Assistant Caretaker

VINCI Facilities; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management provider is seeking an Assistant Caretaker to support daily operations at a school. The role involves ensuring a safe and well-maintained environment, responding to maintenance requests, and complying with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will possess practical skills and operational knowledge, contributing to a positive experience for students and staff.

Benefits

20 days holiday (+ bank holidays)

Generous pension contribution

Access to Vinci Hub benefits

Qualifications

• Broad range of practical skills required.
• Experience in Facilities Management and Service Delivery Plans.

Responsibilities

• Ensure building security and key holder responsibilities.
• Perform routine system checks and maintenance tasks.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies.

Skills

Facilities Management

Health and Safety

Operational Knowledge

Job description

Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday

Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…

Purpose of Role

The role of the Assistant Caretaker is to support the daily operations of the school, ensuring that it remains a well-maintained, safe, and secure environment for all users, thereby enhancing the experience for visitors, students, and staff.

The role includes providing on-site support in meeting key contractual obligations, delivering a timely and effective service to the school community—including staff, pupils, external partners, and community users—by responding to both reactive and planned activities. This ensures compliance with contractual requirements and supports commercial efficiency.

The post holder should possess a broad range of practical skills, along with sound operational knowledge and experience in Facilities Management (FM), Service Delivery Plans, and school environments. All duties must be carried out in full compliance with current Health and Safety regulations and VF Codes of Practice.

Job Description

In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out assigned tasks and procedures, and may also be required to initiate tasks within defined parameters. The Assistant caretaker will demonstrate the ability to develop a sound understanding of the relevant area of work or study and to perform a range of tasks with limited supervision or guidance.

Responsibilities

Security

• General building security
• Key holder responsibilities

Maintenance Activities

• Carrying out day-to-day reactive tasks
• Liaison with subcontractors
• Performing routine system checks (e.g. water hygiene, fire systems)

Health & Safety

• Ensuring compliance with health and safety policies
• Reporting any unsafe conditions or activities
• Grounds Maintenance
• Litter picking and leaf clearance
• Snow clearance and gritting during adverse weather

Cleaning

• Window cleaning
• Emptying bins
• Receiving and distributing deliveries
• Room setups for exams and school events

Administration

• Keeping records up to date
• Accurate completion of timesheets

Essential Qualifications/Skills

Vision - To be regarded by all our stakeholders as the leading and trusted expert in the responsible management, operation and adaption of the built environment Mission – Create and maintain great places to live & work, listening to what our customers need and providing innovative solutions that add value, delivered by excellent people who care.

VINCI Group Purpose -We are a private-sector group operating in the public interest. Our purpose is to finance, design, build and manage facilities for use by businesses, communities and individuals. The heart of our identity is the core principle of the workplace - trust, respect, and mutual assistance, putting people before systems at the same time encouraging individual initiative and teamwork..

Our Vision is to be the preferred construction and facilities partner for our clients and to be the benchmark against which our competitors are measured..

In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 20 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, plus access to our Vinci Hub containing benefits, services and discounts which you can access..

We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential..

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.