Mobile School Caretaker

Pinnacle Group Limited; Exeter; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Group Limited is seeking a Mobile Caretaker to maintain several Exeter school sites, ensuring safety, cleanliness and compliance. You will perform general maintenance, security checks and respond to facility needs across multiple sites.

The role is full-time with a weekly rotating shift and a company vehicle provided for business use. A hands-on, collaborative approach is essential to keep facilities running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Range of handyperson skills including DIY, basic plumbing, carpentry and electrical work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure security and access control of school buildings and grounds.
• Carry out daily tasks such as litter picking, bin emptying and sweeping.
• Perform Planned Preventative Maintenance per each school's schedule.
• Provide access and liaise with service providers for maintenance work.
• Carry out minor maintenance and decoration tasks.
• Investigate reactive requests and arrange temporary/permanent repairs as needed.
• Respond to emergencies and coordinate rectifications per procedures.
• Assist with porterage and moving of parcels and furniture as required.
• Weekly drain/gully checks and plant room checks; routine maintenance tasks.

Skills

General DIY

Minor plumbing

Carpentry

Electrical

Job description

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Pinnacle Group are looking for a Mobile Caretaker to ensure our buildings and facilities are well-maintained, secure, fully functional and Health & Safety compliant. In this role, you will provide and maintain a clean, safe and healthy environment for staff, users and visitors to a high standard throughout the patch of schools in Exeter.

Our Total Facilities Management team delivers integrated asset management and maintenance services across education, leisure, corporate, health and residential sectors.We focus on keeping facilities running smoothly, safely, and efficiently – helping our clients create spaces that work for everyone.

This is a mobile role requiring travel between six school sites across Exeter. The position is full-time and operates on a weekly rotating shift pattern of 6:00am to 2:00pm and 10:00am to 6:00pm. A company vehicle will be provided for business use.

Who we are

Pinnacle Group is a market-leading national provider of housing, neighbourhood and workplace services. With over thirty years of experience, we deliver expert, place-based management and maintenance solutions that enhance the everyday lives of the communities we serve.

We’re a people-first organisation with a values-driven culture that has stood the test of time -reflected in the way we care for both our employees and our customers.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who not only meets the key criteria below but also embraces our core values – Trust, Respect, Involve, Challenge, and Deliver Excellence – and is committed to earning and maintaining the confidence of our clients and communities.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring security integrity of the school buildings and grounds through locking and unlocking, patrols, monitoring.
• Carry out day-to -day duties according to daily schedule, i.e. littler picking, Bin emptying, sweeping.
• Carry out defined Planned Preventative Maintenance responsibilities in accordance with each school's schedule and individual's skills
• Where appropriate provide access, escort, liaise with and assist service providers on site to undertake remedial work or Planned Prevented Maintenance.
• Carry out minor maintenance repairs and decoration works.
• Carry out initial investigations into reactive requests made during the day relating to deficiencies in accommodation and making temporary or permanent repairs or otherwise notifying management of the need to call in a service provider, in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
• Respond to emergency situations, affecting temporary or permanent rectification in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
• Respond to request for porterage and collection of parcels, movement of furniture rearrangement of rooms etc. in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
• Weekly checking and clearing drains, gullies for blockages as well as weekly plant room check/plant changeover monthly change/sterilize shower heads/ Painting (patch and programmed works)

Key requirements:

• Range of general handyperson skills such as general DIY skills, minor plumbing, carpentry and electrical
• Amenable and approachable personality
• Ability to liaise with and assist external service providers
• Ability to work in a team

Our offer

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. The more varied our workforce, the better we canunderstand, reflect and meet the needs of the communities we serve. That’s why we activelywelcome applications from people of all backgrounds – especially those who represent the communities we work with every day.

As a colleague, you’ll be part of aninclusiveandsupportiveculture where you’re encouraged to thrive. We’re committedto helping you reach your full potential through continuous learning, development opportunities and career progression.

In addition to statutory benefits such as sick pay, maternity/paternity leave, a pension scheme, and annual leave, we offer a wide range of additional benefits tailored to your role and business area, including: