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The Caretaking and Cleaning Service within St Helens Council has a vacancy for a Caretaker based at St Mary's Catholic Infants School in Newton le Willows.
The hours of work are 26.5 per week. These hours are worked on a split shift from 7.00am - 9.00am and 2.30pm - 5.45pm Monday to Friday (variable to meet the needs of the service).
The duties consist of basic D.I.Y, minor maintenance and repair. The Caretaker will also have some cleaning duties to include sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, buffing etc. The successful candidate will be required to undertake training, for example manual handling, ladder training, electrical awareness and any other in-house training that is required.
The Caretaker will be responsible for the care and security of the school premises, which will include opening and closing. The caretaker will also be responsible for alarm response (out of hours), which will be paid at the appropriate rate for call outs.
The Caretaker may, from time to time be required to work overtime for after school activities, for which the appropriate rate of pay will be paid.
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.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Check.
For an informal discussion please contact Cleaning, Caretaking, SCP, and Catering Office 01744 671757 / 671755, Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm.
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When requesting an application form please state your name, your address, the job you are interested in and the job reference number.
The Council's official job application form must be completed in all cases. CVs should not be submitted as a replacement.