School Caretaker

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; City of Edinburgh; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company where you will play a vital role in maintaining cleanliness and safety in educational environments. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the well-being of students and staff while ensuring high standards of service delivery. You'll be part of a dedicated team, responsible for various cleaning and maintenance tasks, and will receive comprehensive training to excel in your role. The organization values its employees, offering a range of benefits that cater to your lifestyle, including flexible working options and professional development opportunities. Make a difference in your community with this rewarding role.

Benefits

Dental insurance

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Life cover

Flexible benefits platform

Training and development opportunities

Mitie Stars recognition program

Financial wellbeing assistance

Qualifications

• Preferred caretaking experience, but training can be provided.
• Reliable, hardworking, and professional attitude required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high service standards and maintain cleanliness in the school.
• Adhere to quality, safety, and environmental policies.

Skills

Caretaking experience

Reliability

Teamwork

Self-driven

Initiative

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Approved chemicals

Job description

Join us and help deliver the exceptional, every day.

Contract: Permanent
Type: Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Pay: £14.70 p/h
Location: AXIOM Education - Edinburgh - Craigroyston High School

Job Information
Deliver excellent service standards for a Mitie customer. Ensure the contract service delivery is of a high standard, meeting all SLA agreements.

Main Duties

1. Undertake successfully all training required to deliver the caretaking role.
2. Adhere to all Mitie Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures.
3. Ensure all equipment is kept clean, well maintained and is in safe working order.
4. Have a full working knowledge of all cleaning equipment, materials and approved chemicals used by Mitie.
5. Be responsible for proper maintenance, cleaning, security and safety within the school premises and grounds.
6. Undertake the cleaning of slippery floors, spillages, bodily fluids, and other emergency cleaning.
7. Monitor all helpdesk jobs issued and address/close within assigned timelines and SLAs.
8. Act as key holder and unlock/lock buildings to provide access to relevant parties as required.
9. Carry out all planned and ad hoc porterage in line with SLAs and school requests.
10. Keep internal and grounds areas free from litter.
11. Act as first attendee to all helpdesk jobs and resolve or feedback requirements.
12. Empty external/internal bins.
13. Set-up rooms for the use of Examinations/school functions etc. and return to usual layout following the function.
14. Carry out all PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) tasks as required and in line with statutory compliance, including weekly fire alarm and sprinkler tests and monthly emergency light flick tests.
15. Cover out of hours usage of the building on a rota system.
16. Ensure access is provided for contractors and the contractors are always escorted if relevant DBS clearance is not available.
17. Ensure all Safeguarding Policies are always adhered to and raise any concerns in line with the Mitie policy.
18. Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
19. To undertake any other related duties which are within the job holder's capability, according to the needs of the business.

What We Are Looking For

1. Caretaking experience is preferred however training can be provided.
2. Reliable and hardworking with a professional attitude.
3. Ability to work to a schedule and as part of a team.
4. Capable of working to their own initiative where appropriate.
5. Be open and honest.
6. Be self-driven and determined.
7. Strive for continuous improvements in service delivery.

Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 68,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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