throughout the year.
• Manage the clearing of paths, drains, gullies, and the car park, especially in frost or snow conditions.
• Perform regular checks on play equipment to ensure safety and compliance with regulations.

Site Safety and Compliance

• Maintain records and administrative systems for premises functions.
• Contribute to the review of school health and safety policies and participate in the Health and Safety Committee.
• Perform risk assessments to ensure the safety of staff, students, and visitors on the school premises.
• Monitor the quality of work carried out by contractors, ensuring all safety protocols and procedures are followed.
• Ensure continuous improvement in the quality of service, cleanliness, and building maintenance.

Essential:        

• Full UK driver’s licence
• Previous Maintenance experience
• Good Numeracy and Literacy skills

About us

At Yiewsley Grange, we provide specialist education for 185 pupils. Within Yiewsley Grange we deploy a wide range of teaching strategies to engage and develop the progress of learners, who present with a range of learning difficulties and styles. Our pupils are taught in smaller class sizes and all students work towards an Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and equivalent qualifications in functional skills.

Yiewsley Grange School is a part of the Hillingdon Grange group of schools. Located over four sites, the group provides education from early years up to KS2 and offers a unique mix of education and support to pupils within a wide spectrum of needs and abilities. Personalised teaching and learning in an autism-specific environment allows pupils’ individual needs to be addressed completely and their capabilities fully realised.

The site is situated in West Drayton and is commutable from Slough, Windsor and surrounding areas. Yiewsley Grange is part of Options Autism.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care. 

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

We place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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