Grounds Keeper / Facilities Coordinator

Salary: £15.6 – £16.8 per hour

Direct Response Employment Services are delighted to be supporting a local school who have an ambitious vision in providing outstanding educational for all young people with special needs and disabilities within the Wiltshire area. 

As such they are keen in seeking a skilled grounds keeper / facilities co-ordinator to work across 2 campuses in Wiltshire which are Trowbridge and Chippenham. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Acting as a joint key holder, locking and unlocking of gates and door security. Also responsible for ensuring security at all times including operations of alarms and managing intruder alarms. This will involve being on a call out rota for emergencies. 
• Maintaining school property to include general electrical, plumbing, carpentry, heating and boiler repairs and calling upon external contractors as required. 
• Ensuring compliance checks through the site and keeping relevant records. 
• Assist with the implementation of compliance within the School including Legionelle, COSHH, Asbestos and fire safety. 
• Overseeing any necessary building and refurbishment works during holiday periods.
• Supervision of school vehicles including vehicle checks, MOT’s and general cleaning.
• Supervising contractors on site when required including cleaning contracts and staff. 
• Managing responsive repairs and maintenance along with undertaking regular site inspections. 
• Preparation of meeting rooms and external lettings. 
• overseeing ancillary staff and service provision contractors.
• Ensuring the school is meeting and exceeding health and safety provisions in line with statutory and regulatory requirements. 

The role is working Monday to Friday 7am – 3pm but may involve occasional weekends or extra hours to cover school activities and will involve travel between the Trowbridge and Chippenham site so being able to drive is a must. 

Ideally you will have previous experience within a similar role either working within facilities, maintenance or previous within a school as a grounds keeper. 

You will need an enhanced DBS for this role due to working within a school environment so ideally will already have this to hand or be willing to obtain one. 

We are looking to get someone started ASAP within this role so please get in touch today.