Caretaker

Pinnacle Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity packages

Flexible working

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Additional annual leave

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Childcare assistance

Season ticket loans

Sick pay schemes

Personal development plans

Job summary

Pinnacle Group is seeking an experienced School Caretaker to keep our school facilities well-maintained, secure, and compliant with Health & Safety standards. Based in Swindon, you’ll join the Facilities Management team and perform routine maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep to ensure a safe, welcoming environment.

The role requires practical, reliable hands-on skills across DIY, plumbing, carpentry, and basic electrical work.

Qualifications

• Experience with general maintenance tasks.
• Basic plumbing, carpentry and electrical maintenance.
• Good customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure security of school buildings and grounds through locking and patrols.
• Perform daily duties such as litter picking, bin emptying, sweeping.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance per school schedule.
• Provide access, escort external service providers on site.
• Carry out minor maintenance and decoration works.
• Investigate reactive requests and arrange repairs or notify management.
• Respond to emergencies and coordinate temporary or permanent fixes.
• Assist with porterage, parcel collection, and moving furniture.
• Weekly drains checks and plant room checks; monthly maintenance like changing shower heads and painting.

Skills

DIY

Plumbing

Carpentry

Electrical

Job description

Pinnacle Group are looking for an experienced School Caretaker to ensure our buildings and facilities are well-maintained, secure, fully functional and Health & Safety compliant.

You will be joining our Facilities Management team based in Swindon. Your responsibilities will include performing routine maintenance, managing repairs, ensuring security protocols are followed and keeping the premises clean and orderly. You will need to be proactive, detail-oriented, and have excellent problem-solving skills. If you take pride in maintaining high standards and creating safe, welcoming environments, we would love to hear from you.

The ideal candidate will be a practical and reliable individual with a broad range of handyperson skills, including general DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry, and basic electrical maintenance. They will take pride in maintaining a safe, clean, and well-presented environment, with the ability to identify and resolve routine maintenance issues efficiently.

This is a full time permanent position based at Abbey Park School There are 2 shift patterns available for this role, 6:30AM-3PM and 10AM-6PM Monday-Friday.

Who we are

Pinnacle Group is a market-leading national provider of housing, neighbourhood and workplace services. With over thirty years of experience, we deliver expert, place-based management and maintenance solutions that enhance the everyday lives of the communities we serve.

We're a people-first organisation with a values-driven culture that has stood the test of time -reflected in the way we care for both our employees and our customers.

Who we're looking for

• We're looking for someone who not only meets the key criteria below but also embraces our core values - Trust, Respect, Involve, Challenge, and Deliver Excellence - and is committed to earning and maintaining the confidence of our clients and communities.
• Key responsibilities:
• Ensuring security integrity of the school buildings and grounds through locking and unlocking, patrols, monitoring.
• Carry out day-to -day duties according to daily schedule, i.e. littler picking, Bin emptying, sweeping.
• Carry out defined Planned Preventative Maintenance responsibilities in accordance with each school's schedule and individual's skills
• Where appropriate provide access, escort, liaise with and assist service providers on site to undertake remedial work or Planned Prevented Maintenance.
• Carry out minor maintenance repairs and decoration works.
• Carry out initial investigations into reactive requests made during the day relating to deficiencies in accommodation and making temporary or permanent repairs or otherwise notifying management of the need to call in a service provider, in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
• Respond to emergency situations, affecting temporary or permanent rectification in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
• Respond to request for porterage and collection of parcels, movement of furniture rearrangement of rooms etc. in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
• Weekly checking and clearing drains, gullies for blockages as well as weekly plant room check/plant changeover monthly change/sterilize shower heads/ Painting (patch and programmed works)

Key Requirements

• Range of general handyperson skills such as general DIY skills, minor plumbing, carpentry and electrical
• Good customer service skills
• Amenable and approachable personality
• Ability to liaise with and assist external service providers
• Ability to work in a team

Our offer

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. The more varied our workforce, the better we canunderstand, reflect and meet the needs of the communities we serve. That's why we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds - especially those who represent the communities we work with every day.

As a colleague, you'll be part of aninclusiveandsupportiveculture where you're encouraged to thrive. We're committed to helping you reach your full potential through continuous learning, development opportunities and career progression.

In addition to statutory benefits such as sick pay, maternity/paternity leave, a pension scheme, and annual leave, we offer a wide range of additional benefits tailored to your role and business area, including:

• Maternity/paternity packages
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Additional Annual Leave
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail Discounts
• Childcare Assistance
• Season Ticket Loans
• Sick Pay Schemes
• Personal Development Plans