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.
Making A Difference as A Site Manager in the School Traded Services.
The Caretaking and Cleaning Service within St Helens Council have a vacancy for a Site Manager based at Newton Le Willows Primary School.
The hours are 37 per week. These hours are worked Monday to Thursday 6.00am - 9.30am and 2.15pm - 6.15pm and Fridays 6.00am - 9.30 pm and 2.45pm- 6.15pm
The Site Manager will be the premises key holder ensuring the school environment is secure, responsible for the unlocking and locking of 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 employee's 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 Team 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 be required 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.
This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting the Cleaning, Caretaking, School Crossing & Catering Section on 01744 671757 / 01744 671755.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
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. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
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.
