Caretaker and Estates Operative

TipTopJob; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers' pension scheme

Up to 50 days annual leave

Free parking

Flexible working hours

Career development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

RNN Group in Rotherham is seeking a Caretaker and Estates Operative to help ensure a safe, welcoming campus for students, staff and visitors. This permanent full-time role (37 hours per week) follows a shift pattern of mornings and afternoons, with a closing date of 12 October 2026.

You will participate in opening/closing, maintain security, keep areas clean, support health and safety, prepare rooms, and assist with storage and minor repairs.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance/security/caretaking roles, preferably in education.
• Level 2 English and Maths or willingness to work toward.

Responsibilities

• Open and secure college premises and manage security during all open hours.
• Keep buildings and grounds clean; manage refuse and waste.
• Promote health and safety by keeping corridors clear and exits accessible.
• Prepare rooms for use and assist with moves or rearrangements.
• Deliver post and parcels to correct areas to support campus operations.
• Assist routine maintenance and recommend improvements.
• Respond to emergencies including evacuations and lift breakdowns.
• Provide First Aid as required.

Skills

Caretaking experience

Shift work

Team player

Education

Level 2 English & Maths

Job description

Location: Rotherham Campus, Rotherham

Salary : Up to A GBP 25,456 per annum + benefits

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

Closing Date: 12 th of October 2026

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 visitors views of the overall look and feel of the College Campus.

Main duties will include;

• 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 by yourself during your walks around campus grounds.
• Ensuring rooms are prepared for use, setting up rooms for curriculum areas or meeting rooms, assisting with staff room moves or re:arrangement of furniture
• Ensuring that goods / documents post and parcels are delivered quickly to the correct areas, college 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 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.

You Will Be Available To Work Shifts As Below

Mornings : 5:30 : 13.00 / Afternoons : 13.00 : 21.00

Department Info

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

Our Excellent Benefits And Rewards Package

• Access to teachers pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 15.6 to 23.68)
• Up to 50 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health and wellbeing and benefits schemes including in:house Occupational Health service
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Free 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 A GBP 6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth A GBP 200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Groups 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, innovati