School Caretaker

Mitie; Pudsey; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Mitie Group in Pudsey Grammar School, Pudsey, Leeds is seeking a School Caretaker to support daily premises management. The role is permanent, part time, 40 hours per week, paying £13.31 per hour.

You will work on site at Pudsey Grammar School to help keep facilities clean, safe and well maintained. You should be reliable, capable of working independently or as part of a team, and committed to safeguarding with an enhanced DBS check.

Qualifications

• Previous caretaking experience preferred but not essential.
• Reliable, hardworking and professional attitude.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Open, honest, self-driven and determined.
• Commitment to safeguarding and confidentiality with DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all required training and follow Mitie's policies.
• Maintain equipment in clean, safe order and handle materials used.
• Ensure proper maintenance, cleaning, security and safety of school premises and grounds.
• Respond to helpdesk, unlock/lock buildings, and carry out porterage and room setups.
• Perform PPM tasks including fire alarm tests and emergency light checks.

Skills

Caretaking experience

Reliability

Teamwork

Discretion

DBS clearance

Job description

At Mitie we bring out the best in places. Unlocking their potential so that everyone looks forward to using them and can do their best work in them. From offices and shopping centres to hospitals and airports, we create better places for the communities we serve to thrive.

Job Tittle : School Caretaker
Rate of pay: 13.31 per hour
Position Type: Permanent
Employment Type: Part Time
Total Weekly Contractual Hours: 40 hours
Location: Pudsey Grammar School, Mount Pleasant Road, Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS28 7ND

Role Responsibilities:

• Undertake all required training and follow Mitie's Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental policies.
• Maintain equipment in clean, safe working order and understand all cleaning materials and chemicals used.
• Ensure proper maintenance, cleaning, security, and safety of school premises and grounds.
• Respond to helpdesk jobs, unlock/lock buildings, and carry out porterage and room setups.
• Perform PPM tasks including fire alarm tests, emergency light checks, and support out-of-hours building use.

What we're looking for:

• Previous caretaking experience (preferred but not essential).
• Reliable, hardworking, and professional attitude.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Open, honest, self-driven, and determined.
• Commitment to safeguarding and confidentiality, with willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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.

If you are working in regulated activity please note that you are subject to the following:

• It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. vulnerable adults, children or both).
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.