Education Campus Caretaker: Maintenance & Safety

Smile Education; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Education is recruiting an experienced Site Assistant to start ASAP at a large school in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. This long-term temporary role involves supporting the Estates team to maintain a safe, secure and well-presented campus environment.

You will carry out a wide range of practical maintenance and caretaking duties, respond to day-to-day needs of staff, students, contractors and visitors, and work across a large, busy campus.

Qualifications

• Experience in an education setting is essential.
• Proven ability to provide practical site services to a range of customers.
• Comfortable working as part of a team to support operations and projects.
• Current Enhanced DBS Certificate is essential.
• Physically able to carry out maintenance tasks and manual duties.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the day-to-day maintenance and operation of the campus
• Carrying out basic maintenance, repairs, and refurbishment tasks
• Responding promptly to reactive maintenance requests from departments across the site
• Working collaboratively with the Estates and Caretaking team to ensure the campus remains safe and operational
• Assisting with site set-ups, parking arrangements, and operational support during large events
• Maintaining good professional relationships with staff, contractors, and visitors
• Responding effectively to emergency situations and unexpected site issues
• Helping to ensure the campus remains clean, secure, and well-maintained at all times
• Working proactively whilst managing a varied and physically demanding workload

Skills

Maintenance

Teamwork

Emergency response

Customer service

Education environment experience

Job description

Smile Education is recruiting an experienced Site Assistant to start ASAP at a large school in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. This long-term temporary role involves supporting the Estates team to maintain a safe, secure and well-presented campus environment.

You will carry out a wide range of practical maintenance and caretaking duties, respond to day-to-day needs of staff, students, contractors and visitors, and work across a large, busy campus.