Caretaker

Smile Education; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational staffing agency is seeking an experienced Caretaker to support a school in Birmingham. This role involves general maintenance of school facilities, supervising cleaning teams, and ensuring the security of the premises. Ideal candidates will have school environment experience, a DBS disclosure, and a commitment to compliance checks. The position offers flexible working hours, market-leading pay, and professional support. Join a team that values dedication and hard work.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Free training opportunities

Market leading rates of pay

Exclusive discounts through payroll provider

Qualifications

• Must have experience in general maintenance and repairs.
• Experience supervising teams is preferred.
• Compliance with DBS and professional reference checks required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain school grounds and facilities.
• Open and close the school and ensure security.
• Complete repairs and manage contractors for major works.
• Supervise cleaning staff and perform porterage duties.
• Maintain building cleaning records and carry out repairs.

Skills

Previous experience working within a school environment

Maintenance experience

Eligibility to work within the UK

Enhanced DBS disclosure

Professional reference checks

Job description

Smile Education is currently looking for an experienced and reliable school Caretaker. It is essential that you have previous experience working within a school setting as well as completing general repairs and building maintenance work.

Duties

• General maintenance of school grounds and facilities
• Open and close the school and maintain security throughout
• Complete basic repairs and arrange contractors for major repairs.
• Supervise cleaning staff.
• General porterage duties.
• Key holder responsibilities
• Inspect, monitor and record building cleaning records.
• Work closely with the school Business Manager regards appropriate repairs and maintenance
• Carry out non-specialist building maintenance works i.e. plumbing and decorating.
• Record management and keeping
• Supervise, manage, and train team members.

Application Requirements

• Previous experience working within a school environment.
• Maintenance experience.
• Eligibility to work within the UK.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure
• Professional reference checks

Benefits of Working with Smile Education

Feeling underappreciated at your current workplace? At Smile Education, your hard work and dedication will be recognised. We regularly invite you to networking and social events which celebrate your time with Smile and your commitment to your work.

In addition to this, we also offer:

• A dedicated consultant who will be there to support you
• Free training opportunities
• The ability to choose! Our staff have the option for flexible working hours and a great work/life balance.
• Market leading rates of pay.
• Hundreds of exclusive discounts through our recommended payroll provider

Testimonials

The team at Smile are brilliant! They do their best to find you work. The best thing about Smile is that they listen to your preferences and treat you with respect. This agency really is one of the best.

Five stars is not enough for the guys at Smile. From my initial meeting I felt like I was in the right place. They understood me both as a teacher and as a person.

We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.