School Caretaker
Pinnacle Group Limited
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Job summary
Pinnacle Group is seeking a School Caretaker to ensure our school buildings and facilities are well-maintained, secure, fully functional and Health & Safety compliant. 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.
This full-time position offers a varied shift pattern between 6AM-6PM, Monday-Friday.
Qualifications
- General handyperson skills including DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry and electrical tasks.
- Good customer service skills are important.
- Able to liaise with external service providers on site.
- Able to work effectively in a team.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring security and access control of school buildings and grounds.
- Carry out day-to-day duties such as litter picking, bin emptying, sweeping.
- Perform Planned Preventative Maintenance per school schedules and skills.
- Provide access and assist service providers on site for remedial work.
- Carry out minor maintenance and decoration tasks.
- Investigate deficiencies and arrange repairs or escalate as needed.
- Respond to emergencies and coordinate temporary or permanent rectifications.
- Handle porterage and movement of parcels and furniture as required.
- Weekly checks of drains and plant rooms, with routine maintenance tasks.
Skills
Job description
Pinnacle Group are looking for a School 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.
The ideal candidate will be a practical and reliable individual with a broad range of handyperson skills, including general DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry, and basic electrical maintenance. They will take pride in maintaining a safe, clean, and well-presented environment, with the ability to identify and resolve routine maintenance issues efficiently.
This is a full-time role with a varying shift pattern between the hours of 6AM-6PM, Monday-Friday,
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:
- Maternity/paternity packages
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Additional Annual Leave
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail Discounts
- Childcare Assistance
- Season Ticket Loans
- Sick Pay Schemes
- Personal Development Plans
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Company: Pinnacle Group Limited Salary: £27,000 to £27,000 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Exeter, EX2 5AZ Job type: Permanent Posting date: 27 Oct 2026 Closing date: 25 Nov 2026
Pinnacle Group are looking for a School 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.
The ideal candidate will be a practical and reliable individual with a broad range of handyperson skills, including general DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry, and basic electrical maintenance. They will take pride in maintaining a safe, clean, and well-presented environment, with the ability to identify and resolve routine maintenance issues efficiently.
This is a full-time role with a varying shift pattern between the hours of 6AM-6PM, Monday-Friday,
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
- Good customer service skills
- 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:
- Maternity/paternity packages
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Additional Annual Leave
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail Discounts
- Childcare Assistance
- Season Ticket Loans
- Sick Pay Schemes
- Personal Development Plans
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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