PARISH OF ST. PETER'S HALLIWELL

Duties and Responsibilities

• Opening and closing of the Parish Centre at times determined by the Parish Business Manager
• Acting as a nominated Parish Centre key holder for the Alarm Monitoring Company
• Carrying out daily security and safety checks, to include the fire and intruder alarm systems
• Checking fire-fighting equipment, testing fire alarm sounders weekly and assisting with fire drills
• Report breakages/faults/repairs
• Carry out routine maintenance and basic repairs, and monitor major works as and when necessary
• Co-ordinate emergency repairs, i.e. defects which :

1. put at risk the safety of buildings, their occupants or members of the public
2. threaten the fabric of buildings if not attended to immediately, e.g. burst pipes
3. compromise the security of premises, e.g. broken windows, damaged external doors
4. prevent the use of premises, e.g. boiler failure in winter

• Ensuring that the Parish Centre lift is serviceable and clean and maintained as per the service contract in place
• Ensuring the efficient operation of the heating systems, including their programming and carrying out simple maintenance
• Setting up/putting away and moving furniture and equipment to meet user requirements
• Inspection and tidying of areas between use by groups, including vacuuming/spot cleaning as necessary to maintain high levels of cleanliness
• Setting up and packing down the computer and A/V provision ahead of sessions used by groups and, when required, providing support to group users in this respect
• Regular more-thorough cleaning of carpets, solid floor areas, surfaces and internal windows
• Inspection and cleaning of all toilets and kitchens to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
• Emptying and cleaning of waste bins, removal of other rubbish and putting out bins on refuse collection day
• Carrying out a weekly ‘deep clean’ of kitchens and appliances
• Inspecting and ensuring that all kitchen appliances are maintained and in good working order
• Cleaning and maintaining storage cupboards in good order
• Ordering and re-stocking of janitorial materials and replenishment of consumables in all toilets and kitchens
• Ensuring the safe storage of any flammable/toxic substances, including all cleaning products
• Checking general lighting, cleaning light shades/diffusers, replacing bulbs/tubes as necessary and ordering replacements
• ‘Deep cleaning’ of premises during periods of limited use, e.g. school holidays
• Maintaining appearance of facilities, including the cleaning of external notice boards and minor painting/touching up
• Maintaining grounds in the immediate vicinity of St Peter’s Church and Parish Centre, including shrubs, beds and tubs as well as car parks
• Ensuring that drains and manholes are clean and operational
• Liaising with and monitoring the standard of work of contractors who provide services
• Ensuring that any equipment connected to the electricity, gas or water services are left in a  safe condition at the end of each day and during holiday periods

Other duties of cleaning and general site management that may be reasonably requested by the Parish Business Manager to meet the needs of St Peter’s Church and Parish Centre.

This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and related duties and may be amended at the discretion of the Parish Business Manager.

User Care

• To provide the quality of service that our users expect
• To give users the opportunity to comment of complain if they need to
• To work with users and do what needs to be done to meet their needs
• To inform your line manager (Amanda Blease) about what users say in relation to the facilities delivered.