Caretaker

eTeach UK Limited; Epsom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational staffing company is seeking a motivated School Caretaker for Southfield Park Primary School in Epsom. This role involves providing security and caretaking services while managing maintenance for the school. The ideal candidate has building maintenance experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work well within a team. Benefits include a competitive pension scheme, generous holidays, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Highly competitive pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Lifestyle and retail discounts

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven building and maintenance experience, ideally in a school environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Organizational skills to manage workload and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide security and caretaking services to the school.
• Manage maintenance of school buildings and grounds.
• Work with external contractors for emergency and routine matters.

Skills

Building maintenance experience

Effective communication

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, proactive, skilled and reliable individual to take on the role of School Caretaker at Southfield Park Primary School. We believe this is a great opportunity for an individual with proven building and maintenance experience, ideally within a school environment to join our friendly, inclusive and aspirational team of teaching and support staff.The successful candidate will provide a security and caretaking service to the school and managing a high level of maintenance of the school buildings and grounds. They will work with external contractors for both emergency and routine matters and facilitate the estates management of the school and external events/lettings. They will work closely with the Headteacher and School Business Manager to ensure cost effective use of materials and equipment, carry out risk assessments, maintain maintenance schedules and monitor performance of outside contractors.It is essential the successful candidate can organise their own workload and effectively prioritise tasks whilst having a flexible approach to their work. They must enjoy working as part of a team, be adaptable and supportive of colleagues. They must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.Benefits:• Highly competitive defined benefit local government pension scheme• Generous holiday entitlement• Family friendly policies• Employee Assistance Programme• Lifestyle and retail discounts• Training and development opportunitiesPlease get in touch for more informaiton or to arrange a tour.