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Support Service Supervisor
Al Ittihad Private School - Al Mamzar
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Starting at: 0 USD monthly
Ongoing
2 years
1
- University Graduate
- Bachelor
- 5 years of teaching experience
Duties and Responsibilities
Facilities & Maintenance:
- Contribute to effective school health and safety, security, and improvement planning.
- Ensure that the school campus is kept to the standard that is required by local and international school inspection boards at all times.
- Comply with all requirements of the Ministry of Health and Safety Regulations, Municipality, Civil Defense, and other Governmental bodies.
- Conduct monthly operational checks of school alarm systems and fire appliances, and any problems to be reported to School Management.
- Assist in the operation of the fire alarm system to ensure timely fire drills. Confirm all fire escapes are kept free from obstructions to maintain a safe exit from the buildings and should be fully aware of each school’s fire drill policy and are very familiar with all fire exits.
- Report and advise on matters relating to energy use (such as cooling/heating levels throughout the buildings; pool; gymnasium etc.) to the School Management. They must ensure all departments within the school are aware of energy conservation of both energy and water (e.g. switching off lights, controlling water usage in toilet areas, etc.)
- Organize the setup and take down of equipment required by the school during school or after-school activities.
- Oversee all facility-related issues and services. This includes keeping a record and copies of all facilities maintenance contracts and being able to show them to authorities as and when required.
- Conduct daily inspection rounds of all school equipment/machinery and report any abnormalities to school management.
- Daily monitoring of the security personnel at the school ensuring all procedures are adhered to and timekeeping of their schedules.
- Ensure security personnel have the correct concerned ministry documentation in place.
- Conduct regular checks on the condition of the building and report to the school management.
- Supervise certain minor repairs when necessary.
- Ensure all cleaning staff carry the correct ministry documentation, i.e. occupational health cards.
- Ensure someone is available in all schools to undertake ‘emergency cleaning duties’ which may occur during the school day: e.g. clearing up ‘hazardous substances’ such as split chemicals, broken glass, vomit, blood, etc.
- Ensure the cleaners regularly disinfect ‘hazardous areas’ to protect children.
- Ensure the pool (if any) is kept clean and safe for the use of students.
Staff Related:
- Develop and maintain an effective partnership, as well as communication with all staff.
- Engage in the professional development of faculty and high-quality training of the facilities and security team.
- Adhere to the school’s policies and procedures all the time when dealing with the staff.
- Evaluating facilities staff performance.
- Responsible for staff accommodation/transportation if assigned by the school management and check the
- Housing Apartments at the end of the contract.
Operations:
- Contact approved contractors for emergency repair work, following guidelines as specified by the Head Office, and issuing orders as required.
- Take responsibility, within the limitations of the school budgets, for all school furniture, fixtures, and building facilities, and report back regularly to the School Management.
- Ensure that all grassed, paved, artificial surfaces and tarmacked areas of the school are kept tidy and clean by the school staff, particularly after sandstorms, etc...
- Monitor the work of contractors; liaise and report on progress to delegated persons; inform them when jobs have been satisfactorily completed and invoices can be passed for payment.
- Work in conjunction with the delegated person regarding short-term and long-term maintenance requirements. This includes creating a rolling program of maintenance comprising decoration, renovation, and repairs.
- Produce a provisional summer works program project, which will be approved by the head office, this is to be submitted 3 months before the end of the term.
- Oversee transportation operations in coordination with the representative of the Transport provider.
- Responsible for the letting of school premises to outside organizations and school staff, and the development of all school facilities for out-of-school use concerning the local community liaising with the School Management and Head Office.
Arabian Education Development– Al Ittihad Schools is a well-known and reputable educational provider in the United Arab Emirates, UAE. It operates five different campuses (Al Mamzar, Jumeira, Khalifa City A, Shakhbout, and Al Ain). The schools are equipped with state-of-art facilities and offer an American curriculum that promotes a learning culture where students are committed to academic achievement, social and personal development, and global citizenship. The educational environment continues to empower students to meet future challenges and positively impact their communities.
Al Ittihad Private School Al Mamzar (IPSM) is an American Curriculum school, underpinned by Emirati Culture, Character, and Philosophy. IPSM is unique! We work towards preserving the local culture and heritage and instilling core Islamic values in our learners. Whilst keeping our religious values intact, we prepare our students to meet the needs and challenges of the modern world with high competency, confidence, and competitive skills.
Al Ittihad is a fully inclusive learning community and we firmly believe that every member of our community has a distinctive voice, purpose, and gift. The concept of tolerance is embedded in our daily lives as we live our Islamic religion within the context of all that we do. Hence, we have developed special bonds with all of our families, and they understand our uniqueness and see our school as an extension of family life.
Why Choose IPS-M
IPS Mamzar’s mission is to promote a learning culture where students are committed to academic achievement, social and personal development, and global citizenship, which empowers them to meet future challenges and positively impact their communities. IPS Mamzar seeks talented, dynamic, flexible, and committed staff that support this philosophy.
We are a dynamic and vibrant learning community, which ultimately strives to maintain a “Family” environment in all aspects of school life. IPS provides a highly stimulating work environment and seeks to recruit and retain dynamic and inspirational teaching and non-teaching staff that share in our vision and commitment.
At IPS, we aim to ensure that all students become lifelong learners and global citizens while preserving their national identity. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we select staff that understands and shares this commitment.
We welcome your applications if you are interested in being part of our team and playing an important role in developing the knowledge, skills, understanding, and attitudes of our future generation.
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