We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
The Caretaking and Cleaning Service within St Helens Council have a vacancy for a Site Manager based at Willowbank School.
The hours are 25 per week. These hours are normally worked Monday to Friday from 7.00am - 12pm (variable to meet the needs of the service).
The Site Manager will be the premises key holder ensuring the school environment is secure, and will be responsible for the unlocking of the premises. The Site Manager will attend alarm call outs out of normal hours where necessary.
The Site Manager will ensure safety inspections are completed to allow a safe school environment is maintained. Maintenance of the site will be the employees responsibility in agreement with the head teacher with regular inspections completed along with any specific tasks completed.
The Site Manager will carry out an active role in supporting and monitoring cleaning staff ensuring quality and standards are maintained with collaborative support from the School Traded Services Area Managers. The Site Manager will be responsible for overseeing the monitoring, control and ordering of materials and equipment for required duties.
The role will also require to carry out cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, buffing etc.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake any service specific training such as manual handling, ladder training, electrical awareness etc.
On occasion, overtime may be required to support the school, paid at the appropriate rate of pay.
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact the Cleaning, Caretaking, School Crossing & Catering Section on 01744 671757 / 01744 671755.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
