Caretaker and Estates Operative

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

Job summary

A UK educational institution is seeking a Caretaker and Estates Operative to ensure the campus is safe, clean, and welcoming. The role includes maintaining security, cleaning, and supporting events. Candidates should have experience in maintenance and be willing to achieve a Level 2 qualification in English and Maths. Full-time hours and various benefits are offered.

Benefits

Access to local government pensions scheme

Up to 41 days annual leave

Access to gyms and restaurants

Staff health & wellbeing schemes

Career development opportunities

Parking at all sites

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a maintenance/security/caretaking role, ideally within education.
• Willingness to work towards a Level 2 qualification in English and Maths.

Responsibilities

• Maintain security of college premises and ensure cleanliness.
• Promote health and safety across campus.
• Conduct routine maintenance and repairs.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Security knowledge

First aid skills

Education

Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths

Job description

Caretaker and Estates Operative

Hours: Full time (37hrs per week, all year round) on a shift pattern basis of morning and afternoons

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £24,476 per annum + benefits

Location: Dearne Valley College, Rotherham

About the Role

The Caretaker and Estates Operative fulfils a key role at the College by ensuring that all buildings are available, accessible and suitable for the use of students, staff and visitors. Fulfilling this role is critical to ensuring that we have a safe, clean and welcoming campus environment. Your role and how you deal with people in a professional and friendly way will shape staff and visitor’s views of the overall look and feel of the College Campus.

Responsibilities

• To participate in shift rota to ensure there is an Estates presence on all campuss whenever the College buildings are open and conduct procedure to open and maintain security of college premises, in addition to keeping premises and equipment secure during the day.
• To assist in maintaining the cleanliness of college buildings and grounds by the removal of refuse and emptying of bins.
• Promoting general health and safety by keeping corridors and fire exits clear at all times of any spills, trips or hazards as reported or noticed during rounds around campus grounds.
• Ensuring rooms are prepared for use, setting up rooms for curriculum areas or meeting rooms, assisting with staff room moves or rearrangement of furniture.
• Ensuring that goods / documents post and parcels are delivered quickly to the correct areas, campus, externally or within college buildings, so that those departments can work effectively.
• Routine maintenance and repairs, where appropriate advising on suggested improvements to the general environment and to support risk assessments and pre planned maintenance programmes.
• Responding to College emergencies including duties of evacuating the buildings in the case of a fire / fire drill and directing emergency services as appropriate and responding to lift breakdowns as required to release trapped persons.
• Assisting in the provision of First Aid as and when required.

You will…

• You will have prior experience of working in a maintenance/security/caretaking role or similar (ideally within education but this is not essential).
• You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths or be willing to work towards.

Department Info

You will report to the Estates and Facilities Management Team and work co-operatively with colleagues across all College Campuses and premises.

Benefits

• Access to local government pensions scheme
• Up to 41 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too:

• We are Inclusive
• We have Integrity
• We Deliver
• We are One Team

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022) and we celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme. The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required to undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.