School Caretaker

Positive Futures Recruitment; Horley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Perkbox discounts

Employee assistance programme

Car lease & Bike to work schemes

Fully funded training and quals

Health cash back plan

Job summary

Positive Futures Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Technician to cover two Surrey schools, with sites in Effingham and Smallfield. The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, including a 3pm–8pm shift, with additional hours optional by the candidate.

Key duties include reactive maintenance, safety checks, compliance tasks, and supporting maintenance planning. A strong health and safety focus and experience with CAFM systems are desirable.

Qualifications

• Flexibility and sensitivity to the needs of a wide range of users with complex needs is essential.
• Understands and can apply Legislation and Regulations relating to site management (fire, health and safety, Legionella, asbestos, security, COSHH, safeguarding).
• Basic building repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance; able to delegate and monitor work.
• Computer literacy essential due to CAFM system usage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reactive maintenance, repairs and refurbishments across sites and grounds to a high standard.
• Carry out weekly fire alarm checks, legionella management and other compliance tasks; record checks in Safety Culture system.
• Implement group health and safety policy and fire procedures; support preventative maintenance and servicing with proper recording.

Skills

Flexibility and sensitivity

Health & safety regulations

Basic repairs & grounds maintenance

CAFM system

Health & Safety knowledge

Communication with staff

Electrical/plumbing trade knowledge

Customer service & problem solving

Tools

CAFM system

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Technician / School Caretaker

Locations: Effingham, near Leatherhead - Surrey and Smallfield (near Horley)

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £29,120 - £31,512 dependent on experience

Hours: 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday - to include 3pm - 8pm - Additional 3 hours per day candidate choice

We’re currently looking to recruit a Maintenance Technician to work across 2 wonderful schools in Surrey.

Key Duties

• Ensure reactive maintenance, repairs and refurbishments are undertaken across whole sites and any associated properties and that grounds are maintained to a high standard.
• Carry out routine Health and Safety tasks including weekly fire alarm checks, legionella management and all other compliance requirements. All required checks must be recorded appropriately on the Safety Culture system and be available for inspection.
• Understand and ensure the implementation of the group health and safety policy and business continuity and fire procedures.
• Support the PCM in ensuring all preventative maintenance and servicing is carried out to a high standard and recorded appropriately.

Experience / What we are looking for

• Flexibility and sensitivity to the needs of a wide range of users with complex needs is essential.
• Understands and can apply Legislation and Regulations relating to all aspects of site management e.g. to fire, health and safety, Legionella, asbestos, security, COSHH and Safeguarding (within a college/ school environment preferred).
• Competent at basic building repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance and to effectively delegate and monitor work of others.
• Computer literacy skills essential due to the utilisation of the internal CAFM system.
• Knowledge of current Health & Safety regulations. Health and Safety qualification desirable.
• Ability to liaise with staff at all levels of technical knowledge.
• Enthusiastic and pro-active, keen to be involved. General maintenance knowledge preferably with a qualification in electrics / plumbing. Alternatively, a construction trade.
• Customer service and problem solving approach

Benefits:

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts.
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme and Bike to work scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.