Evening Site Caretaker & Lock-Up Specialist

Queen Mary’s College; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke is seeking an evening caretaker to maintain a safe, secure and well-presented site for staff, students and visitors. The role focuses on locking up, security checks and routine upkeep of buildings and facilities.

You will work a 1pm–9pm schedule, with potential variations for events, and contribute to water hygiene, safety checks and basic building maintenance to support the College’s operations and safety commitments.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the night-time security of the buildings and site; Locking up.
• Minimising cost and wastage by switching off lighting and heating as appropriate.
• Making safe pedestrian routes and ensuring lighting is sufficient during darkness.
• Porterage of deliveries, furniture and equipment as required.
• Cleaning duties if required.
• Routine maintenance and upkeep of minibuses.
• Maintenance and decorating tasks to support the Maintenance Technician.
• Identifying faults and minor works for attention and addressing where possible.
• Supporting the commercial operations department by managing expectations of non QMC users and ensuring safety of everyone on campus.
• Disposal of broken assets in line with waste management regulations.

Job description

Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke is seeking an evening caretaker to maintain a safe, secure and well-presented site for staff, students and visitors. The role focuses on locking up, security checks and routine upkeep of buildings and facilities.

You will work a 1pm–9pm schedule, with potential variations for events, and contribute to water hygiene, safety checks and basic building maintenance to support the College’s operations and safety commitments.