School Site Caretaker & Maintenance Pro

Smile Education Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Education Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Site Assistant to start ASAP at a large school in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. This long-term temporary role supports the Estates team to maintain a safe and well-presented campus, with a focus on proactive and reactive maintenance.

The Caretaker/Handyperson will perform a wide range of practical duties, respond to day-to-day needs, and assist with events while building strong relationships with staff, contractors, and visitors.

Qualifications

• Experience in an education environment (essential).
• Enhanced DBS certificate is essential.
• Able to start as soon as vetting is complete.
• Reliable, proactive with initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day maintenance and operation of the campus.
• Carry out basic maintenance, repairs and refurbishment tasks.
• Respond to reactive maintenance requests from departments.
• Collaborate with Estates and Caretaking teams to keep campus safe.
• Assist with site set-ups, parking, and events.
• Maintain good relationships with staff, contractors and visitors.
• Respond to emergencies effectively.
• Keep campus clean, secure and well-maintained.
• Manage a varied and physically demanding workload.

Skills

Practical maintenance

Teamwork

Emergency response

Reliability

Initiative

Job description

Smile Education Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Site Assistant to start ASAP at a large school in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. This long-term temporary role supports the Estates team to maintain a safe and well-presented campus, with a focus on proactive and reactive maintenance.

The Caretaker/Handyperson will perform a wide range of practical duties, respond to day-to-day needs, and assist with events while building strong relationships with staff, contractors, and visitors.