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Multi-Trade Operative

Employer
Brighton College
Location
Brighton, East Sussex
Salary
£23,000 - £25,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience
Closing date
30 Dec 2021

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Sector
Construction, Building Services, Electrical & Plumbing, Skilled Trade, Education, Support
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
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Job Details

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Multi-Trade Operative, to start as soon as possible.

This role is an essential part of the facilities team, with the emphasis on assisting the specialist trade positions. General maintenance experience and knowledge is required for this role.

The post will work alongside the Specialist trade positions and associated facilitated team.

Experience of working in a school or college environment is desirable.

This role will work 40 hours per week, from 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday inclusive with a 60-minute unpaid lunchbreak each day.

 

Job responsibilities:

  • To undertake general maintenance works as directed by the Head of Facilities, Maintenance Supervisor. This will include:-
  1. repairing damages e.g. furniture/walls etc,
  2. decorating (as required),
  3. glass cutting,
  4. window repairs, 
  5. basic plumbing,
  6. basic plastering,
  7. painting,
  8. assisting others in the department,
  9. general all-round duties.
  • Inclusion on the maintenance call out rota, to work 4 Open Mornings on a rota system (7am to 9am) and the last weekend of the summer holiday. Paid overtime is available for this.
  • Occasionally you will be required to enter residential college properties for repairs. Consideration and discretion is expected at all times.
  • Occasionally assisting the Porterage department with setting up/setting down of exams or functions (e.g. helping to lay temporary flooring, laying out exam desks/chairs and installing a side stage etc.)
  • Any other reasonable management request.

 

Once you start work you will receive on-the-job training, usually under the supervision of an experienced colleague. You will be given the opportunity to work towards a qualification, such as:

  • Level 2 Certificate in Property, Caretaking and Facilities Services
  • Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning and Support Service Skills
  • Level 2 Certificate in Facilities Services
  • Level 2 Certificate in Skills for Supporting Public Services.

 

Safeguarding responsibilities:

  • This role will involve daily contact with pupils and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
  • All staff and volunteers have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

 

Company

Brighton College is one of the UK’s leading schools and the oldest public school in Sussex.

The College was recently named ‘England's School of the Decade’ by The Sunday Times. The award was given on the basis of our exceptional examination results as well as our fundamental emphasis on kindness and social engagement.

The Sunday Times also named Brighton College ‘England’s Independent School of the Year 2019’, the second time in a decade the school has won this accolade. The Week magazine named Brighton College ‘Most forward-thinking school in Britain’ for two years running in 2017 and 2018. Tatler magazine awarded Richard Cairns the title of ‘Head Master of the Year 2012-13’, and Brighton College was named UK ‘Independent School of the Year 2013- 14’ at the Independent Schools Awards. The last full ISI inspection in 2015 awarded the College the top grade in every category including ‘Exceptional’ for teaching and learning.

The Brighton College family of schools also includes Brighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep & Prep School, St Christopher’s School and Handcross Park, educating a further 1,150 children aged 3 to 13. Overseas, the College has opened Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Brighton College Al Ain, Brighton College Dubai and Brighton College Bangkok, with Brighton College Singapore the most recent addition, having opened in September 2020.

There has also been major investment in new facilities over the last ten years. This has seen the construction of five major buildings on the main site, including the new £55m School of Science and Sport which opened in January 2020, which includes eighteen state-of-the-art laboratories alongside a new sports hall, 25-metre swimming pool, fitness centre and roof-top running track. Other recent additions include two new boarding houses, a state-of-the-art Music School and the Yeoh Building, a teaching building which includes 22 classrooms for maths, history, economics, politics and EAL, alongside an innovative Creative Learning Centre, opened in 2017.

Above all, Brighton is a very happy place where staff and pupils feel fulfilled and purposeful. We are proud to have taken a progressive stand on diversity, equality and inclusion and we are committed to furthering this agenda through our teaching, and all aspects of the life of the school. We are a member of the School Inclusion Alliance and an important aspect of our vision for education is to increase diversity among our teaching staff to enrich all aspects of the life of the College and provide diverse role models for all pupils. We pride ourselves on being a warm, inclusive and respectful community, where our staff are welcoming and positive and our pupils are intellectually curious and kind.

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Telephone
01273 704386
Location
Eastern Road
 Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 0AL
GB
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