School Facilities Technician: Flexible Hours & Caretaker

Pinnacle Group Limited; Exeter; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Group Limited is seeking a School Caretaker to maintain and secure multiple school facilities in Exeter. The role focuses on a clean, safe environment and health & safety compliance, supporting staff, users and visitors to a high standard.

The ideal candidate will have broad handyperson skills, including basic DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry, and electrical tasks, with a practical, reliable approach and a willingness to work as part of a team. Shift pattern is 6AM-6PM, Monday-Friday.

Qualifications

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

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, e.g. litter picking, bin emptying, sweeping.
• Carry out defined Planned Preventative Maintenance responsibilities in accordance with each school's schedule and individual 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.
• 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)

Skills

DIY & basic maintenance

Customer service

Team player

External coordination

Job description

Pinnacle Group Limited is seeking a School Caretaker to maintain and secure multiple school facilities in Exeter. The role focuses on a clean, safe environment and health & safety compliance, supporting staff, users and visitors to a high standard.

The ideal candidate will have broad handyperson skills, including basic DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry, and electrical tasks, with a practical, reliable approach and a willingness to work as part of a team. Shift pattern is 6AM-6PM, Monday-Friday.