Caretaker and Estates Operative in Rotherham)

Ad Warrior Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Up to 41 days annual leave

Gym access and on-site facilities (sal

Staff wellbeing and OccupationalHealth

Flexible working hours

On-site parking

Career development funding

Levelling up STEM grants up to £6,000

Referral scheme £200

Job summary

RNN Group's Dearne Valley College in Rotherham is hiring a Caretaker and Estates Operative to ensure buildings are open, secure, clean and welcoming for students, staff and visitors.

The role is full-time, permanent, 37 hours per week on a shift pattern; duties include security, maintenance, room setups, waste removal, health and safety, and assisting with first aid at times.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance/security/caretaking roles, ideally in education.
• Level 2 English or Maths (or working towards).

Responsibilities

• Participate in shift rota to provide Estates presence when campus buildings are open and ensure security.
• Assist with cleanliness and refuse removal.
• Promote health and safety by keeping areas clear of spills and hazards.
• Prepare rooms for use and assist with furniture moves.
• Ensure post and parcels are delivered to correct locations within campus.
• Assist in routine maintenance and small repairs and support risk assessments.
• Respond to emergencies, evacuations, and lift breakdowns as needed.
• Assist in first aid when required.

Skills

Caretaking experience

Education

Level 2 English

Level 2 Maths

Job description

Caretaker and Estates Operative - DVC

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

Duration; Permanent

Salary; Up to £25,456 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.

Main duties will include;

• * To participate in shift rota to ensure there is an Estates presence on all campus's 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...

• * 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.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

• * 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.